The Remote Work Assessment – Are you prepared for the REMOTE REVOLUTION? – Quiz

The Remote
Work Assessment

Are you prepared for the
REMOTE REVOLUTION?

Whether you are new or feel new to remote work, you’ve undoubtedly experienced the challenges and opportunities that come with distant collaboration.

The good news is that remote work has been around for decades. And there are tried and true methods for succeeding virtually. This evidenced-based 32-question assessment will help you appraise your strengths and, areas you’ll need to improve going forward. You should also consider inviting your remote teammates to take this assessment to help improve your collective endeavors.

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The Remote Work Assessment – Are you prepared for the REMOTE REVOLUTION? – Quiz

The Remote
Work Assessment

Are you prepared for the
REMOTE REVOLUTION?

  • 1
    Goals
  • 2
    Emotional Trust
  • 3
    Cognitive Trust
  • 4
    Productivity
  • 5
    Technical Skills
  • 6
    Agility
  • 7
    Inclusion
  • 8
    Team Leadership
  • 9
    Preparedness

Goals

1 - 9

I understand my remote team’s goals?

I believe in my remote team’s goals?

I think my remote team’s goals are achievable?

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Emotional Trust

2 - 9

I know my team would respond to my needs with care.

I know that my team cares about difficulties I may encounter at work.

I can freely share my feelings with my team.

I am emotionally invested in my relationship with my team.

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Cognitive Trust

3 - 9

My remote teammates approach their work with professionalism and dedication.

I believe that my teammates are competent based on their track record to date.

I can rely on my remote colleagues to NOT be careless with our collective work tasks.

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Productivity

4 - 9

My remote team delivers on the output that is expected of us.

My remote team neglects aspects of the job we are obligated to perform.

My remote team always performs essential duties.

My remote team operates as one unit.

My remote team cares about my personal well-being.

My remote team contributes to my professional growth.

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Technical Skills

5 - 9

My technical skills are sufficient to meet the demands of my current job.

My technical skills are adequate to collaborate well with my remote team.

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Agility

6 - 9

My remote team moves quickly to carry out our work.

My remote team moves easily to carry out our work.

My remote team learns fast.

My remote team is flexible.

My remote team responds to challenges efficiently.

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Inclusion

7 - 9

I feel a strong sense of belonging to my remote team.

I am happy to be part of my remote team.

I feel that I am a valued member of my remote team.

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Team Leadership

8 - 9

The leader of our team meets performance standards.

The leader of our team motivates us.

The leader of our team is a strong role model.

The leader of our team is effective.

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Preparedness

9 - 9

I feel prepared to excel as part of my remote team.

I feel confident in my ability to complete my tasks remotely.

I have the tools that I need to accomplish my remote work.

I know how to manage my work demands remotely.

My remote team is aligned on how to work together effectively.

My remote team is well prepared to succeed.

My remote team has figured out the best way to collaborate.

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Goals

Launch (and Re-Launch) sessions

Get your team together to put into place a clear group plan and vision. Hold periodic group meetings in the future to revisit and reassess your team’s vision.

Get Buy-in

Talk to your team about their reaction to the vision. Learn about their hesitations. Answer questions that they may have. Ask them how the team can achieve it. These conversations will help your team just as much as they help you.

2

Emotional Trust

Share yourself

Open up to your team members so that they know who and how you are. Sharing autobiographical insights will help you get closer to your team members, thereby cultivating emotional trust.

Show Concern

Strive to remain open to your teammates’ thoughts and concerns, regardless of the topic. If team members express any concerns, hear them out to understand the source of their worry and how you might be able to help. Your own generosity can be the spark needed for closer bonds with your team.

3

Cognitive Trust

Assume the best

Be prepared to confer trust to team members to fulfill a shared task. Look for the information you need to determine coworkers’ competence and give bounded trust as you accumulate evidence on whether you continue to confer trust or not.

Develop reflected knowledge

Facilitate the exchange of knowledge among virtual teams by encouraging daily virtual communication that’s not explicitly work-related.

4

Productivity

Coordinate on tasks and expertise

Teams that perform well often have a strong understanding of the special strengths and abilities unique to each member. To improve this understanding––and your team’s performance––take the time to communicate more clearly not only about what needs to be done, but also who will do what. If there is a task that seems particularly suited to your strengths, be open about this.

Work on Cohesion

For any team to work well, there needs to be a sense of cohesion and togetherness. Make sure you are operating as one unit. What will it take for your team to declare: We are one!

5

Technical Skills

Fill knowledge Gaps

Take advantage of learning programs and resources that you can use at work or outside of work. Make professional development a regular part of your job.

Understand digital tools

Identify team needs to communicate via text message, email, video conference, phone, and social media platforms and select digital tools that can fulfill those needs.

6

Agility

Champion regular conversations

Lead the charge in bringing your team together for updates on progress, concerns, and general thoughts. Constant and fluid interaction is the foundation of agile teamwork.

Seek stakeholder feedback

Actively reach out to your stakeholders to engage them in your team’s process. Solicit their feedback and keep them in the loop with your team as a whole.

7

Inclusion

Relaunch your team.

If you feel out of sync with your remote team, chances are that other members do too. Work to re-establish communication norms––they very well may have changed over time––align on short- and long-term goals, and focus on the unique skills that each member brings to the table. If you don’t have the role that easily allows for a relaunch, be sure to talk to those who can initiate the relaunch.

Talk about how to work together

Set norms that guide communication patterns for an inclusive, psychologically safe, and connected team.

8

Team Leadership

Solicit and act on feedback

Have the courage to actively seek feedback from your team––whether anonymously or one-on-one––and be open about how and what you will implement. It is essential that your team feels secure in providing you feedback. You never know what you may learn. You might learn about subtle issues relating to team dynamics and function that you as a leader may be able to address.

Create structure

Remote workers crave predictability. You can support this by providing clear, consistent, and direct communication about job description and responsibilities.

9

Preparedness

Establish team norms and roles

Work together to hash out the best norms for remote teamwork. Clarify roles within your team by explicitly discussing everyone’s sense of how they contribute to the team’s goals. This is an opportunity to map out potential synergies between certain members’ skillsets, and to connect specific skills to specific tasks.

Identify resources

Discuss information, budgetary resources, and networks that will help your team achieve its goals. Generating a detailed list isn’t necessary, but your team needs a general consensus on what it has and what it needs to succeed.

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