Remote Team Efficiency Assessment - How is your remote team’s efficiency, morale and cohesiveness during the COVID-19 crisis?

Are you effectively leading your remote team during the current crisis, or just getting by?

The pressure is on for business leaders during this very challenging time. If you’re a senior executive, you may be grappling with the need to let go or furlough employees to remain profitable, driving revenue and performance results on a dwindling budget and managing a newly remote team of stressed and distracted employees (some of whom are likely to be working with toddlers on their laps for a while). It’s a daunting scenario for any leader, but not impossible.

Are you leading your remote team to achieve high performance, or are there steps you can take to improve your effectiveness? Take the assessment to find out. You’ll also receive expert advice on ways to improve your approach to maximize your results, now and in the future. Let’s get started.

Select the range that best reflects the size of your company.

1 - 50

51 - 200

201 - 500

501 - 1000

1001 - 2500

2501 - 5000

5001+

I check the news multiple times each day.

Yes

I’ve had to lay-off or furlough members of my team.

Yes

I have a designated workspace in my home that only I use.

Yes

I feel personally supported by my executive leadership’s response during the crisis.

Yes

1. I've been able to take good care of myself during this time period.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

2. I’m having trouble sleeping or choosing very few hours of sleep.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

3. I would say that our company is in a revenue crisis.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

4. I feel confident motivating and guiding a remote team.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

5. I’ve explicitly clarified expectations for those working at home with young children present.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

6. I feel I’ve given my teams clear direction on which priorities to focus upon.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

7. I’ve been so busy putting out fires, I’ve had less time than I’d like to directly support employees.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

8. I’m currently working harder than ever to respond to the crisis.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

9. Layoffs or furloughs have increased task load and pressure for my teams.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

10. I feel confident I’ve given my teams the tools and instruction needed to WFH efficiently.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

11. I’ve been able to show my team some “love” through gifts, programs or development opportunities.

Strongly

Moderately

Somewhat

Not at all

12. I return to working after dinner.

Seldom

Occasionally

Often

Constantly

13. My team replies to emails outside of normal working hours.

Seldom

Occasionally

Often

Constantly

14. How do you feel about bringing teams back to the office?

I will bring them all back ASAP

I will stagger their return

I will allow individuals to choose return timing

I will choose some to remote permanently

15. What percentage of your virtual meetings and calls do you find to be unnecessary/unproductive (where you’re neither contributing nor benefitting significantly)?

0% - 10%

10% - 15%

15% - 20%

20% - 25%

25% - 30%

30% - 35%

35% - 40%

40% - 50%

Over 50%

16. What percentage of your own email/Slack/MSTeams communication do you view as wasteful communication (i.e. FYI/CC/reply to all, or threads that don’t add value)?

0% - 10%

10% - 15%

15% - 20%

20% - 25%

25% - 30%

30% - 35%

35% - 40%

40% - 50%

Over 50%

Please share any creative acceleration stories, or positive outcomes regarding how your teams have responded to the crisis.

What else would you like to share about your experience during this difficult time?

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