The social and emotional impact is not insignificant.
Our team has been working remotely since March 4. We are fortunate that we all transitioned to working from home without much disruption. Our IT infrastructure was already cloud-based, making the functional aspects of the transition seamless. And we have a highly functional team, made up of individuals who take pride in their work. They have proven their ability to maintain productivity and quality while working from remote locations.
However, as many teams have discovered during the past year, the more challenging aspects of working remotely have been the social and emotional isolation. The inadvertent connections, conversations and sharing of information (personal and professional) that happen naturally in the office, are harder to orchestrate when everyone is dispersed.
Here are a few of the things we’ve done to help navigate these remote pandemic times:
Below are a few additional tips for creating social connection and mitigating some of the challenges of remote working:
What are some of the ways you are maintaining engagement with your colleagues?
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