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Six Ways to Grow Social Connections on the Job
Be fast in answering
Whenever a colleague asks for your support or provides you with a solution to an issue, make sure you acknowledge his or her action with a simple ‘got it’ or ‘received’. The lack of reaction from your side might lead to your co-worker thinking that their help or need does not matter.
Showing consideration toward coworkers by acknowledging their communications promptly is a form of civility, which is important to workplace culture. And, as management researchers have documented, experiencing incivility can lead workers to be less productive and loyal to the company.
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Make Time To Connect
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Communication
- Set clear expectations and make an effort to be a good listener.
- Set clear boundaries. Establish a preferred time for communications so you feel respected and acknowledged.
- Get to know others. Remote workers often have purely transactional interactions. Listen to people and get to know them.
- Update people on what you’re working on and your availability.
Use Shared Experiences
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Creating specific Slack channels based on interests and book clubs where the company funds the books are the easiest ways to do this for remote workers.
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... get in the habit of pausing to ask, "Does this piece of writing achieve its purpose?" to avoid miscommunication and inefficiencies.
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Start with your goal
Why did you write this email, message or report? Everything you include in your piece of writing should support your core purpose.
Don't waste words on meandering ideas and extraneous information. And when reviewing what you've written, put yourself in the reader's shoes. Will they understand what you're trying to achieve?
Think about the recipient
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