5 Travel Productivity Tips for Your Remote Employees

When managing a remote team, it’s imperative that you put practices and oftentimes even perks in place to ensure everyone’s productivity. Below are a few tips you can implement to make sure your team is performing to the top of their abilities. So whether your remote employees want to travel or you simply want to make sure the company is functioning as effectively as possible, these easy to follow tips will come in handy.

1. Set Clear Objectives

Perhaps the most surefire way to ensure productivity is to be as clear and direct as possible with the goals and objectives of each project or task. When working with remote teams, especially if dealing with different time zones, cultures and languages, things can often get lost in translation. 

At the start of each project, set the objective including expected deliverables, deadlines and the names of the team members that will be in charge of each task.

2. Offer a Productive Workspace

When working with a partial or fully remote team, you’re probably saving on overhead. If that’s the case, allocate a budget for each of your employees to put together or rent out a workspace of their own. Whether it’s ergonomic equipment or renting a co-working space, the benefits will be mutual. 

Share this map with your team to help them find a productive workspace across the globe.

3. Keep Work Hours Consistent

Although one of the main perks of a remote job is flexibility, employees still have to keep to a somewhat standard schedule. Set clear expectations in terms of schedules and work hours to make sure the team is able to collaborate at the times needed. 

4. Plan Meetups

One of the main issues reported by remote workers is isolation. Working solo or from home all the time can make certain members of your team feel excluded or disconnected from their work or company’s mission. If you can, allocate a budget to set up meetups with other members of the team. Even if it’s just a yearly holiday party, meeting your team members in person can help boost company morale and in turn, their commitment to their work.

5. Lead by Example

Last but certainly not least, is to set the example of what you’d like to see your team do or follow. Whether it’s over communicating, constantly asking for feedback to promote collaboration or making your availability clear online for most of the day, your team will follow your lead. 

Although simple, these tips can help make a huge difference when building a solid remote team.