Each team or division should meet at least once a week to discuss where they stand on their monthly goals and address any obstacles they may have identified. This is an opportunity for teams to clearly communicate any issues and help each other advance projects. Taking the time to make sure each employee is engaged will ladder up to the overall success of the organization.

When your organization has multiple teams or divisions, it is important that all of the division leaders meet weekly, as well. These leaders can share best practices with one another, which is vital as employees at every level continue adjusting to remote work being the rule, not the exception. It is important to maintain a level of connection equal to or greater than your pre-quarantine level.


Remember, there is a lot in motion. Employees are adjusting to new workplaces, new work schedules, and even new coworkers while pulling double-shifts as teachers. Consider issuing a newsletter to your entire company at the start of each week, highlighting the activities for the week and celebrating any notable accomplishments. This will keep employees informed at all levels of your organization, and updates on individual or collective successes can help motivate employees.

What we’ve learned
Decades from now, we will look back on this period of remote work as one that permanently changed work as we know it. For now, the U.S. business community can look at the last few months and acknowledge that collectively, it was not prepared for remote work to be the primary work environment and that this period can be likened to the next industrial revolution with many industry advancements.

One of the more painful lessons many employers have learned during the pandemic is the learning curve associated with implementing new technologies and processes across their entire organizations. To avoid playing catch-up the next time change is forced by circumstances outside of their control, organizations must invest in strong information technology teams. Having information technology departments that keep your entire organization’s technology current will pay huge dividends in the long run, as well as prepare your organization for sudden remote work.

Regardless of where your employees are doing their work from, communication is key and providing them with tools that enhance communication are in your business’s best interest. We have not seen the end of this period of change, but it is already very clear that the organizations that will thrive in the new business climate will be those who are flexible.


About the author: Ryan Bullock is chief operating officer of Aeroflow Healthcare.

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