Collaboration is one of the most cited challenges of remote work, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are our best practices y tool recommendations.
In 2020 when the COVID pandemic locked down the world, billions of workers were thrown into a completely new way of working: remote collaboration.
Exciting? We think so. But ask anyone who works remotely: it’s not all smooth sailing. Yes, it’s never been easier to find a remote job or attract remote employees, but for many employers y remote workers, this avant-garde way of collaborating y working remotely came with new y daunting challenges. Distributed teams work across time zones y need to take advantage of asynchronous collaboration y remote collaboration tools to maintain productivity, engage current employees, y to attract and onboard new ones.
Despite this, remote workers are valuing the benefits of remote work. Skyrocketing productivity and improved work-life balance have irreversibly changed how we work y how we think about work. Remoto workers tend to be more productive, engaged, y happier y employers who hire remote teams can attract the best talent regardless of geography. Here are some numbers: 97.6% of workers would like to work remotely forever after this pandemic is over and 1 in 2 US employees won’t return to jobs that don’t offer remote work.
