Remote Collaboration Of Cross Functional Teams

For most of us the concept of ‘working from home’ used to mean a day or two away to take care of a sick family member, work on a special project, wait for a tradie or perhaps attend a medical appointment. However, over the past few months the Covid-19 pandemic has redefined how many of us now work, exercise, and socialise. Working and collaborating remotely, together with the challenges that this presents has now become the new normal for everyone.  

Although we’ve seen a gradual push for a long time for more remote working arrangements, distance learning and offshoring non-core functions, given the rapid changes over the past few months, managers from across the board are grappling with the challenges of maintaining an effective, productive and motivated team with so many of us now working from home.  

This discussion looks at some of the issues and challenges managers, team leads, and project managers may be experiencing during this Covid-19 pandemic and a few ideas as to how we might mitigate these challenges.