4 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO KEEP EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN A REMOTE WORKPLACE

4 Effective ways to keep employees engaged in a remote workplace

The prolonged epidemic situation made the employees of the enterprise choose to rent an office in District 2 to work from home for a long time. Although this form brings many benefits such as helping employees to limit travel, saving time and costs, and reducing office rental costs, it also has a lot of inconveniences associated with it. According to a study, up to 19% of survey participants agree that loneliness reduces their motivation as well as work performance. So, how to both maintain the company culture, connect the staff and encourage open sharing?

During the recent epidemic period, many businesses have applied the method of working remotely.

1. Schedule a video call

Connecting members together and increasing interaction through online video calls is something any business should do at this point. Everyone in the group can voice their opinions and agree on a time to call each other that is suitable for all members. It can be the morning, the end of the day, the beginning of the week or the weekend... All will share or encourage each other to complete the work quickly and with quality, or they can even share everyday stories that are happening on a daily basis.

In addition, the efforts of managers in small office leasing businesses in increasing the level of communication between colleagues will contribute to alleviating frustration and reducing loneliness - one of the "challenges" is considered the biggest when working from home.

A small note is that, when there is an urgent problem to be solved, you should actively call your teammates to discuss it directly. This both helps to understand each other better and saves time.

2. Recognize and reward every contribution

Work from home is not only limited in communication between members of the same team, but also limits the ability of superiors to monitor the performance of each employee working at the office building for lease in District 2. This is a disadvantage, because people don't know if their contributions are being recognized. Therefore, managers should set smaller and shorter-term goals to help employees easily feel what they are achieving.

At this stage, because it is not possible to meet in person, the manager can send a thank you or an encouraging word in online meetings or send a small gift to the door. This is extremely helpful in boosting morale and improving work motivation.

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Working online sometimes creates distance between employees and superiors in the long run.

3. Internal communication

Internal communication is the communication of information between members as well as departments in the same organisation and business. This activity is responsible for building, while maintaining and strengthening positive relationships between members.

Some ways of internal communication during work from home that businesses can do are as follows:

• Regularly update and provide disease information, recommending safety measures that employees should apply. This helps employees to reduce anxiety when the situation is increasingly complicated and to be more proactive in dealing with the epidemic.
• Make a plan and policy to support employees when working from home and communicate it to everyone.
• Organise interactive activities on social networks, internal systems, encourage morale to maintain a feeling of closeness and familiarity as in the daily working environment.
• Always listen to employees' anxiety and stress, offer suggestions on how to deal with them to help balance their lives...

4. Organise team building games

Game team building is a collection of team games aimed at creating a fun atmosphere, helping all team members understand and stick together better. During work from home, there are many team building games that businesses using office rental services can organise for employees such as: werewolf online, guessing the name, we are one, treasure hunt, “I have never…” game, sing-along or some other activities: watch movies together, talk by topic, listen to confession… 

Even if you don't see each other, on special occasions like a colleague's birthday, call or send greetings. If possible, send an extra small gift delivered to your door. In addition, everyone can order and arrange an online dining session to chat, share and understand each other better.

Ideation and creation of surveys and open-ended questions are applied by many businesses working in office buildings for lease in District 2. This is a solution to learn about the expectations of employees. From there, provide solutions and directions to adjust the management method if necessary. At the same time, listening to the "hearts" of employees will help managers and their teams connect with each other more.

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Businesses need ways to help people stay connected even when they're far away.

So far, a culture of engagement has always been proven to be a sustainable solution with high efficiency in helping to build a strong and stable team. However, building a culture of engagement is not an easy task. This requires efforts from both employees and businesses working at the office building in District 2, especially during this difficult time