Do you have any tips for managing remote employees?

Managing remote employees can pose certain challenges, but most can be overcome by making sure you’re focusing on the right things. Here are some of the practices we recommend:

• Set measurable goals around quantity or quality of work, or both. Whether employees get their work done to your satisfaction is more important to your bottom line than whether they’re always at their workstation.

Ensure all the resources necessary for employees to do their jobs remotely are easily available. This includes phones, computers, extra monitors, video conferencing software, and instant messaging apps. If you need employees to have fast internet speeds, consider subsidizing the necessary costs.