{"id":13476,"date":"2020-08-28T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=13476"},"modified":"2022-04-11T15:17:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:17:11","slug":"6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Boost Remote Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/remote-collaboration-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"remote collaboration hero\" class=\"wp-image-14552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/remote-collaboration-cropped.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/remote-collaboration-cropped-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/remote-collaboration-cropped-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you manage a team separated by&nbsp;time zones, cultures,&nbsp;work methods,&nbsp;and personalities?&nbsp;Even professionally trained project managers struggle&nbsp;to foster&nbsp;remote collaboration. Technology is one answer \u2013&nbsp;such as&nbsp;instant messaging, video conferencing,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/gantt-chart\/gantt-chart-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online planning and scheduling charts<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 but project managers must&nbsp;reinforce&nbsp;these digital tools&nbsp;with a&nbsp;shared purpose&nbsp;and&nbsp;good management&nbsp;practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project managers&nbsp;who&nbsp;learn to&nbsp;adapt&nbsp;their leadership and&nbsp;organizational&nbsp;skills across&nbsp;these&nbsp;different&nbsp;communication&nbsp;mediums&nbsp;will be more likely to lead strong, productive teams.&nbsp;This article presents six tips for&nbsp;helping&nbsp;virtual teams&nbsp;collaborate smoothly to get work done, starting with&nbsp;what and why.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#What_is_remote_collaboration\" >What is remote collaboration?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#Why_is_remote_collaboration_important\" >Why is remote collaboration important?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#1_Communicate_Clearly_and_Often\" >1. Communicate&nbsp;Clearly&nbsp;and Often&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#2_Set_Communication_Boundaries_and_Norms\" >2. Set&nbsp;Communication&nbsp;Boundaries and&nbsp;Norms&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#3_Encourage_Equal_Participation_Across_Collaboration_Channels\" >3. Encourage&nbsp;Equal&nbsp;Participation&nbsp;Across&nbsp;Collaboration&nbsp;Channels&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#4_Make_Time_for_Team_Building\" >4. Make&nbsp;Time for&nbsp;Team&nbsp;Building&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#5_Celebrate_Successes\" >5. Celebrate Successes&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#6_Share_Files_and_Data\" >6. Share&nbsp;Files and&nbsp;Data&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/6-ways-to-boost-remote-collaboration\/#Bridge_the_Distance_and_Get_Work_Done_as_a_Team\" >Bridge the Distance&nbsp;and Get Work Done as a Team&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-remote-collaboration\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_remote_collaboration\"><\/span>What is remote collaboration?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remote collaboration&nbsp;is working together effectively with colleagues, customers, and partners&nbsp;across distances&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;whether they are&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;room&nbsp;or&nbsp;on the other side of the&nbsp;globe.&nbsp;The growth in virtual teams over the past several years coincides with advances in technology&nbsp;and rising complexity in creating digitally connected products, services, and customer experiences.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of the events of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations found themselves faced with the&nbsp;necessity for remote collaboration among employees. It\u2019s an advantage&nbsp;if&nbsp;organizations&nbsp;can&nbsp;bring&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;groups&nbsp;of&nbsp;talented&nbsp;people&nbsp;together no matter where they live&nbsp;to&nbsp;collaborate,&nbsp;innovate,&nbsp;and tackle complicated challenges&nbsp;online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-remote-collaboration-important\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_remote_collaboration_important\"><\/span>Why is remote collaboration important?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond&nbsp;achieving project goals,&nbsp;learning to better&nbsp;collaborate&nbsp;remotely is essential&nbsp;because it is becoming normalized.&nbsp;Many employees who recently&nbsp;tried&nbsp;remote work&nbsp;for&nbsp;the first time prefer it to being in an office. A&nbsp;July&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020-07-14-gartner-survey-reveals-82-percent-of-company-leaders-plan-to-allow-employees-to-work-remotely-some-of-the-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gartner<\/a>&nbsp;survey found that 82 percent of company leaders will allow employees to continue working remotely at least part of the time,&nbsp;and almost half said that their employees may continue full-time remote work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes&nbsp;it&nbsp;vital&nbsp;to create an outstanding, consistent&nbsp;experience.&nbsp;Those working from home or other locations should no longer be perceived&nbsp;and treated&nbsp;as outliers, even&nbsp;if the majority of their colleagues are in&nbsp;an&nbsp;office.&nbsp;Looking forward,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/organization\/our-insights\/reimagining-the-office-and-work-life-after-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McKinsey<\/a>&nbsp;advises&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;to&nbsp;erase the lines&nbsp;of demarcation that normally exist between&nbsp;them:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTo maintain productivity, collaboration, and learning and to preserve the corporate culture, the boundaries between being physically in the office and out of the office must&nbsp;collapse. In-office videoconferencing can no longer involve a group of people staring at one another around a table while others watch from a screen on the side, thus unable to participate effectively.