16.06.2025

๐Ÿ”ฅThey're not lazy because they're working from home. They're just lazy.

๐Ÿ”ฅThey're not lazy because they'reโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ”ฅThey're not lazy because they're working from home.
They're just lazy.

I keep hearing this;

โ€œTheyโ€™re not engaged anymore.โ€

โ€œI canโ€™t see what theyโ€™re doing.โ€

โ€œRemote just isnโ€™t working for our team.โ€

But let me ask you this -

โ†ณ Were they actually performing in the office?
โ†ณ Or were they just visible?
โ†ณ Did you ever have systems in place to track performance, or were you relying on vibes and presenteeism?

Because remote working didnโ€™t break accountability.

It just exposed where there wasnโ€™t any to begin with.

If someone canโ€™t self-manage, thatโ€™s a capability issue.

If someone isnโ€™t clear on expectations, thatโ€™s a leadership issue.

And if youโ€™re still using proximity to measure performance -

Youโ€™re setting yourself up for legal and reputational risk.

And did you even begin to consider gender equity?

Women, especially, face more scrutiny when working remotely.

Theyโ€™re expected to be more โ€˜visibleโ€™, even if theyโ€™re delivering better results.

This hidden bias often results in unfair performance assessments and dampens progression opportunities.

This isnโ€™t about giving everyone flexibility.

Itโ€™s about setting standards that work regardless of location.

So, donโ€™t have a remote working problem....

You have an accountability problem.

Hereโ€™s what to do instead:

โžŠ Create output-based KPIs.
Define what good looks like, even if you canโ€™t see it happening.

โž‹ Document expectations for remote/hybrid working.
Yes, that means actual policies. Yes, they need to be gender- and disability-aware.

No, vibes donโ€™t count.

โžŒ Address capability and behaviour separately.
If someoneโ€™s not performing, remote work isnโ€™t the scapegoat.

Start tracking outcomes, not assumptions.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Whatโ€™s really behind your teamโ€™s performance dip - location, or leadership?

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ ๐—›๐—ถ, ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜.
๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ.
๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜… ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด.

๐— ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝโ€”๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

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