Davinci Virtual

The other day there was an article in the newspaper about office management and it got us to wondering… we were curious as to how many employers approach managing employees who work out of a set of virtual offices. We found a number of important factors that go into successful management in a virtual office situation and would like to share them with you.

Building and Maintaining Camaraderie. There are a number of ways to do this: through regular communication via phone, email, or electronic message boards, by encouraging employees share problems, get feedback, or even acknowledge successes or goals met.

Trust Goes Both Ways. In general, employees very much need to know that their managers trust them to carry out everyday work functions, be competent to do the basic job with little or no supervision, and perform to the established standards. This goes doubly so in a company with virtual offices.

Open-Door Policy. Even without a physical office door, a manager who has an open-door policy will tend to be a successful one. A regular face-to-face team meeting helps to stay on top of brewing problems or to brainstorm new ideas, as well as to give positive motivation to virtual office workers.

Virtual Offices Tip: Team- or company-wide emails from managers recognizing an employee’s success is a great way to motivate virtual office employees.