Managing Home Workers

Overview

The purpose of this course is to take you through some of the key concepts to consider when managing a remote workforce. While remote workers have often been a viable solution for many businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have led to a significant rise in the number of home workers. Managing remote workers is quite different to office workers. So, as you progress through this course, you will learn some useful strategies to help you get the most out of your remote workers.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will have learned about:

• The impact of reduced face-to-face interactions
• Challenges of delayed access to resources and people
• Loneliness and social isolation
• Goal setting
• How to handle meetings
• Communication strategies