How to Avoid Burnout in a Remote Team BY ALISON GROVES Execution • Generations • High Performance Teams
Working remotely is a wonderful thing. It allows you to work in your best environment, giving your teammates and company the chance to have your best work. It also lets you call your own shots, leaving you more creative, happier, and healthier (hello no germs spreading around an office!).
But there is a tendency to work more while working remotely. When your home is your office, it’s hard to put separation between your work life and personal life. Though total control is great, not being able to pull yourself away from work can more easily lead to burnout.
When you’re part of a distributed team, what’s the best way to cope and balance the great aspects about remote working with the sometimes-not-so-great parts? We posed that question to 22 members of remote teams around the world. Here are their responses, with actionable ways to help you avoid getting burned out while working remotely. And even if you work in a traditional, on-site team, you’ll likely find tips here to help you keep balance in today’s mobile-first, always connected world. Click here for the full article.
