Building and Leading High-Performing Remote Teams. What Role Does the Metaverse for Work Play?

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It takes two to tango when building and leading a high-performing remote team.

On the one hand, leaders hold responsibility for hiring the right people and motivating them while building a positive remote work culture based on trust. On the other end of the spectrum, we have remote or hybrid employees who must have the appropriate mindset to cultivate a winning culture and a strong desire to succeed.

The success of managing a productive and highly successful remote workforce is about fostering a positive team culture based on accountability, creativity, mutual trust, and collaboration. Nevertheless, pulling together these critical components in a remote environment could be challenging without the appropriate tools.

Transforming a remote workforce into a high-performance team takes nuanced measures, as leaders first must create an environment of a high sense of team connectedness. Here’s where the metaverse for work comes into play. Interested to know more?

6 Ways to Building Trust in Remote or Hybrid Teams for Managers and Employees

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Building trust is essential for everyone, whether you’re a remote employee, a member of a hybrid team, or a leader. High-trust company culture can lead to positive work outcomes, such as higher productivity, increased collaboration, less stress and burnout, and lower staff turnover.  But, trust is not there by default – the employees and the … Read more

Is Culture of Trust in Remote and Hybrid Teams Eroding? Implications for Organisations and Employees

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Trust is the backbone of every high-performing workplace, translating into happier employees, increased productivity, better-served customers, and a strong sense of camaraderie. However, as remote work becomes more prevalent in the post-Covid era, the issue of trust is rising, provoking tension in a triangle among leaders, in-house employees, and remote workers. Admittedly, 55% of managers … Read more

Is the Great Resignation Impacting the Return to the Office?

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Has your employer announced plans to return to the office, and you find that on-site work no longer appeals to you? Are you a company that has been hit hard by mass resignations? No matter who you are, you’ve likely heard of the Great Resignation – a new phenomenon associated with the high numbers of employees leaving … Read more

Is the Return to Office Not Working Out as You Had Imagined?

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In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting government-imposed lockdowns worldwide, organisations were forced to think outside the box to maintain operations and simply remain in business. Thousands of companies throughout the world have risen to the occasion, moving quickly to protect people and transition to a new way of working that even … Read more

Being a Remote-First Company. Implications for Both Businesses and Employees.

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With Covid restrictions coming to an end and employees unwillingly flocking back to physical offices, businesses are faced with a dilemma of whether to go remote-first or not. If you’ve also been debating whether your organisation should accommodate hybrid teams and allow for remote work, the moment to make a decision has now arrived. 16% of businesses worldwide are fully … Read more

Why Do We Need a No Commute Culture? The Permanency of Digital Office

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Just a few decades ago, many people thought of work as something to be done at a specific place. In recent years, however, environmental concerns, the Covid-19 pandemic, and global quarantines have made remote work a need rather than an option. Technology, especially cloud computing, also played an important role here. Being a key enabler … Read more

Virtual Offices, Parties, and Conferences. Is It a Brave New World or Bizarro?

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A few years ago, you would have screamed, “That’s bizarre!” at the idea of working in a virtual office or even attending a virtual party with your coworkers. However, the novel Coronavirus has brought a real explosion and a surge in demand for remote communication tools. With everybody quarantined at home, businesses rushed to source … Read more