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Adjust Communication Expectations
- Normalize asynchronous communication. Make it clear that getting an immediate response from a coworker should be the exception, not the rule. Provide a maximum response time frame to keep projects moving forward.
- Have employees list their working hours (and time zones) on their Google Calendars.
- Embrace a “schedule, don’t send” policy. Once it’s clear when everyone is working, coach employees to schedule Slack messages or emails for the following morning instead of sending them when the recipient is “off the clock.”
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The Right to Disconnect
The right to disconnect is becoming more challenging to define as employees and employers alike struggle to determine what “working hours” should look like in today’s digital work landscape.
When remote work is the norm, the office is always within reach.
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Set Up A Knowledge Base
Eliminate the need for anyone to contact employees when they're outside their working hours by creating a system where information is accessible company-wide.
Use a formal knowledge base tool to centralize this content for your organization.
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Respect Vacation Time
A generous time-off policy isn’t just a nice thing to offer—it can also help avoid productivity slumps.
If you want your employees to return to work refreshed and inspired, you have to enable them to enjoy time away from work with no interruptions.
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Encourage A Healthy Work/Life Balance
- Employees need to know exactly what working remotely entails in order to determine whether it would be something they enjoy.
- Working hours. Is the company offering a flexible working schedule, standardized work hours, or something in-between? ...
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Asynchronous Communication
.. .is defined as working with tools that don’t demand an immediate response.
Remote work has its own set of challenges (like different time zones) and is filled with distractions. In order to keep productivity up within a working team while prov...
Asynchronous Vs Synchronous Communication
Asynchronous communication is when we send a message (such as emails) without expecting an immediate response. The recipient can take hours to answer it.
Synchronous (or real-time) communication is when you and the other person are engag...
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