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><cite>McKinsey &amp; Company<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that organizations have\u00a0had a crash course in\u00a0remote collaboration\u00a0lately. Leaders have\u00a0made great strides\u00a0in\u00a0deploying\u00a0these\u00a0technologies.\u00a0A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/home.kpmg\/xx\/en\/home\/insights\/2020\/09\/kpmg-2020-ceo-outlook-covid-19-special-edition.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">KPMG CEO Outlook<\/a>\u00a0survey revealed that 77 percent plan to continue building on their current use of digital collaboration and communication tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, success requires more than technology.&nbsp;Here are&nbsp;the&nbsp;six&nbsp;tips&nbsp;to&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;across distances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-communicate-clearly-and-often\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Communicate_Clearly_and_Often\"><\/span>1. Communicate&nbsp;Clearly&nbsp;and Often&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good communication is vital to effective&nbsp;virtual teams. Each person&nbsp;must&nbsp;have a firm grasp of priorities, deadlines,&nbsp;expectations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;at all times.&nbsp;In addition,&nbsp;coordinating work is simpler when&nbsp;project managers and team members alike&nbsp;can see&nbsp;who is working on what and when.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project managers should&nbsp;also&nbsp;check in&nbsp;with&nbsp;each&nbsp;individual frequently, across different communication channels.&nbsp;Beyond work-related matters, the purpose is to ensure remote employees are feeling engaged and empowered.&nbsp;This helps&nbsp;build&nbsp;a rapport and maintain&nbsp;an employee\u2019s&nbsp;connection to what is happening within&nbsp;the company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along these lines, another&nbsp;tip for&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;remote&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;communicate&nbsp;how the team&nbsp;is contributing to the corporate strategy. This is often more motivating for&nbsp;employees&nbsp;who value intrinsic rewards over external ones.&nbsp;It also increases the probability that everyone is&nbsp;continually&nbsp;executing on strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-set-communication-boundaries-and-norms\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Set_Communication_Boundaries_and_Norms\"><\/span>2. Set&nbsp;Communication&nbsp;Boundaries and&nbsp;Norms&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the perks&nbsp;for virtual employees&nbsp;is the freedom&nbsp;to work in&nbsp;their own ways.&nbsp;Project managers&nbsp;should support this flexibility, suppressing the urge to micromanage or follow up too much on tasks. It can be useful to&nbsp;ask questions such as&nbsp;how team members prefer to communicate,&nbsp;what time of day each individual is most productive,&nbsp;and&nbsp;when each prefers to be offline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communicating these preferences&nbsp;to&nbsp;the team&nbsp;encourages&nbsp;respect&nbsp;of&nbsp;each person\u2019s boundaries and needs. This&nbsp;can&nbsp;increase morale&nbsp;and&nbsp;enable each&nbsp;group&nbsp;member&nbsp;to do his or her best work.&nbsp;It\u2019s important to factor time zones into these decisions as well, since overlapping work hours may be few and far between.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/gantt-chart\/gantt-chart-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">keep work on track<\/a>&nbsp;and streamline communication, project managers should establish norms for the overall team as well.&nbsp;Mandatory meetings&nbsp;could be one.&nbsp;Taking a page from agile methodology,&nbsp;a&nbsp;daily standup meeting of 15 minutes or less can be productive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other&nbsp;remote collaboration&nbsp;norms could include the&nbsp;standard&nbsp;use of some&nbsp;applications&nbsp;for consistent communication&nbsp;and times when everyone should&nbsp;be&nbsp;online.&nbsp;Project managers could also provide&nbsp;guidelines for how often to communicate, how quickly to respond to messages, and other interactions.&nbsp;Individual teams should also have the flexibility to choose their own norms and tools&nbsp;relevant to their areas of expertise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-encourage-equal-participation-across-collaboration-channels\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Encourage_Equal_Participation_Across_Collaboration_Channels\"><\/span>3. Encourage&nbsp;Equal&nbsp;Participation&nbsp;Across&nbsp;Collaboration&nbsp;Channels&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding team personalities and&nbsp;communication&nbsp;styles can help keep everyone engaged and involved. For example, some people enjoy seeing their colleagues on video&nbsp;with&nbsp;all the nonverbal cues, while others prefer written communications or&nbsp;one-on-one interactions.&nbsp;One&nbsp;mark of a good manager is knowing which communication channel to use&nbsp;in which situation&nbsp;and&nbsp;with what&nbsp;group of people or person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example,&nbsp;video conferencing is&nbsp;essential but&nbsp;can&nbsp;be challenging. It\u2019s difficult to hold a productive session when everyone tries to talk at once.&nbsp;Being more organized can&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;a valuable&nbsp;session where&nbsp;everyone has a chance to speak.