Some think working remotely is a terrible setting that takes control away and let's employees stay at home and be useless. Others find that remote work increases overall productivity and lowers the need to micromanage. And both sides might be correct as remote work, like all other structures, work really well for some and make others crazy. The only thing that we can say for certain is that telecommuting is increasingly popular and there are problems you need to face to make it work.

1. How to successfully run
a remote team
by Weekdone weekly progress reports

2. The amount of US workers who’ve telecommuted
has increased 28% in 20 years
Remote work is getting more popular each year.
1996 2016

3. 1995 2006 2008 2015
32
30
37
The % of people who telecommute
9

4. People who have higher annual salary,
telecommute more.
People with income over
People with income under
$75 000
52%
26%

5. 24 % of employees claim they are
more productive when working remotely
1995 2015
47% 58%
The majority of Americans believe that those who work
remotely are just as productive as those who toil away
in a traditional office.
58 % of those polled believe this in 2015
47 % back in 1995

6. The challenges of remote work:
Problems with communication
Problems with engagement
Problems with trust

7. Trust
Remote employees require managers who
trust them. People trust the clear and
mistrust or distrust the ambiguous.
So be clear about your:
mission,
purpose,
expectations,
daily activities.

8. The leaders who work most effectively,
it seems to me, never say 'I.' And that's
not because they have trained
themselves not to say 'I.' They don't
think 'I.' They think 'we'; they think 'team.'
- Peter Drucker,
author of Managing for the Future

9. Communication
Make sure remote workers are not left out.
Use a internal communication system, that
makes sure both you and every member of the
team knows what’s going on.

10. The best thing about Weekdone is that it
has allowed us to go remote. Before the
status reports, we were using Google
Docs to keep up with each other. That
was just painful.
- Richard Beeson, AgoraPulse
9-16
Oct
16-23
Oct
23-30
Oct
last week this week
HAPPINESS
3.5
TEAM SPIRIT
4.5
ENERGY LE...
2.5
OOMPF LE...
4
9-16
Oct
16-23
Oct
23-30
Oct
last week this week
PROBLEMS
1
OVERDUE
16
9-16
Oct
16-23
Oct
last week this week23-30
Oct
COMPLETI...
25%
WEEKSCORE
63
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to manage your remote teams

11. Weekdone has been the perfect tool for
our remote team to keep track of daily
and weekly plans and stay focused on
getting the right things done, rather than
just creating the appearance of being
busy.
- Jon Lay, Founder of Hanno

12. Engagement
Make sure your remote workers have a chance
to engage with their co-workers (and you!). The
more engaged employees are, the higher the
productivity!
Highly engaged employees are 38% more likely
to have above-average productivity.

13. Always treat your employees exactly as
you want them to treat your best
customers.
–Stephen R. Covey

14. Use Weekdone weekly progress reports
to manage your remote teams
Reference:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/184649/telecommuting-work-climbs.aspx
https://remote.co/new-remote-work-stats-show-rise-in-telecommuting/
https://remote.co/how-to-be-a-successful-remote-workplace/
https://blog.weekdone.com
google.com/+weekdonefb.me/weekdone
linkedin.com/
company/weekdone
@weekdone

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