Working in a Remote or Hybrid Team

Hybrid working is a type of flexible working in which employees work from home (or another remote location) and sometimes in the office.

A remote work arrangement is one in which an employee works from a remote worksite such as a home, library, or business center.

The challenges of remote or hybrid working are:

• Management and collaboration – The most challenging part of remote working is managing projects when your team is dispersed across multiple locations. Managers must ensure that deadlines and targets are met, whether they have a mix of in-house and remote employees or an entire team of remote workers.
• Office space and rent – Depending on how your organization balances in-office and remote work, you may believe that maintaining a dedicated office with all its perks wastes money and resources. However, if you want to go hybrid rather than fully remote, you’ll still need some kind of office space.
• Misalignment between office-based and remote workers – Employees who work in the office and remotely may be misaligned due to hybrid working. Even though one of the main benefits of hybrid working is the balance of autonomy and collaboration, you must ensure that your hybrid working arrangement helps promote both.
• Differences in employee experience – Workers who work mostly in the office have a very different experience of team spirit and company culture than those who work mostly from home. This is especially important for new workers who must be onboarded in a remote or hybrid setting.

The manager can be effective in responding to those challenges by:

• Choosing the right hybrid working arrangement – Finding the right hybrid working approach for their businesses will be one of the most difficult challenges for managers. Workers achieve a better work-life balance when working from home or remotely. The long commute is automatically reduced, allowing more time for non-work activities. Companies that adopt a flexible work model are opening their doors to those employees who are more likely to choose companies with flexible work arrangements.
• Creating policies to cater to everyone’s needs – Addressing the needs of workers can help improve their productivity and boost employee morale. Thus, it is necessary to create policies that can benefit everyone.
• Hosting online events – Regularly hosting online events or meetings can also help the employees perform better. Some companies with remote or hybrid work arrangements conduct regular meetings or events to stay connected with their colleagues. This can also allow team members to communicate their concerns to their managers and colleagues.

The organization can help the team perform better by:

• Establishing clear expectations – Establishing clear expectations for employees can help eliminate or reduce confusion and increase the likelihood of employees achieving the goals that have been set for them. When they know what is expected of them, they will more likely be productive as they know what they should do.
• Conducting regular meetings or events – It is also important to stay connected to employees by conducting regular meetings or events online. Regular meetings keep everyone up to date on what’s going on in their department and throughout the organization. For instance, if one colleague discovers relevant information related to the project, they can share it with their colleagues and supervisors so that everyone can proceed as planned.
• Listening to feedback and suggestions – Listening to your employees increases their job satisfaction and engagement. It encourages positive change within the organization and has a remarkably positive effect on your company’s performance.

Team collaboration can help:

• Improve productivity – Workplace collaboration promotes communication, maintains a good work environment, and facilitates the free exchange of ideas throughout the organization, leading to improved performance and productivity.
• Boost employee morale – Team collaboration enables employees to take on more decision-making responsibility while giving team members more control over the work process. Employee morale may improve as they gain more authority and ownership over the projects they are working on.
• Allow members to solve problems together – Team collaboration and the right leadership can help achieve a goal more efficiently by distributing workload evenly and delegating work to those with the most appropriate skill set. Working in a team can increase employee engagement and motivation.

References

https://www.hivedesk.com/blog/hybrid-work-model/

https://www.weekly10.com/hybrid-working-challenges/

https://www.agiledrop.com/blog/6-challenges-hybrid-work-and-how-overcome-them

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Working in a Remote or Hybrid Team

Increasingly,  employee teams involve collaboration with people working in different business locations or from their homes. In this week’s DQ, you will discuss remote and hybrid teams’ challenges and explore how team leaders can effectively manage those issues.

Working in a Remote or Hybrid Team

Describe an experience of working in a remote or hybrid team that you have had in the workplace. If you have not experienced this, describe a remote or hybrid team you have heard about from a colleague or friend.

Discuss this example of team dynamics using the prompts below:

• What were the logistical and cultural challenges of the remote or hybrid working relationship?
• Was the team leader effective in responding to those challenges? Explain.
• What did the organization do to help the team function better?
• What was the impact on the business outcomes of the team collaboration?