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This week, your host, Dan Neumann, is talking about a prominent topic: are the times of remote working about to end? Today, he is solo hosting this episode to assist you in navigating this new trend and successfully surviving these changes.

In this episode, Dan discusses hybrid work and the trend of returning to in-person work. He shares some strategies to help Teams thrive in this new work scenario. Things are changing rapidly in this evolving landscape, and several companies require their staff to return to the office; listen to this episode and get some valuable ideas on adapting and succeeding in this ever-changing world.

Key Takeaways

The pandemic brought the remote working environment as a solution to many problems.

• For many companies, remote working was not a choice; it was a matter of business survival.

• Some benefits of remote working are time and money savings, freedom, and flexibility. Also, companies can attract more talent remotely.

• The ability of companies to innovate was hindered by remote work.

Tips to work better in a hybrid environment:

• The benefits of a hybrid working environment are the flexible location to perform a job and the possibility of choosing which hours someone would decide to work. These aspects imply both synchronous and asynchronous communication.

• There can be a communication barrier between the in-work and remote workers; more spontaneity occurs in the office. Lacking non-verbal cues of remote communication can affect its effectiveness (video can help, but it is undoubtedly less accurate than in-person communication).

Remote work promotes more isolation, less communication outside of the direct work area, and fewer additions of new members to Teams.

• Being onsite increases the opportunity to connect more to people in general, including those not strictly in our areas of expertise.

There is a need to establish explicit Team norms (Make them visible!).

• When hybrid communication occurs in a Team, you must explicitly make room for the remote worker.

• What are your Team’s agreements regarding responding to messages?

Good calendar hygiene is a factor that enables good remote communication.

Communicating clearly how a decision will be made can be challenging in a hybrid working environment.

• Decisions are not made arbitrarily; ensure what will be decided and how.

• Use mirroring for collaborating with the Team.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Business Insider: “The remote work era may be coming to an end — if companies can afford to keep their offices open”

“How Remote Work Affects Our Communication and Collaboration”

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