Remote Teams Enabler – Communication

In early March, I released the Remote Working Whitepaper. If you haven’t picked up a copy of it, be sure to download it here.

In the remote working whitepaper, I share 7 things that help remote work flourish. I call these the 7 Remote Enablers. They are:

• Communication
• Clarity
• Connection
• Culture
• Consistency
• Community
• Collaboration

 
Each one is a lever for individuals and teams to focus on and refine. Building these skills helps us

In this week’s blog post we are going to explore one of them – Communication.

Communication takes a variety of forms in the remote space – from live virtual calls, to one-way passages of info, Slack, to Team Stream comments. With such a variety of channels, it’s important that we ensure everyone is comfortable with these channels, and that there are shared agreements of how we use them, and what’s expected. It can also be useful to have agreements across the team in terms of the pace at which communication is expected.

Given that communication is only as strong as it’s weakest link consider inviting all team members to:

• Consider the best channel for the type of message they are sending.
• Consider highlighting the most important topics – this might be the top 3 bullet points, or soundbites.
• Consider HOW people prefer to be communicated with.
• Consider the Call to Action – What do you want people to do next?
• Consider the visual anchors which can underpin the conversation.

​What are the adjustments you want to make to your communication?
 
Enjoy the conversation!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton - Potentials Realized
Author of PlanDoTrack (2019), Coaching Business Builder (2018), Effective Virtual Conversations (2017) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013). Pick up a copy of any of her books at Amazon.

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