Shifting to a remote mindset - Increment: Remote

• In a remote setting, you have to critically think and plan ahead, and communicate a query with complete information and context.
• You can refer to previous solutions to the problem in order to save the time of others, who might try the same thing.
• While answering a query, you have to be well-researched, contextual, and thorough, even going to the extent of providing references and documentation to support the suggested solution.

Communication, especially the asynchronous, written variety, is the main pillar of remote working.

Communication tools like Slack are to be used smartly to be really effective, and not to be turned into dumping grounds of information that is hardly visible to all remote workers. When needed, one can use real-time communication to touch base with everyone, enabling connectedness and a sense of belonging, without being imposing.

• Not everything that was done in the office is effective or even advisable in a remote setting where everyone is at home juggling work and personal stuff.
• We need to understand the various subtleties and the many touchpoints of working closely with a remote team, and understand that it is not one-size-fits-all.
• We need to adapt and fine-tune our interactions to facilitate a thriving relationship with our peers and bosses.