Wie man aus der Ferne führt
Von "Work from home" zu "Lead from home", Wall Streets bevorzugter Präsident und Insider-Trading bei Kodak?
Über das Home Office wurde in den vergangenen Monaten viel geschrieben, aber kaum darüber, wie man Teams und Unternehmen aus der Ferne führt. Weil immer mehr Unternehmen das Arbeiten von Zuhause zur Dauerlösung machen, widme ich meine heutige The Next Step Kolumne für Bits & Pretzels diesem Thema:
How to lead remotely
Leading a team from home can be tough. Here are some tips I wish I knew about when I managed a distributed team.
A lot has been said about working from home in the past few months, from setting up your home office to using the right tools. But when it comes to leading from home, it’s a whole different story. I used to manage a distributed team way back when it wasn’t called distributed work and to be honest, it was tough. Managing people you barely see in person can be tricky. Recently, more companies have announced that they are extending their work from home policy. So I looked to the experts to learn what it takes to lead remotely.
Andreas Klinger is an entrepreneur from Austria now based in San Francisco. He worked for Product Hunt as their CTO and more recently started advising remote teams and even investing in them. Here’s what he has to say about managing teams remotely: “Because meetings are expensive for you, you need to think about systemizing processes actively.”
According to Klinger, a remote working environment needs a lot more structure and meetings to enforce communication. As being innovative is tough, in-person meetings are advised, even if it’s only every few months. In regards to the special circumstances of the pandemic Klinger says, “Create confidence and focus by going the extra mile.”
In my experience of leading a distributed team I found managing people and communication more challenging than getting the team to do the actual work. Google recently announced that they are keeping employees at home at least for the next year and in their Distributed Work Playbook, they dig deeper into remote leadership. Similar to Klinger, Google recommends to make an extra effort to reach out to team members and connect with them on a more personal level. The company further tells their managers to set team visions and norms:
Meetings should be scheduled with due regard of all the time zones people are joining from
Use one on one meetings to discuss how team members can be heard, supported and included
Some of these recommendations might seem like no-brainers, but leading remotely takes preparation and more effort than in-office leadership. For me personally, I definitely underestimated the aspect of connecting with your team on a more personal level. What are your experiences with leading a team remotely?
Und weiters
Die Wall Street wendet sich von US-Präsident Trump ab und bevorzugt den Demokraten Joe Biden für die nächste Präsidentschaft. (New York Times)
Das deutsche ifo-Institut rechnet mit den andauernden Einschränkungen der Wirtschaft für weitere 8,5 Monate. Am meisten betroffen ist laut der Studie die Freizeitbranche mit 13 Monaten bis zu einer Erholung nach der Corona-Krise. (Spiegel)
Neben Microsoft zeigen jetzt auch Twitter und der VC-Fonds Sequoia Capital Interesse an TikTok. Der Wert der App soll irgendwo zwischen 15 und 50 Milliarden US-Dollar liegen. (Wall Street Journal und TechCrunch)
Das chinesische E-Auto-Startup Xpeng Motors, zu dessen Investoren Alibaba zählt, hat den Börsengang an der NYSE angemeldet. (CNBC)
Die Österreichische Nationalbank korrigiert ihre Konjunkturprognose: Das BIP soll 2020 nur sechs Prozent statt wie bisher angenommen 7,2 Prozent sinken. (Die Presse)
Amazon will die Immobilien der insolventen Kaufhäuser JCPenny, Lord & Taylor und Neiman Marcus als Warenlager nutzen. (The Verge)
Kodak muss auf das Geld für seine Pharma-Pläne warten. Die Finanzierungsbehörde U.S International Development Finance Corporation verlangt eine Untersuchung der Handelsaktivitäten, nachdem der Kurs vergangene Woche bis zu 1.000 Prozent anstieg und deshalb Insider-Trading vermutet wird. (Yahoo Finance)
Adidas meldet für das zweite Quartal 2020 einen Verlust in Höhe von 333 Millionen Euro, obwohl der Online-Handel um 93 Prozent gestiegen ist. (Business Insider)
Einen guten Start in die Woche!
Lisa