Tracing back the Nationwide lockdown which we experienced back in march 2020 where all the economic activities came to stand Still, it pressed an urgent need to change the office work environment to work from home for the safety purposes of employees. This gave the team leaders handling various projects an extra added responsibility of handling unseen crises uniquely so that the work deadlines were met on time by completing projects.

The experienced team leaders knew how to manage a team but the ones who were newly given the roles had to face a transition in collaborating with teams working from home. In the beginning, people enjoyed work from home giving them flexibility & comfort to work from home and also give family time, as time passed there ended up situations where physical movement seemed much restricted leading to diversion of focus from work.

Here came the efforts of the Team leaders who were responsible for engaging the teams into productivity to get work outputs. 

Below mentioned are the pointers which the managers practiced 

• Virtual Coffee Breaks 

           Everyone needs a break from work, even if they’re working from home, and small talk over coffee can go a long way. Asking employees how their day, whether they are facing any work-related challenges etc might help.

• Show and Tell 

           During Covid - physical meets up did not take place so arranging a virtual meeting and  giving a platform for employees to show an interesting thing it can be anything, which would engage them into fun activities and discussions

• Introduce Online Multiplayer games.

           Small gaming sessions in between the work bring a fresh outlook towards work and brings energy to complete tasks. Games prove to be great mind boosters leading to creative solutions.

• Virtual fitness and Meditation  

           Health is wealth for everyone, having some activities related to fitness which may include some stretching, meditation in groups to create a calm working space.

• Freedom in Choosing schedules

           Employee empowerment and engagement go hand in hand, by essentially giving freedom to choose work schedules it builds a sense of trust and mutual respect,