How Your Team’s Mentality Around Remote Work Shapes Their Productivity

Having the right mindset is half the battle for completing any task, but it’s especially important in circumstances such as remote work. Let’s explore some of the important concepts of mindset and what upper admin and management can do to support workers as they foster the mindset appropriate for remote work.

Positivity and Resilience Improve Your Team’s Operations

A couple of years ago, the University of Zurich released a study that showcased that people’s opinions of remote work impacted its outcomes. Specifically, the researchers wanted to see the impact of a fixed mindset on productivity and remote work.

The results suggest that there is a strong correlation between how people feel about remote work and their ability to work remotely. The poll examined 113 knowledge-based workers every week over the course of five weeks. Specifically, their mindsets impacted their productivity. They wouldn’t be productive if they thought they wouldn’t be productive. It’s as simple as that.

It’s also important to consider that remote work is often conducted out of necessity, not just because it’s ideal or beneficial to the employee. For example, the pandemic forced businesses to move toward remote work out of a respect for personal health and safety. Resilience plays an important part in any successful remote work, and your team should be able to adapt to circumstances and respond well to the various stressors that could potentially surface.

Foster Proper Remote Work Habits With These 3 Methods

Like any other soft skill, you can help your employees develop resilience and positivity. Let’s review how you can foster this growth.

Develop Trust

Trust goes both ways. You want to trust your team not to abuse the privilege of working remotely. Working from home is a fine line, and it’s easy for that line to start blurring, even unintentionally.

You can foster this trust by making your expectations clear, visible, and no more than what they might otherwise be. You should have an idea of how your employees’ remote workdays look, if only a vague one.

Help Your Team Work

You can help your employees be more effective with their remote work by offering them the tools and solutions required to be productive. Everyone has felt the frustration of trying to do their best with their work, only to be stifled by the tools at their disposal. Don’t let your remote team fall victim to this mentality and take measures to support them with the right tools and help desk support.

Foster Communication Skills

Don’t underestimate the power of proper communication for your business management and employees. The change from the office to remote does not impact or affect the importance of communication. If anything, communication is even more important for remote employees so they don’t feel like they are left out. Of course, both employees and employers need to take responsibility for this, so do what you can to encourage and foster it.

Let Us Give You a Hand!

Technology can help your business and its workers achieve productivity in the office or while remote. To learn more about how we can support your efforts to bridge gaps between your teams, reach out to BNMC at (978) 482-2020.