Why Remote Work Shouldn't Equate to Micromanagement—and Alternative Approaches

Why Remote Work Shouldn't Equate to Micromanagement—and Alternative Approaches

In March, a viral leaked email from a Wall Street Journal manager instructed newly remote employees to keep their superiors apprised if they're "taking a break, conducting an interview, in a meeting, or will otherwise be unavailable for a while."

This is the recipe for undermining remote work.

Managers might as well request updates every time an employee takes a biological break, has a chocolate bar, laces their shoes, sneezes, scratches their elbow, or tidies their desk. read more..