Hybrid-remote work has become the leading policy for employees that can work remotely. It is also the most popular choice of employees and firms. In this episode of Remote Tea, Katie & Mike get into the ins and outs of hybrid work and how it affects managers.

Resources used in this episode:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-we-learned-about-hybrid-work-in-2022/2022/12/22/5cff6a42-81f9-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html
• https://archive.ph/qvE0G
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/03/18/in-office-vs-remote-vs-hybrid-work-two-years-later-the-impact-on-employee-efficiency/?sh=512469a22a25
• https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220628-the-six-big-things-weve-learned-about-hybrid-work-so-far

If you asked a remote team member or leader if a fully remote or hybrid work environment promotes better productivity, the answer would be different every time. For some, the freedom of working from home full-time, in a home office 20 feet from the kitchen and their stash of Coke and Mtn. Dew is ideal; while others thrive in a work environment where they can go into the office a couple of times a week and escape the home office. Join us as we talk about the key differences between fully remote and hybrid.

In this episode of Remote Tea, Mike & Katie go into the weeds with a few articles on micromanaging and give pointers to bosses who are managing from a distance. The articles discussed in this episode are:

• https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/work/the-rise-of-helicopter-bosses-and-what-to-do-if-you-encounter-micromanaging-in-the-workplace
• https://hbr.org/2022/10/what-great-remote-managers-do-differently
• https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20221130-the-remote-helicopter-bosses-who-stunt-worker-resilience
• https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220621-the-employee-surveillance-that-fuels-worker-distrust
• https://www.gailgoldenconsulting.com/insights/remote-micromanager

It's highly probable that everyone in the workforce will come in contact with a supervisor that wants to control every aspect of their work life. Often they don't mean to be hovering, that is just their personality or their trained behavior. With remote work, micromanagers or helicopter bosses actually kill productivity, increase burn out and create an unpleasant culture. Studies have shown that employees are more productive when they are given the autonomy to do the job at their pace. Tune in as Katie and Mike discuss their experience with helicopter managers as well as articles that could help remote managers avoid the micromanaging curse.

Lots of people talk about their team culture but is it really what they think it is? Is it only about foosball tables and espresso bars? Large corporations spend millions of dollars a year to shape the culture of their organizations. But most of that effort has been building on-site culture. As organizations move to more hybrid and remote work, how can you maintain a culture that aligns with your company goals in a remote environment?

Join us for Remote Tea, a webinar series for remote leaders, where we will discuss the various aspects of remote work and their effect on leadership styles in today's workplace. This week, Culture.

Check out this week's article for discussion from Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/10/25/how-to-build-a-truly-successful-rAemote-work-culture/?sh=6ad172034571

Our next Remote Tea will be on February 9th. We'll be teaching the Certified Remote Work Leader class in January. That's starting on January 9th. If you'd like to participate, you'll need to register by Wednesday January 4th.

The link to register for the class is www.remoteworkcertificate.com/leader and we'll put that in the chat as well.