How to Know If Your Remote Employees Are Really Working

If you can't see them in the office every day, are they really doing their jobs?

Managers pondering how they will know people are working if everyone is remote

Studies from the past year’s global work from home experiment consistently find that people actually work longer hours when working from home. The question team leaders should be asking is, “how do I help employees work less?”.

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Comic artwork by Anaïs Pirlot-Mares 🎨 Written by Becky Kane ✏️