According to Carol Cochran, VP of people and culture at jobs platform FlexJobs, managing flexible workers needn't be significantly more difficult than managing in-office workers. "While it does take a shift in managerial practices, the management practices that work well for flexible workers work well for all workers, so it's a benefit for the entire team whether people work flexibly or not," she tells ZDNet. "Start by discussing and setting agreed-upon goals with your remote employees. Measuring remote employee productivity involves thinking about issues such as quality of work, quantity of tasks completed, and ability to finish tasks in a timely manner."