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How to Manage and Motivate Telecommuting Workers

Written by Marilyn Tam | Mar 16, 2020 2:37:38 PM

Globally, over 70 percent of professionals work remotely at least one day a week according to a study by the International Workplace Group. In the U.S., 40 percent of all workers toil away from the organization’s sites some of the time on a regular basis, an increase of 173 percent since 2005 according to Global Workplace Analytics. The current COVID-19 (better known as the coronavirus) contagion concerns have significantly increased this statistic. How do you keep your widespread team collaborating, motivated and productive? Having managed business in 120 countries at the same time, I’ve learned much about how to lead, collaborate, and coordinate with a diverse and remote team.