Remote Working – How to Manage Virtual Teams

 

“One day, offices will be a thing of the past”,

Richard Branson, Entrepreneur and Founder of Virgin Airlines

Today’s offices go beyond the boundaries of physical offices. We are on the fourth industrial revolution and the business world is constantly being disrupted by digital transformation. For businesses to thrive in this ever-changing environment, many are currently setting up or have set up virtual teams for different aspects of their businesses.

What are virtual teams? Virtual teams consist of working professionals who operate remotely from home or other locations full- or part-time.

With all the benefits going around about the strengths of remote working, the challenges associated with virtual teams include

1. How do we build an effective virtual team? 
2. How should we manage teams that are not physically in the same timezone or geographic location?
3. How do we make sure that teams are independently accountable for their tasks? How do we maintain work standards while remote working?