In March 2020, many employees and managers were sent to work from home without any planning or specific training related to how to be successful with remote work. This transition certainly would have benefited from some initial training related to …
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When everyone is working in the same place at the same time, not much extra thought has to go into planning the best time for meetings. However, with technology-supported collaboration and meeting through video conferencing, extra attention is necessary to …
Recently, we shared some tips for starting meetings off on a good note (see here and here). In this post, we share some ideas for concluding meetings so that everyone leaves with a clear understanding of the meeting and are …
Recently we shared a few ideas for kicking off team meetings in an effort to make meetings enjoyable from the start. Here, we expand on these ideas with even more examples.
In “Stories from the Workplace,” we share real challenges and solutions that you can apply to your own projects. In this article, we interview Robert Lyons, Proposal Manager, on 3 January 2022 Story background complex projects in remote teams, proposals, …
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Meetings are necessary for synchronous collaboration. However, employee feedback, reviews, and surveys often reveal that meetings are a painful part of work often resulting in dissatisfaction. Because meetings are necessary for bringing people together, it is critical to plan meetings …
Team building exercises, games, or social hours are often used to develop organizational culture and team trust. While this can be more difficult in an online or remote environment, there are lots of ways to socially connect when online. The …
As you plan a hybrid schedule that incorporates both working in the office and at a distance, take time to schedule the best kinds of things to accomplish in each setting. While your individual circumstances will vary, consider the following …
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Highly functioning remote teams make the most of their unique intercultures. You should too. Interculture— “An online space constructed by its members where all members are immigrants. Members must negotiate identities in the interculture so that the team can achieve …
Technology supported collaboration benefits from real-time synchronous interaction and communication. Fortunately, there are a number of collaboration technologies that support video conversations. The following list includes eight collaboration technology options that allow for real-time video conversations. Some of these tools …
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