Assume that people don’t know what you’re thinking. And you’ll find the more you communicate with others, the more they will reciprocate. Ask questions, tell the team what you’re doing, be responsive, and get over that you think you’re bugging them too much. The more you communicate, the shorter the physical distance between you appears.

Over-communicate

Constantly send screenshots and ideas. Give your team a glimpse into your head throughout the day so they can see your creative process. Share your unfinished work in progress. A single reply from a teammate can steer your entire project in a better direction. Get feedback on your work early on so you can evolve sooner.

Share Frequently and Get Feedback

Build trust in your team by constantly reminding them how dependable you are. You can do this by being the first one to respond in threads, providing your feedback, leading initiatives, and not just delivering your work on time, but delivering it early.

Build Trust

People have short term memories, so keep making clear the fact that you’re here and you have an opinion. Provide feedback on other people’s work and be convicted, without ego.

Share Your Opinion

It’s up to you to make sure your team knows how to work best with you.If they aren’t regularly sharing progress with you, bug them. Ask them questions every day. Make it known that your awareness matters a lot, and affects the outcome of the project.

Set Expectations

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Over-communicate It's always safe to assume people don't know what you're thinking. You'll find the more you communicate with others, the more they will reciprocate. If you don't tell them, they will simply just never have known. Ask them questions, tell them what you're doing, be responsive, and get over that you think you're bugging them too much. The more you communicate, the shorter the physical distance between you appears. One single five minute conversation over Messenger can equate to a two hour email thread.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #1: Please don't go out all night and avoid messaging them. It's just not going to end well.</blockquote>
Share Frequently and Get Feedback More Often Constantly send screenshots and ideas. People like this. Give them a glimpse into your head throughout the day so they can see your creative process. Make it known that you should share your unfinished work in progress. A single reply from a teammate can steer your entire project in a better direction. Get feedback on your work early on so you can evolve sooner.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #2: Surprise them with gifts. They might tell you they don't want anything, but trust me, they do. You'll thank me later.</blockquote>
Move Quickly Having a quicker turn around time constantly reminds people you're on top of the task and they have nothing to worry about. When people can't physically see something happening around them, they don't know whether it's getting done or not. Burn through the ideas quickly to show your progress, get feedback, then continue refining from there.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #3: When you're asked to please take out the garbage, that doesn't mean three hours from now when you're finally done saving the world on your Xbox.</blockquote>
Build Trust Being remote doesn't mean you can't build a strong rapport. Build trust in your team by constantly reminding them how dependable you are. You can do this by being the first one to respond in threads, providing your feedback, leading initiatives, and not just delivering your work on time, but delivering it early.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #4: Be dependable and follow through with your promises. You'll at least get an "A" for effort.</blockquote>
Openly Voicing Your Opinion Be the first to respond. People have short term memories, so keep hammering it in that you're here and you have an opinion. Provide feedback on other people's work and be convicted, without ego. Be understanding and find that balance in the difference of opinions without ending in a dreadful compromise.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #5: Show that you really do have a sensitive side.</blockquote>
Be a Leader One of the qualities a leader has is that you actively know what to do next, without being told to do so. You need to take the initiative to drive the team. Do things like having something exciting for everyone to see when they look at their phones as they wake up in the morning. Set their tone for the rest of the day.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #6: You know what they do and don't like, so just avoid the argument and do it before they even have to ask.</blockquote>
Set Expectations Although you need to take more responsibility on yourself, this is a two way street. It's up to you to make sure your team knows how to work best with you, as well. If they aren't regularly sharing progress with you, bug them. Ask them questions every day. Make it known that your awareness matters a lot, and affects the outcome of the project.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #7: When you say you're going to be home at 10:30 P.M., don't show up at 1 A.M. in a drunken stupor.</blockquote>
Get Physical Face Time In the end, working with people face-to-face is the most ideal experience. People will learn to appreciate it when you are there. Sometimes seeing people less makes the time that you do have together much more effective. Distance really can make the heart grow fonder. If you can't physically be present, have your closest teammate be the eyes on the ground for you so they can keep you informed of hearsay.
<blockquote>Unsolicited piece of relationship advice #8: The most important thing they want is to spend time with you. So put in the extra effort and put on a nice shirt.</blockquote>
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Over-communicate It's always safe to assume people don't know what you're thinking. You'll find the more you communicate with others, the more they will reciprocate. If you don't tell them, they will simply just never have known. Ask them questions, tell them what you're doing, be responsive, and get over that you think you're bugging them too much.

How to be Effective at Working Remotely

Over-communicate

Share Frequently and Get Feedback

Build Trust

Share Your Opinion

Set Expectations

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