No matter the size of your business, being a good leader will attract employees to work for you. Being a bad leader will either chase employees away or worse they will stay and become disgruntled. One sign of a good leader is a person who is present, available, and approachable.

What does it mean to present, available and approachable? To me it means checking in regularly with each employee asking how things are going. Actively listening to hear if there are struggles your employee is trying to tell you without complaining. Asking them how they plan to work through that struggle and if they need any help. Be sure they have the tools needed to do their job effectively and efficiently. Providing encouragement and direction on projects or if dealing with a difficult task. Sometimes it might just be keeping employees “in the loop” on what is going on. In a remote working setting this is even more important because people tend to feel isolated and disconnected.

Actively try to be present, available, and approachable for your staff. You cannot possibly be leading if your staff never see or hear from you. Yes, COVID rocked the working world when many people had to suddenly work from home, and it is difficult to be present, available, and approachable when you and your staff are in separate locations working remotely. However, for you to be successful in this new remote environment you will need to embrace this new way of work and find ways to be available for your staff. It may look different than what you are used to with the in-person office pop in but find new ways with technology to connect!