Managing Your Online Team
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Four Leading Indicators of Stress and Burnout -and How to Address Them
Remote work provides a lot of benefits for employers and employees alike, such as increased flexibility and productivity. On the down side, there’s also Zoom fatigue, blurred work-life boundaries, and in the worst case scenario, burnout. And stress and burnout result in demotivated, demoralised, and unproductive workers. However, it’s not enough to merely react to…
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How to Manage an Introverted Filipino Virtual Assistant
Introverts always get a bad rap in the workforce. People think that introverts are too quiet or too distant for office work. They are stereotyped as shut-ins getting lost in their own world. According to Myers-Briggs Co., 44% of the world’s population is introverted. If you and your team take a personality test, you’ll probably…
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What’s a Chief Remote Work Officer – and Why Do You Need One?
Two years into the pandemic and lots of companies have already adopted either a fully remote or a hybrid work arrangement. However, the challenges don’t end after the transition. Once your team starts working remotely, significant issues will come up. For instance, how will you make the WFH setup sustainable in the long run? What…
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Three Tips To Remember When Expanding Your Remote Team
On the list of this pandemic’s silver linings, remote work would definitely be up there. Not only did it help businesses continue to survive, but it also revealed a more flexible way of life for most people. Hence, it’s no surprise that remote work is here to stay. However, transitioning to a WFH set-up still…
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Establishing a Wellness Program for Remote Workers? Here Are Six Ideas To Get You Started
Many companies already had robust wellness programs in place even before the pandemic. Think ergonomic furniture, nap pods, or even office gyms. However, these weren’t exactly useful when most of us had to pivot to remote work. But with long-term isolation and recurrent lockdowns giving rise to more mental health issues, wellness programs are as…
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Here’s Why Your ‘Invisible’ Employee Is Actually Your Most Valuable One
Employers value proactive and collaborative workers, that much is certain. Who wouldn’t like working with people who are participative and productive? But sometimes, managers struggle to silence those who won’t stop talking. Then again, they’re equally critical of employees who often stay quiet unless called upon. Sure, we want to see everyone participating, but there…
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Better Retention is the Solution to the Great Resignation
Ten years ago, there were 10 applicants for every job opening. Today, there are, on average, 10 jobs for every applicant. (No) thanks to the Great Resignation. In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, the Great Resignation is a current phenomenon where people are leaving their jobs in droves. Because of the global pandemic, employees…
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Why Some Remote Employees End Up Disengaged -and How to Resolve It
Remote work is great – but it also comes with a stiff price tag. I’m not talking about financial costs either. Only that remote work can be isolating for some people. And left unchecked, this can lead to them feeling disengaged from work and ultimately, disgruntled. Inevitably, this is bad for business. It leads to…
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Want More Employees to Stay? Ditch the “Two Weeks’ Notice” Approach
Employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Or do they? Recent research has shown that 64 percent of young workers find job-hopping an acceptable and beneficial practice even when they have good managers. Another study also reveals that millennials resign nearly twice as often as their older counterparts. What does this mean for employers? As…
