{"id":9572,"date":"2020-03-24T12:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/?p=9572"},"modified":"2026-10-08T13:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:07:07","slug":"keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/en\/keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping in touch \u2013 managing employees in the home office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The framework conditions of leadership are changing fundamentally. What you as manager should keep in mind when leading employees who are in the home office.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New rules for new framework conditions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The current situation is turning everyday life upside down &#8211; privately and professionally. And &#8216;suddenly&#8217; both are mixed up. The concern about a total dissolution of boundaries through digitalisation has been hotly debated so far. Now it is reality. The changeover to digital media must succeed quickly. Teams need orientation right now and many employees need support in coping with their everyday life. Often they have children and other family members to look after &#8216;on the side&#8217;. In short: new rules for working together are needed. What is lost when leading at a distance are personal meetings. Coordinating &#8216;for a moment&#8217; or exchanging information at the coffee machine is simply not possible at the moment. The spatial distance automatically reduces the frequency of contact. There is the risk that individual team members feel isolated or isolate themselves. And even if you have already used digital media intensively: Coordination and decision-making processes are still subject to the risk of misunderstandings and bad moods.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The most burning questions of managers when leading at a distance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Especially when managers are confronted with the challenge of &#8216;virtual leadership&#8217; more or less unprepared, they ask themselves the following questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What can I do to establish commitment?<\/li>\n<li>What options do I have to keep an eye on the performance \/ performance of my team members?<\/li>\n<li>How do I remain &#8216;visible&#8217; in my role as a leader?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An admittedly far too simple answer would be: keep everything that has gone well so far, just by using digital media. In our experience, successful cooperation at a distance requires much greater mutual trust. This includes letting go of tightly knit control mechanisms and the tendency towards micro-management.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Investing in sustainable relationships<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the current situation, what is more than ever worthwhile when writing e-mails and holding video conferences: to pay attention to the way of communication. What can be &#8216;ironed out&#8217; in personal contact can develop a completely different and undesirable dynamic in virtual leadership. Yes, e-mails are useful. But at the same time &#8211; and this is certainly not a new insight &#8211; they always contain fuel for misunderstandings and conflicts.<br \/>\nEspecially in the current highly unsettling situation, it helps everyone involved if managers focus on the meeting and feedback culture. That means very concretely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clearly delegate: what has to be done by when &#8211; collect intermediate results &#8211; if possible, define &#8216;key figures&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate regular meeting times: who transmits what via which channel and when.<\/li>\n<li>Introduce and adhere to rules for virtual meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to delve deeper into the topic, register for our webinar &#8220;Leading employees in the home office&#8221;. Or simply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/en\/kontakt\/\"><strong>give us a call<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nYou will find further topics for further training of executives in our\u00a0<strong>flow academy<\/strong>. As manager, think of yourself especially in such tough times. Get an idea of your strengths. Or take a short break in the current situation to realign your inner compass if necessary. We also offer you a variant for this via online video feedback.<\/p>\n<p>We at flow consulting are still available for you and are at your side with advice and support. Let us stay in touch!<\/p>\n<p>Gabriele M\u00f6llenkamp<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flow-webinar-leading-homeoffice_en.pdf\">webinar program: Leading employees in the home office<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flow-videofeedback-ppp_en.pdf\">online feedback: Utilizing your own potential<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>picture: flow consulting<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3217,3223,3220],"class_list":["post-9572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personnel","tag-coaching-en","tag-communication","tag-executive-development"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Keeping in touch \u2013 managing employees in the home office - flow consulting gmbh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Keeping in touch \u2013 managing employees in the home office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/en\/keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"flow consulting gmbh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-24T11:50:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-08T11:07:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.flow.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/flow-fu\u0308hren-homeoffice.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"767\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"431\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gabriele M\u00f6llenkamp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gabriele M\u00f6llenkamp\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/en\\\/keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/en\\\/keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gabriele M\u00f6llenkamp\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/89f2e66a078dd143fdc048ffccf48d2e\"},\"headline\":\"Keeping in touch \u2013 managing employees in the home office\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-24T11:50:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-08T11:07:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/en\\\/keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":875,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/en\\\/keeping-in-touch-managing-employees-in-the-home-office\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.flow.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/flow-fu\u0308hren-homeoffice.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Coaching\",\"Communication\",\"executive development\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Personnel &amp; 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