Remote Relationships

More and more people are working with colleagues that they never see. In a recent study of U.S companies having more than 5000 employees, Brandman University surveyed 135 key managers about their use of virtual teams (http://www.brandman.edu/research/), finding that 40% of the companies already use them extensively and 56% expect their use to increase.

Instead of communicating face-to-face, these widely distributed employees are collaborating computer-to-computer, creating some predictable challenges. The following tips for making virtual teams work include suggestions from Susan Gerke, adjunct professor at Brandman and author of “Working Remotely”.

The advice for employees is followed by suggestions for their managers.

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Success at work depends on both results and relationships. The seven people listed below can increase your success or make your life easier, so developing and maintaining positive relationships with them is a good idea.

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Email – it’s fast, convenient, and often a preferred method of communication. However, it can also be a source of frustration. Many individuals receive hundreds of messages a day and spend a significant amount of time managing them. Here are a few things you can do to help ensure that your email communication is efficient and effective:

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The fact that email is quick, easy, and immediate makes it a great communication tool, but also a potential career-killer. Email presents numerous pitfalls for anyone who is careless, cantankerous, or impulsive. We therefore offer the following list of things you should never do with email.

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