LEADING FROM HOME: Every guide a manager needs to lead their remote team to success

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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way companies operate, forcing business owners to manage teams remotely and accommodate schedules dismantled by crisis preparations.
If you're new to leading from home, these seasoned CEOs and executives have tips for keeping employees happy and healthy while working out of office and how to drive productivity amid fearful times.
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The novel coronavirus outbreak has forced people to stay home, incited fear, and hindered the economy. Not only do people need to adapt to flatten the curve of COVID-19's spread, but also companies must change workflows to stay operable during the pandemic.

Effective business leaders can inspire employees to be happy, healthy, and motivated while working from home during stressful times. Here are some of the key things that managers should do to ensure their workers stay safe and focused on the company mission, as well as advice for handling tricky situations, like layoffs or onboarding new staff.

Boost camaraderie: 3 steps every manager should take right now to help employees feel less lonely and isolated when working from home

Quell anxiety: Here's the exact action plan managers should use to calm coronavirus anxiety at the office, along with the emails you should be sending to staff

Make contingency plans: Here's the exact coronavirus contingency plan every leader should create to keep their teams from panicking and build trust in a time of crisis

Plan for emergencies: The McKinsey exec who designed the firm's coronavirus strategy reveals the 4-step emergency plan every company should have put in place by now to handle the pandemic

Use collaborate apps: 6 CEOs and executives who've been managing remote teams for years share the tools they use to keep their employees motivated and happy

Invest in the right software: The three kinds of software — and the corporate culture — you need to manage and run a remote company, according to a tech CEO who's been doing it since 2011

Lead with confidence: CEOs who've lead large remote teams for years reveal the best ways to manage employees when everyone's scattered across the globe

Bolster resiliency: The CIO of the largest private US company tells us how leaders can build teams to be resilient against external forces they can't control

Notify your team of health risks: The exact action plan leaders should follow if an employee contracts coronavirus, including the emails you should be sending to staff

Onboard new staff effectively: The best way to onboard a new employee virtually, according to 7 seasoned leaders who've managed remote teams for years

Create onboarding documentation: Read the onboarding guide GitLab uses to manage its fully remote 1,200-person staff and ensure new hires thrive from day one

Offer time off: The CEO of software giant Basecamp gave his employees a 4-day weekend to prepare themselves as schools and stores close across the US — here's the full letter he sent to staff