The short and cold days, limited social contacts and not knowing when life will go back to normal is a huge weight on everyone. Often it limits the motivation and the output. This needs to be remembered by managers, but it should not stop them from holding people accountable for their work.
Managers all around face the same question: How do I hold people accountable for their work, when I don’t actually see them working? Out of fear to treat the employees unfair, they shy away from performance reviews. It might be a noble thought, but can actually have the opposite effect.
In a workplace environment everyone wants to be held accountable- for their good and their bad work. If everyone is treated that way, a feeling of fairness is established and it will boost the progress.
To read more about the importance of accountability, check out this article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracybrower/2020/08/30/how-to-manage-the-work-when-you-cant-see-people-working-5-new-takes-on-accountability/?sh=56515bb42b4d
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