Issa Asad Shares How to Manage a Staff While Working from Home

Amid the threat of COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the world are forced to reduce social contacts and advised to work from home.

“Working remotely can be as novel as the virus for managers as well as staff,” said Issa Asad Florida entreprenuer and businessman since 1996. Mr. Asad is the CEO of Q Link Wireless, Hello Mobile, and Quadrant Holdings, all located in South Florida. He is also the author of 4 e-commerce and marketing e-books that can be purchased on Amazon.

While arranging works for the physically separated team, every leader will ask one question. How to manage a staff while working from home? There are 3 fundamental elements and suggested actions for a successful leader.

Here, Issa Asad Shares How to Manage a Staff While Working from Home:

1. Empathy keeps staff motivated

Top leaders know that human is always the most valuable resources at any times, no matter how unprecedented the situations are. Working from home is not an exception.

2. We all have multiple roles

Being your teammate, the staff can be a parent or a carer to the elderly at home, or even both. They have to juggle the works you assigned and necessary activities during the unsettling times. For instance, they must feed their kids whose school is closed and buy home necessities such as food or even toilet paper. You can solve these problems. However, a successful leader will empathize with their situation by listening to their needs and challenges and express supports.

3. Involve single staff

Meanwhile, some staff living alone may feel isolated and those whose main duties are interacting with others such as visitors to the office may have an insufficient amount of work to do. In order to keep their productivity high and value them, you may assign new projects or tasks. All this can keep your staff motivated.

4. Micro-management burnouts the team

Without face-to-face encounters, it’s tempting to keep track of the progress of projects assigned to your staff in the midst of so many crucial things they have to do. However, a good leader should resist such temptation. According to Gallup, 70% of employee engagement is related to effective leadership. In other words, what you do affects what they produce.

5. Concentrate on outputs

As a good leader, you should adapt to the situations your teammates are facing. You have to know that working remotely may impact their productivity. The best leaders shall not concentrate on staff’s inputs such as what are they doing now but their outputs. Team accomplishments are what you need. Micro-managing not only waste your energy and time but also demotivate your staff. With poor morale, no team can be effective and efficient.

6. Pay heed to your new teammates

The good onboarding experience is crucial in retaining your pool of talents. Research shows that a positive experience can lead to 70% more likely for a new employee to stay in the company for more than three years.

7. Care for new recruits

It is a common wish for both of you and the new recruit that they can access the systems, procedures, and people they need to fulfill their work. Distancing is not a barrier against the wish. While working from home, you can spare a few minutes to check with him or ask your subordinate to do so, which can not only ease the stress and uncertainties of the new recruit but also demonstrate you value your subordinate of their experience. It will be a win-win situation.

8. A successful leader will seize the opportunity to lead the team

Although working from home may be a challenge to your team, it is a good opportunity to demonstrate you care about them and can lead them in a cheerful way. With all employees motivated, distancing among teammates will not affect the team’s accomplishment. A good leader always leads the team to success.