With the Covid-19 pandemic ongoing, the move to an online workplace has become widespread and may well endure. But, as many organizations are learning, managing the flow of communication among remote teams is tricky.
Successful Remote Teams Communicate in Bursts
It frees up more time for deep work.
October 28, 2020
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Summary.
For remote teams, remote communication is both a challenge and a priority — and it will remain so long after the present pandemic has ended. The authors present new research that suggests remote communication is most effective when teams coordinate to communicate in rapid-fire bursts, followed by periods of uninterrupted “deep work time”; when they exchange a broad diversity of information; and when they align their schedules to communicate synchronously rather than asynchronously.
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