One of the most significant ways the pandemic changed the modern workplace has been large-scale transition to remote work, which has cut across numerous industries, many of which had rejected the idea for years. What hasn’t changed, however, is the need to be attuned to the concerns and needs of your employees. In a traditional workplace, that could be a challenge, but in a remote work environment, it becomes all the more difficult. Supervisors can’t observe employees in person and assess morale throughout the course of a workday by simply walking around the office or workspace. Conversations between employees and supervisors that occurred routinely when employees gathered around the water cooler or when passing by each other’s work areas no longer take place.
