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Making Remote Workers Feel Included
It is undeniable that we are headed to a new chapter in the story of remote work. The remote work movement has gained momentum and it’s now at critical mass. What began as a forced and temporary work from home experiment turned into a majority of employees saying, “You know, I kind of like this flexibility thing, and I don’t really want to go back to the office eight hours per day, five days per week. I want that flexibility to work from anywhere.”
Which means leaders are going to have to know how to lead from anywhere.
When it comes to teams that work from anywhere-where some of your team is colocated and others are remote-one of the key aspects that smart leaders pay attention to is making sure that their remote people, or really all of their people, feel included. Making sure that the people who are mostly remote feel as valuable and as vital a member of the team as the people who are spending more time at the office is going to be core area of focus…and a key struggle when leading teams.
So, in this article, we’ll review four ways that you can make sure that remote workers feel included and, more importantly, that you can send the message to everybody on your team that everyone is equally valuable and has an equally large contribution to make.