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The host or moderator could publish a meeting agenda with blocks of time for each person to present. Another option is to have people who&nbsp;want&nbsp;to ask a question or make a comment raise their hand in a chat box. Then the&nbsp;moderator&nbsp;can&nbsp;recognize&nbsp;them&nbsp;at an appropriate time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managers should&nbsp;encourage&nbsp;remote collaboration&nbsp;from&nbsp;employees who are more introverted and less likely speak. Asking for their input can bring them into the conversation&nbsp;and&nbsp;make them&nbsp;feel more included&nbsp;\u2013 as will following up with them afterwards.&nbsp;This&nbsp;also&nbsp;applies to meetings where remote workers are on video and other employees are in an office together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-make-time-for-team-building\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Make_Time_for_Team_Building\"><\/span>4. Make&nbsp;Time for&nbsp;Team&nbsp;Building&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rigidity of these formal meetings makes it important to have&nbsp;more&nbsp;informal interactions. Virtual happy hours, online gaming,&nbsp;video&nbsp;meetings&nbsp;with&nbsp;pets, and more can help build camaraderie and trust.&nbsp;These events&nbsp;can&nbsp;provide&nbsp;the&nbsp;natural&nbsp;human contact that people may miss in an office setting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/zoom-meetings-help-marginalised-staff-feel-included-we-should-keep-having-them-even-after-offices-reopen-144097\" target=\"_blank\">group of professors<\/a>&nbsp;in the UK and New Zealand&nbsp;did a study about&nbsp;informal&nbsp;virtual gatherings&nbsp;during the pandemic and&nbsp;found additional benefits. For example,&nbsp;online&nbsp;networking events&nbsp;around the world&nbsp;enabled colleagues&nbsp;who never would have met in person to converse virtually.&nbsp;Co-workers&nbsp;who had met in the office only a few times got to know each other better&nbsp;and started ongoing correspondences.&nbsp;All of this&nbsp;opens&nbsp;the door to more collaborative opportunities&nbsp;in the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-celebrate-successes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Celebrate_Successes\"><\/span>5. Celebrate Successes&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Project managers should also use&nbsp;remote collaboration&nbsp;to recognize deserving employees.&nbsp;Isolated from their peers,&nbsp;remote workers can feel&nbsp;especially&nbsp;under-appreciated,&nbsp;stressed,&nbsp;and uncertain.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/smarterwithgartner\/9-tips-for-managing-remote-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gartner<\/a>&nbsp;asserts that disruptive times increase the need for employees to be acknowledged for&nbsp;their accomplishments&nbsp;by about 30 percent.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managers must make an effort to know what&nbsp;teams are&nbsp;working on and&nbsp;each&nbsp;individual\u2019s&nbsp;contributions. It can help to ask questions about recent successes,&nbsp;creative ideas, obstacles they have overcome, or colleagues who have assisted them. Small tokens of appreciation such as gift cards, an online toast, or some time off can go a long way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-share-files-and-data\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Share_Files_and_Data\"><\/span>6. Share&nbsp;Files and&nbsp;Data&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborating remotely&nbsp;is much easier when teams can&nbsp;share documents and data&nbsp;in one place. Ideally,&nbsp;everyone&nbsp;can&nbsp;securely&nbsp;access and edit&nbsp;all&nbsp;project documents. Any changes should be visible to the team immediately, with version control to see the latest documents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach&nbsp;prevents&nbsp;files&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;information from getting lost in spreadsheets, e-mails, and other siloed systems. Teams&nbsp;work together better when they have collective views into up-to-date project data&nbsp;and details.&nbsp;A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/gantt-chart\/gantt-chart-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visual depiction<\/a>&nbsp;of activities, milestones, dependencies, due dates, and&nbsp;roadblocks&nbsp;keeps&nbsp;projects on track.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bridge-the-distance-and-get-work-done-as-a-team\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bridge_the_Distance_and_Get_Work_Done_as_a_Team\"><\/span>Bridge the Distance&nbsp;and Get Work Done as a Team&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s challenging enough&nbsp;to manage a team that is located physically together.&nbsp;Cultivating&nbsp;remote collaboration&nbsp;adds layers of difficulty, including keeping everyone on the same digital page.&nbsp;To that end,&nbsp;a shared workspace such as a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/products\/projectplace\/\" target=\"_blank\">project management tool<\/a>&nbsp;or collaboration software can keep teams on track.&nbsp;These tips should help set the stage for high-quality, timely work delivery, no matter where in the world people are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you manage a team separated by&nbsp;time zones, cultures,&nbsp;work methods,&nbsp;and personalities?&nbsp;Even professionally trained project managers struggle&nbsp;to foster&nbsp;remote collaboration. Technology is one answer \u2013&nbsp;such as&nbsp;instant messaging, video conferencing,&nbsp;and&nbsp;online planning and scheduling charts&nbsp;\u2013 but project managers must&nbsp;reinforce&nbsp;these digital tools&nbsp;with a&nbsp;shared purpose&nbsp;and&nbsp;good management&nbsp;practices.&nbsp;&nbsp; Project managers&nbsp;who&nbsp;learn to&nbsp;adapt&nbsp;their leadership and&nbsp;organizational&nbsp;skills across&nbsp;these&nbsp;different&nbsp;communication&nbsp;mediums&nbsp;will be more likely to lead strong, productive teams.&nbsp;This&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":5,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[7808,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virtual-teams","category-work-collaboration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - 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