What can you not do?

Many of us have become used to working remotely during the COVID 19 pandemic.Some of us have become used to managing others remotely - though there are still issues to resolve.  Of course, some processes are more difficult than others and, for some, you may need specialist software support.

But ‘necessity is the mother of invention’. If You can’t do things face-to-face, you have to find ways of doing them remotely.

Can you hire people. Yes, you can. The administration of the hiring process can obviously be carried out remotely - and  you can use  remote meeting technologies to conduct online interviews - though this needs careful planning and preparation.

You can monitor performance - though here You have to avoid a simple emphasis on ‘duration of activity’ and find ways to monitor and assess outcomes or achievements.

You can communicate - work instructions, rules and regulations, and even elements of the organisation’s values and culture. 

You can carry out training - using online learning, video demonstrations and so on. 

So, it seems as though the question is not ‘What can you do remotely?’ But rather ‘What can You not do remotely?’.   Humans are innovators; they like a challenge.  

You have a range of technologies at our disposal. State to think creatively; start to get things done.

Some of the things you start will continue when the pandemic is over. Let’s have a positive legacy from the awful situation!