Virtual Teams: Work/Life Challenges - Keeping Remote Employees Engaged

Sundin, Kirsten

Virtual Teams: Work/Life Challenges - Keeping Remote Employees Engaged

Abstract

Remotely located employees are quickly becoming a norm in the modern workplace in response to evidence that telecommuters save on costs and produce more efficiently. There are many intangible benefits also felt with the increasing prevalence of remote employees. Telecommuters are more satisfied with their work/life balance and report lower rates of job burnout. Though there are also many well-identified setbacks remotely located managers and employees may face. Employers see the most success with telecommuting by first recruiting the people best fit to fill these remote roles. However, the process of developing remote employees is a process that requires constant monitoring. The purpose of this paper is to identify the best practices being used by companies to keep remote employees engaged while simultaneously avoiding burnout.

Date Issued

2010-01-01

Keywords

remote work; engaged employees; engagement; telecommuniting; virtual team; work/life balance; isolation; core competencies; recruitment; remote management; communication; assessment; trust; performance management; performance; technology; flexible; mobile workforce; innovation; mobile worker; inclusion; virtual employee; trends in HR; employee benefits; employee isolation; leadership; global virtual teams; workforce; telework; off-site; expatriots; virtual environment; transformational leadership; job satisfaction

Types

report