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How To Create Meaningful Relationships in Remote Teams
You don’t need an office to have a great team culture!
A fulfilling job isn’t just about the benefits, pay, or the work itself. Working on a team means working with people, and the relationships you have with your teammates can make all the difference in a job being fulfilling or not. After 2020, remote and hybrid teams have become more normalized. There have been new questions as to what company culture actually means and if culture requires a physical space.
News flash: You don’t need to return to the office to build a great team culture!
I’m not here to bash on physical offices, even though a lot of the media likes to bash on remote work. Do what’s best for you, but as someone who has been working fully remote for the last four years — I can confidently say it’s what works best for me. I’ve been asked by friends, family members as well as other coworkers how I manage to prevent the feeling of isolation not just between my teammates but in my daily life. Honestly, I find myself feeling more connected working remote than the periods that I worked in an office.
That’s because fulfillment and social connectivity are built through mindfulness and effort. You have to know what works and what doesn’t work for yourself, and you have to practice…
