Maintaining engagement in a world of remote work

People have a lot going on in their personal lives at the moment, such as health concerns for elderly parents, or challenges with kids at home, so managers should make ample time for people to voice their anxieties. Encouraging your team members to surface their struggles and revealing your own crea...

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Published in:Public Finance 2020-05 (5), p.44-45
Main Author: Bradley, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compassion
COVID-19
Creativity
Leadership
Managers
Meetings
Pandemics
Teams
Work at home
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Summary:People have a lot going on in their personal lives at the moment, such as health concerns for elderly parents, or challenges with kids at home, so managers should make ample time for people to voice their anxieties. Encouraging your team members to surface their struggles and revealing your own creates an environment where you can help each other to reframe your own situations and work towards solutions. 3 Encourage learning We know that in engaged teams, a climate of growth pervades, where close-knit team members trust and support each other, both personally and professionally. Virtual team meetings can be used to kick off shared learning, by asking a team member to lead a discussion of what new ideas or innovations they have tried and what they have learned from their experimentation.
ISSN:1352-9250