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How to successfully manage a remote team
The key to managing a remote team lies in facilitating productive meetings that bridge the distance between coworkers. Besides making social cues available virtually via conferencing tools, remote teams should be able to provide progress updates and remain accountable. And this is possible when everyone feels included and involved in conversations, decisions and actions.A) Managing a Remote Team
1. Creator of the infographic: Aragon Research
2. Infographic link: https://aragonresearch.com/infographic-managing-a-remote-team/
3. Takeaway
This infographic on managing a remote workforce best practices offers tips to remote managers to establish connected, productive teams. The key points are to
- Adjusting the mindset
- Communicating often
- Provide the right tools
- Implementing a work buddy system
B) 7 tips for Managing remote teams
1.Creator of the infographic: Nutcache
2. Link: https://www.nutcache.com/blog/7-crucial-tips-for-managing-a-remote-team/
3.Takeaway
This visual arrangement of 7 tips to manage remote teams is just the quick reference every remote manager needs. It talks about
- Hiring the right people
- Using the right remote work tools
- Organizing a work plan
- Articulating project goals clearly.
- Keeping lines of communication open
- Building trust
- Developing a happy, engaged team.
C) 10 Ways To Successfully Manage A Team Whilst Working Remotely
1. Creator of the infographic : Silverdoor, UK
2. Link: https://www.silverdoorapartments.com/blog/how-to-successfully-manage-a-remote-team/
3. Takeaway
This infographics about managing a remote team focuses on how to keep everyone visible, available and accountable without the need to have them all in the same room. It includes points for hiring, communication and technology such as
- Hiring doers, hiring people you trust, trusting the people who are hired, and effective communicators.
- Getting people habituated to daily communication
- Making time for small talk and recreating office banter virtually.
- Setting times for availability outside of scheduled hours for one on one talk.
- Using the right project management tool to track activities and duration.
- Video conferencing
D) Everything you need to manage a virtual team.
1. Creator of the infographic: Wrike
2. Link: https://www.wrike.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-successfully-manage-a-virtual-team-checklist/
3. Takeaway
This virtual team management checklist contains tips to align remote teams. It includes
- Processes: standardized onboarding, operations document, communication guidebook and contact information for remote workers.
- Regularizing meetings and reviews.
- Holding face-to-face time
- Timezone sensitivity
- Getting hiring right
- Tools for screen recording, sharing and capturing, video and instant messaging, collaboration, project management and file sharing.
- Cultivating the right mindset to be inclusive, welcoming and supportive.
- Giving recognition
- Encouraging flex-work hours
E) Effective Remote working
Creator of the infographic: Visual.ly
Link: https://visual.ly/community/Infographics/business/effective-remote-working
Takeaway
This short and simple infographic is laid out like a SWOT analysis chart, with 4 key points:
- Know your timezones
- Use the right technology
- Have facetime
- Self-discipline
F) Managing Remote Teams: Could these fictional bosses do it?
1. Creator of the infographic: Formstack
2. Link: https://www.formstack.com/resources/blog-infographic-managing-remote-teams-fictional-bosses
3. Takeaway
Movies have a knack to make us see ourselves in the lead roles. I’ve watched movies where I’d tell myself I’d do that scene differently if I was in it. similarly, the fictional bosses listed in these movies are people whose way of working is something we can relate to, from experience, observation, or both! This infographic lists the pros and cons of bosses such as Miranda Priestly (The Devil Wears Prada), and a few characters from The Office, such as Michael Scott and Bill Lumbergh!
4. What we liked about it: This is a fun infographic about managing remote teams. As a major fan of ‘The Office’, I had to laugh at the verdict this infographic gave Steve Carrell’s character, Michael Scott!
5. What could have been added: I hope to come across a part 2 of this infographic that features more bosses.Off the top of my head, I’m picturing characters from Horrible Bosses, like Chris Pine!
