Caring for Virtual Teams
As the #organizations across the world are facing immense stress in figuring out the way forward in these testing times, sharing a couple of pointers to ensure we are not just "solving" for the problems, we are also equally hearing out each other, holding space for the people who are feeling low and co-operating effectively to see things through together. Here are some #pointers: 1) Start and end the calls with "connection" - As you start virtual video/audio calls, take a few minutes to talk about how each person is doing instead of directly jumping to the objective of the meeting. Continuous transactional conversations over audio/video calls can make people more stressful and tired. Make it more humane. Crack jokes. Make it realistic. And make everyone feel "connected". 2) It's ok to be vulnerable - As much as we need to be courageous to see this through, ensure to be vulnerable with your team. Talk about any concern/fear/angst you have. Allow other