Effective techniques for employees working remotely

Dr. Priya Kalyanasundaram , HOD, SIMS

Nowadays for last few months our work has transformed and work from home has come into existence, as this pandemic has made us panic with a state of uncertainty among people across the organizations. This period is more crucial for leaders to maintain the trust of employees to respond to the new needs of the employees and moreover as per the current trends the employees has to be highly skilled to be competitive. With remote working has taken over the traditional working system like face to face conversation, no office space etc does not exist.

Steps for remote learning

• Cognitive Learning : Employers need to understand that mere revolution of classroom based learning to virtual classroom won’t be effective .It has to be a cognitive process which can enable them to transfer from virtual to real world business .
• Engaging the learners: It is important for the employers to engage the learners by conducting live polls, chats and discussions.
• Collaborative learning: Remote learning doesn’t mean learning in isolation .It can be done through group activities, case studies, team assignment and gamification can also be used to bridge the gap.
• Use of technology: Today technology has made us to connect with each other even though we may be in any part of the world, video based collaborative tools has made the impact in making the learning more easier.
Learning and Development has always been virtual but now it has become a necessity during the pandemic period.