Covid-19 has posed enormous challenges to sustaining the life and soul of business, especially when, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) at the close of 2019, around 8.3% of employed Spaniards work from home<\/b>, and many face severe restrictions in the way they serve customers face-to-face in business centers, coffee shops, restaurants and small businesses nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That's why we've put together some must-have tips based on our experience on how to maintaining the culture when teams work from home<\/b>, especially during these difficult times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It's the culture in your workplace that makes your business special.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Creating and maintaining culture at work during the Covid-19 pandemic should not be a challenge. Follow these tips for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Develop a new strategy for corporate culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While many if not all of your employees are currently working from home or in a completely different environment, it is clear that a new cultural approach is needed to adapt to this new reality (at least for a while).<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a business owner, it is imperative to design a new cultural strategy focused on the following:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Implementing a customized strategy can reinforce the message about your company's original mission and show that you realize that things have changed for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00abA thriving culture can help improve teamwork, performance and results.\u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n 2. Schedule a weekly team meeting via videoconference.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When we start to working from home in March 2020<\/b>, teams were reluctant to turn on their cameras during meetings via Teams, Zoom or Skype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, now are twice as likely to be prepared to do it<\/b>, according to a survey of telework trends conducted by Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the factors that could influence this change is that they feel more of a need for face-to-face interactions. This is especially true for people who live alone or who may not see anyone else during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are unable to organize face-to-face meetings with your teams, it is a good idea to organize them through virtual calls<\/b> and encourage their employees to activate your cameras<\/b> at the beginning of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Share your colleagues' successes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Working remotely over a long period of time or serving customers in a stressful environment can negatively affect the well-being of your employees, especially in the current situation. This further underlines the importance of praise those who do a good job.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can set a employee recognition program<\/b> that allows people to recognize each other and appreciate the great successes of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What achievements deserve to be recognized?<\/b> In fact, any achievement deserves to be appreciated. For example, you can recognize employees who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00abGive your co-workers the opportunity to compliment each other and spread positive emotions and camaraderie.\u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n 4. Organize social gatherings and team building events.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Informal one-to-one business meetings or events may have been interrupted due to meeting restrictions. But that does not mean that these events should stop completely.<\/b> After all, they make a vital contribution to corporate culture and give your employees the opportunity to interact in an informal setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also convert them into online meetings. The contests<\/b> through Teams, Zoom or Skype, the virtual lunches<\/b> and other fun events can encourage your employees to speak up, motivate each other and maintain the corporate culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Provide more frequent feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All teams can feel a little more anxious at this point, especially when it comes to telecommuting. This can hurt your employees' morale and corporate culture. Communicating with them on a regular basis can help to eliminate the uncertainties and assumptions associated with remote work life.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Encourage the feedback<\/b> and set an example yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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