18 Expert Tips for Communicating with Hybrid and Remote Teams.

Many organizations have adopted hybrid and remote workplaces in recent years, and these new models present unique communication and collaboration challenges for many leaders. As leaders accustomed to traditional in-office environments navigate virtual meetings and digital workspaces, they must rethink their approach to team dynamics and daily interactions.

To overcome these challenges, it’s important to establish clear expectations, boundaries and norms to manage the way dispersed teams cooperate and communicate. Below, Statice Founder Kathy Shanley joins an expert panel to share tried-and-true tips and best practices to help maintain effective guidelines and standards for hybrid and remote team communication and collaboration.

One best practice is to build familiarity among the team. Why? Getting to know each other builds trust. Next, use this as a foundation for a conversation about how you will work together to get the work done. Discuss the way your team wants to communicate when things are going well and what agreements you will make with each other to address challenges such as making mistakes or missing deadlines. — Kathleen Shanley, Statice