Technology and business pressures have led to more and more managers needing to lead teams that work off-site, in a different state, or are constantly in the field. Though a manager can no longer simply walk down the hall to talk to team members, the employees' need for management is no less real. In fact, good management is even more important in remote environments than in traditional cubicles, conference rooms, and break rooms.
A distributed workforce requires different management techniques and skills to keep employees motivated, productive, on track, and trained. Although many management techniques and skills parallel those used in managing a centrally based workforce, there are six key additional techniques a manager needs to be successful in the remote environment.
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746A distributed workforce requires different management techniques and skills to keep employees motivated, productive, on track, and trained. Although many management techniques and skills parallel those used in managing a centrally based workforce, there are six key additional techniques a manager needs to be successful in the remote environment.
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Hi Pratibha Uniyal,
I was going through your mentioned article on field force management and am interested to know if you have hands-on experience with managing a workforce in remote locations. How do you cater to important activities like inductions and training for them?
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Pratibha Uniyal
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I was going through your mentioned article on field force management and am interested to know if you have hands-on experience with managing a workforce in remote locations. How do you cater to important activities like inductions and training for them?
Regards,
Pratibha Uniyal
From India, Delhi
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