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Why Hiring A Remote Work Consultant Is Essential For Effective Remote Work

Why Hiring A Remote Work Consultant Is Essential For Effective Remote Work

Last updated on: January 20, 2023 at 11:26 am by Gleb Tsipursky

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Why Hiring A Remote Work Consultant Is Essential For Effective Remote Work 2023-01-20T11:26:48-04:00 Gleb Tsipursky

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In today’s fast-paced business environment, remote work has become a norm for many companies. However, despite the many benefits of remote work, many companies struggle to effectively implement and manage remote work policies. From communication issues to lack of clear guidelines, remote work can bring about a host of challenges for companies of all sizes.

As a highly experienced remote work consultant, I have seen firsthand the benefits and challenges that companies face when implementing remote work policies. In this article, I will share specific examples from my clients and explain why hiring a remote work consultant can lead to increased productivity, employee satisfaction, and cost savings for companies.

The Importance of a Clear Remote Work Policy

One of my clients, a mid-size IT services company, had struggled with inconsistent remote work policies and communication. My team and I worked with the company to establish clear guidelines for remote work, including expectations for communication and collaboration. As a result, the company saw a significant increase in collaboration and employee satisfaction.

This example highlights the importance of a clear remote work policy. Without a defined framework, employees may struggle with confusion and lack of direction, leading to decreased collaboration and job satisfaction. A remote work consultant can work with a company to establish guidelines and best practices, ensuring that remote work is implemented in a way that benefits the company and its employees.

Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Remote Work

Another client, a large financial services company, had concerns about the impact of remote work on employee engagement and accountability. Through our consultation, we identified cognitive biases that were impacting the company’s perception of remote work, such as the proximity bias – out of sight, out of mind.

To address these biases, we implemented strategies such as regular check-ins, virtual team building activities, and the use of performance metrics. The company saw an improvement in employee engagement and accountability, as well as a reduction in turnover.

Cognitive biases can have a significant impact on the success of remote work. A remote work consultant can help a company identify and overcome these biases, leading to increased employee engagement and accountability.

Cost Savings through Remote Work

A third client, a mid-size retail company, was facing rising costs due to the high turnover rate of its remote customer service team. We worked with the company to improve the remote work experience for customer service representatives, including implementing flexible schedules, providing necessary equipment, and offering additional training and support.

As a result, the company saw a decrease in turnover rate and an increase in customer satisfaction. This not only led to cost savings in terms of recruiting and training new employees, but also resulted in increased revenue due to improved customer satisfaction.

Remote work can lead to cost savings for companies, particularly in terms of real estate and recruitment. A remote work consultant can work with a company to identify areas where cost savings can be made and implement strategies to achieve them.

Addressing Remote Work Challenges

Another client, a large insurance company, had to quickly transition to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This sudden transition brought about various challenges such as employees feeling isolated and disconnected from their colleagues.

My team and I worked with the company to address these challenges by implementing virtual team building activities, providing support for mental health and well-being, and offering training on how to maintain a healthy work-life balance while working remotely. The company saw a significant improvement in employee satisfaction and morale.

Remote work can bring about various challenges, particularly during times of sudden transition. A remote work consultant can work with a company to address these challenges and provide support for the well-being and satisfaction of remote employees.

Conclusion

In today’s fast-paced business environment, companies must be able to adapt to new and emerging trends. Remote work is one such trend that is here to stay and companies that want to remain competitive must be able to effectively implement and manage remote work policies. Hiring a remote work consultant can provide a company with the expertise and guidance needed to do just that. With a clear remote work policy, strategies to overcome cognitive biases, cost savings opportunities, improved communication and collaboration, and addressing remote work challenges, companies can achieve increased productivity, employee satisfaction, and cost savings. As a remote work consultant, my clients have seen firsthand the benefits that can be achieved through effective remote work management. Don’t wait, take the first step towards a more productive and cost-efficient remote workforce by hiring a remote work consultant today.

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Originally Published in Forbes on Jan 19, 2023

Bio: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky helps leaders use hybrid work to improve retention and productivity while cutting costs. He serves as the CEO of the boutique future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts, which helps organizations adopt a hybrid-first culture, instead of incrementally improving on the traditional office-centric culture. A best-selling author of 7 books, he is especially well-known for his global best-sellers Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters (Career Press, 2019) and The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships (New Harbinger, 2020). His newest book is Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage (Intentional Insights, 2021). His writing was translated into Chinese, Korean, German, Russian, Polish, Spanish, French, and other languages. His cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 650 articles and 550 interviews in prominent venues. They include Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Inc. Magazine, Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, and elsewhere. His expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, and speaking and training for mid-size and large organizations ranging from Aflac to Xerox. It also comes from his research background as a behavioral scientist. After spending 8 years getting a PhD and lecturing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he served for 7 years as a professor at the Ohio State University’s Decision Sciences Collaborative and History Department. A proud Ukrainian American, Dr. Gleb lives in Columbus, Ohio (Go Bucks!). In his free time, he makes sure to spend abundant quality time with his wife to avoid his personal life turning into a disaster. Contact him at Gleb[at]DisasterAvoidanceExperts[dot]com, follow him on LinkedIn @dr-gleb-tsipursky, Twitter @gleb_tsipursky, Instagram @dr_gleb_tsipursky, Facebook @DrGlebTsipursky, Medium @dr_gleb_tsipursky, YouTube, and RSS, and get a free copy of the Assessment on Dangerous Judgment Errors in the Workplace by signing up for the free Wise Decision Maker Course at https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/newsletter/

