Small & medium business

Remote working hints and tips

Remote working is not for everyone: it’s up to the manager to identify the individuals most suited to a remote role. There are many factors that need to be considered before putting your strategy to the test.

Management tips

Communication, building trust and motivation are some of the issues facing the remote business manager and remote team. The success of your business depends on your ability to identify and nurture key skills as a manager.

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The technology

Technology is fundamental to remote working. It’s not just a matter of providing the hardware. It’s about providing adequate training and technical support to ensure you‘re getting the most out of your remote team.

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A word of advice

Hear what the professionals have to say about remote management:

‘Trust your staff. Allow them what The Work Foundation calls ‘task and time sovereignty.’

Nick Isles, Director of advocacy, The Work Foundation.

‘Make remote working easy to access and it will happen.’

Caroline Waters, Head of people, HR & policy, BT Business.

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Making an impact: If every small business in the UK replaced 10 meetings with audio conferences, small businesses could collectively save more than 1.7m tonnes of CO2.

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