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Telecommuting And Virtual Teams: How To Make It Work

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For some companies (like ours), remote employees and virtual teams are not just a luxury, they're a necessity and a fact of life. And it does take work to make them work well.

Here's a list of best practices to make virtual teams as effective as they can be.

1

Schedule regular meetings to keep the team connected.

Schedule regular meetings to keep the team connected.
2

Use Google Hangouts to get some face time.

Use Google Hangouts to get some face time.
3

Management must set clear goals and objectives.

Management must set clear goals and objectives.
4

Project collaborators need to discuss expectations for when to check in with each other

Project collaborators need to discuss expectations for when to check in with each other
5

Talk about the challenges of working remotely as a team.

Talk about the challenges of working remotely as a team.
6

Never miss an opportunity to get together in real life

Never miss an opportunity to get together in real life
7

Make time for chit chat - it's the glue that keeps people connected.

Make time for chit chat - it's the glue that keeps people connected.