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About Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases, which devastate bottom lines and bring down high-flying careers. His expertise and passion is developing the most effective and profitable decision-making strategies, based on pragmatic business experience and cutting-edge behavioral economics and cognitive neuroscience, to empower leaders to avoid business disasters and maximize their bottom lines. You can learn more here https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/glebtsipursky/ The bestselling author of several books, Dr. Tsipursky is best known for his national bestseller on avoiding disasters and achieving success in business and other life areas, The Truth Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide. His next book, Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters, is forthcoming with Career Press in November 2019. It’s the first book to focus on cognitive biases in business leadership and reveal how leaders can overcome these dangerous judgment errors effectively. After that he’s publishing The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships with New Harbinger in April 2020, the first book to focus on cognitive biases in professional and personal relationships and illustrate how we can defeat these dangerous judgment errors in our relationships. See more information here https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/author-page/ Dr. Tsipursky’s cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 400 articles he published and over 350 interviews he gave to popular venues that include Fast Company, CBS News, Time, Scientific American, Psychology Today, The Conversation, Business Insider, Government Executive, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Inc. Magazine, and many others, as you can see here https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/media/ Dr. Tsipursky's expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting, coaching, speaking, and training for businesses and nonprofits. He serves as the CEO of the boutique consulting, coaching, and training firm Disaster Avoidance Experts, which uses a proprietary methodology based on groundbreaking research to help leaders and organizations maximize their bottom lines by addressing potential threats, seizing unexpected opportunities, and resolving persistent personnel problems. His clients include Aflac, Balance Employment Assistance Provider, Edison Welding Institute, Fifth Third Bank, Honda, IBM, International Coaches Federation, Ohio Hospitals Association, National Association of Women Business Owners, Sentinel Real Estate, The Society for Human Resource Management, RealManage, The Columbus Foundation, Vistage, Wells Fargo, the World Wildlife Fund, and over a hundred others who achieve outstanding client results. You can learn more about that here: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/about Dr. Tsipursky also has a strong research and teaching background in behavioral economics and cognitive neuroscience with over 15 years in academia, including 7 years as a professor at the Ohio State University and before that a Fellow at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His dozens of peer-reviewed academic publications include journals such as Behavior and Social Issues, Journal of Social and Political Psychology, and International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy. His civic service includes over 4 years as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Intentional Insights, an educational nonprofit advocating for research-based decision-making in all life areas. He also co-founded the Pro-Truth Pledge, a civic project to promote truthfulness and integrity for individual professionals and leaders in the same way that the Better Business Bureau serves as a commitment for businesses. He serves on the Advisory Board of Canonical Debate Lab and Planet Purpose, and is on the Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed journal Behavior and Social Issues. A highly in-demand international speaker, Dr. Tsipursky has over two decades of professional speaking experience across North America, Europe, and Australia. He gets top marks from audiences for his highly facilitative, interactive, and humor-filled speaking style and the way he thoroughly customizes speeches for diverse audiences. Meeting planners describe Dr. Tsipursky as "very relatable," as "a snap to work with," and as someone who "does everything that you would want a speaker to do." Drawing on best practices in adult learning, his programs address the wide spectrum of diverse learning styles, as attested by enthusiastic client testimonials and references. He regularly shares the stage with prominent leaders, for example recently speaking on a roundtable panel with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Elhadj As Sy, Chancellor of Austria Brigitte Bierlein, CEO of Penguin Random House Markus Dohle, and billionaire philanthropist and Chair of the Bertelsmann Management Company Liz Mohn. You can learn more about his speaking and see videos here: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/speaking/ Dr. Tsipursky earned his PhD in the History of Behavioral Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011, his M.A. at Harvard University in 2004, and his B.A. at New York University in 2002. He lives in and travels from Columbus, OH. In his free time, he enjoys tennis, hiking, and playing with his two cats, and most importantly, he makes sure to spend abundant quality time with his wife to avoid disasters in his personal life. Learn more about him at https://DisasterAvoidanceExperts.com/GlebTsipursky, contact him at Gleb[at]DisasterAvoidanceExperts[dot]com, follow him on Instagram @dr_gleb_tsipursky and Twitter @gleb_tsipursky. Most importantly, help yourself avoid disasters and maximize success, and get a free copy of the “Assessment on Dangerous Judgment Errors in the Workplace,” by signing up for his free Wise Decision Maker Course at https:// DisasterAvoidanceExperts.com/Subscribe You can read more about the author here.

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