One of the most difficult parts of leading remotely is getting to know your team; yes, we need to know who they are and what they excel at, but today we’re specifically referring to knowing your team’s work style.

Some people love being the center of attention, while others enjoy wearing headphones in order to keep focused.

In this week’s video, Wayne Turmel, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute, discusses how you as a remote leader can become more aware of your remote team’s individual work styles, as well as tips on ways you can improve each employee’s success and productivity.

https://youtu.be/GIw0YLieH_Y?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0

There are a myriad of work style assessments; they’re a great way to understand HOW and WHY your remote team works. These tools aren’t going to answer all leadership answers, but they give managers a better picture of their employees’ specific work styles, which lessens tension and ultimately, increases your remote team’s productivity.

Interested in how work style assessments can help you better understand your team? Check out discpersonalitytesting.com, where you can find more resources and information on how the DISC assessment can help you in knowing your team’s work style more accurately.

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Wayne Turmel has been writing about how to develop communication and leadership skills for almost 26 years. He has taught and consulted at Fortune 500 companies and startups around the world. For the last 18 years, he’s focused on the growing need to communicate effectively in remote and virtual environments.

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