As more employees work from home because of the COVID-19 outbreak (вспышка), remote work, virtual mentoring (виртуальное обучение) and collaboration have become part of the new normal. Leaders now need to rethink how to manage and develop their teams.
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After reading the article do the following tasks to check your comprehension.
I. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with appropriate words from the article.
Words to choose: social distancing, to rethink, challenge, mentoring program, to yield, to maintain an open dialogue, new normal.
1. When leadership development is established across a virtual team, it can ………. measurable results.
2. Virtual mentoring and collaboration have become part of the ………..
3. Leaders need ………. how to manage and develop their teams.
4. People want meaningful engagement even as they practice …………..
5. If you don’t have a …………….., there’s never been a better time to launch one.
6. Leaders need to …………. around what’s happening and how the business is adjusting.
7. When you have the right people in place, you can take on any …………. that comes your way.
II. Which is definitely not true about managing a remote team?
A. It can be exciting, engaging, and somewhat challenging.
B. Out of sight, out of mind.
C. When task orientation (нацеленность на выполнение задачи) increases, the feeling of belonging can diminish.
D. The essential components are: communication, clarity, and connection.
III. Which ways of energizing employees are mentioned in the article?
A. Hold regular videoconferences, activate your virtual community.
B. Provide your team with visibility into the decision-making processes, encourage employees to brainstorm solutions.
C. Clarify the roles and responsibilities across your team. Give your attention and care to the process of work.
D. Give them more freedom. It’s time to cut yourself slack (дать себе послабление) if you want.
E. Think of the possibility of working remotely and replacing the in-person interactions in the future.
F. Do everything possible to organize the process of virtual onboarding (адаптация, освоение виртуальных технологий) in the right way.
