Support informal communication
ICMI.com states that employees soon become demotivated when working remotely if they lack informal contact with their colleagues. Try to support informal meeting between employees. Organize online team breakfasts, parties or game nights. Find a suitable platform for audiovisual communication – such as Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Slack.
Provide flexibility
It is now more important than ever for employees to have flexible working hours. Things have changed significantly in many households – kids do not go to school, weekend activities are restricted, shops and restaurants are closed and people need to cook for themselves. Many people have also lost their jobs or been furloughed. Simply put, the situation in many families is different than it used to be. This is why many people need find a new balance between their work and personal lives, and they need to put together a new schedule from scratch. You should therefore offer flexibility and you should be able to set up the working schedules so that it suits the situation they are facing in their personal life.
Take interest in their mental health
For many people, the topic of mental health was not important before the pandemic, but now things are different in many ways. Anxiety, depression, stress and frustration are now more common than ever and many people who have never before faced such issues don't know how to deal with them. Learn to detect signs of deteriorating mental health in your employees, offer them help and encourage them to talk to you if they have any issues.
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