Recent Pew research suggests that out of those eligible to work virtually 7 out of 10 usually do. And McKinsey reports that more than 50% of employees would like to work from home at least three days per week. 

So with more and more employees choosing to work from home for a majority of their work week how can leaders strengthen relationships and create that sense of belonging among disparate team members?

Listen in for 7 ways to be a better leader in a remote world. 

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Recent pew research suggests that out of those eligible to work virtually.

Seven out of 10, usually do.

And McKinsey reports that more than 50% of employees would like to work

from home at least three days per week.

Welcome to episode one 10 of the shit works.

I'm your host, Julie Brown.

And today we are discussing how leaders can focus on building relationships

and comradery in a remote world.

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Another recent McKinsey report shows that employers often undervalue

the relational aspects of a job.

Things like being valued by leaders and having a sense of belonging

with a new new organization.

So.

With more and more employees choosing to work from home for

a majority of their workweek.

How can leaders strengthen relationships and create that sense of belonging

among disparate team members?

Let me just tell you that there's no shortage of articles out

there discussing and describing.

What it takes to be a successful leader of hybrid teams.

I will put links to all of these articles in the research section of the show notes.

But here are seven tips that might be of benefit to you and your team.

Again, the user from a number of different sources that are

cited in the research things.

You ready?

One.

Leaders must reassure people that, whether they're working in person.

Remotely.

Or a combination of the two.

Their choice is not career limiting in their contributions are valued.

Too.

Provide clarity.

When it comes to company direction, policies and values

around working from home.

Be clear about what the company worked from home policy is ambiguity.

Is not a policy.

Three.

Trust your team.

Don't micromanage them.

Uh, 2020 report by owl labs found three quarters of employees were just

as productive or more productive.

While working from home during the pandemic.

So hire well.

Trust without requiring it first to be earned.

Offer genuinely useful support when it's needed.

And you shall be rewarded with happy, productive teams who feel

empowered and take initiative.

For.

Foster empathy.

Equity and inclusion in your hybrid work model.

Work to maintain or establish inclusive practices for things

like teen huddles or group calls.

Meters of highly effective teams enable full percent participation

of all of their members.

No matter where they are.

Include everyone.

Use the shift to hybrid.

As an opportunity to identify any cultural gaps.

In your company, and to set new norms, to create a better, stronger culture.

That learning agility or the ability to adapt and thrive in

new situations is crucial to your organization's hybrid work success.

Leaders should schedule time every couple of weeks to talk with team members

about what's working and what isn't.

In addition, they should connect with other leaders of hybrid teams

throughout their organization and within their network.

To find out and discuss what their successes have been and their challenges.

Six.

The apprehension served by survey by Iowa labs, asked employees what would make

them more effective as remote worker.

The highest response, 32%.

Was remote training.

So offer remote training to your employees.

Do you know how many virtual networking classes I taught to

companies during the pandemic?

Oh shit.

Because it's the one thing that they needed to learn how to do in

a virtual world, because they never networked in a virtual world before.

Remote training works.

And seven.

Take the mental health of your employees seriously.

A survey of 500 workers by log Vian found that 36% of workers suffer from

pressure to appear more responsive on email while working remotely.

And 23% work more hours when working remotely.

Burnout is real for folks.

Make sure you were providing a hybrid work policy that doesn't

encourage overwork and burnout.

Those are just seven tips of the like 50 or more that I saw in

various articles all over the web.

For me.

I think it can be summed up like this provide structure for your team.

Trust that they are doing the work.

Create an environment where everyone feels safe and included.

And take the mental health of your employees.

Seriously.

And don't forget the relational aspects of your company.

According to research done by whom who people who don't feel their work

contributes to their company's mission.

Or 630%.

More likely to quit their jobs than their peers who do.

Have you created a purpose driven company where your employees

appreciate and understand the value they bring to that purpose?

No matter what their role is within the company.

Leading teams can be difficult.

Leading teams in a hybrid environment could be even more daunting.

I hope these tips and the resources and the research links are of help

to you in your team going forward.

Okay.

Now onto the drink of the week.

That turn hybrid means the combination of two formerly non combined entities.

And I found a recipe for a champagne cocktail , on mind, new Orleans.

Dot com and in article about hybrid cocktails.

The champagne cocktail is considered a hybrid cocktail because it

utilizes both wine and spirits to formerly nine combined entities.

Am I stretching here?

Probably.

Here's what you're going to need.

One sugar cube.

Do you know, I used to work at this fancy restaurant that when we serve the

coffee, we had sugar cubes in there, brown sugar cubes and white sugar cubes.

And I would literally like eat the sugar cubes during my shift.

It was kind of gross.

Right.

I don't know how I never had any cavities when I was growing up.

Okay.

One sugar cube.

Two to three dashes of Angostura bitters one and a half ounces

of Brandy and then champagne.

So in a champagne food place, the sugar cube in the bottom.

And the bitters and the Brandy.

Fill with Cole Champaign.

Garnish with a citrus twist or you could also garnish with a near Shino cherry.

Um, all right, friends.

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