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Remote Teams Got You Stressed? Here’s How To Communicate Your Way Out Of Conflict

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Video Killed the Miscommunication Star: Leverage Video Calls for Clarity Never underestimate the power of face-to-face communication — even in the virtual world. Video calls provide visual cues and help prevent miscommunication. The post Remote Teams Got You Stressed?

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Successful Remote Work Requires Investment Into Culture

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Bounteous acquired several companies with existing office cultures, which took time to integrate into their remote-first model. They mitigate proximity bias through practices like rotating meeting times to accommodate different time zones. With workers spread globally, documentation and written updates are vital.

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How To Combat Decision Fatigue When Choosing Collaboration Software

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The workforce continues to spread its wings further, with coworkers likely to be operating in various time zones more than ever before. All provide their fair share of offerings, from video chats to file sharing, but the abundance of options can often leave businesses feeling overwhelmed with choices.

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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

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A report in Science Daily shows that the stress caused by social exclusion or negative social experiences can activate brain circuits associated with physical pain. That was pretty revolutionary at the time, but it has worked out well. The first layer is the most critical and does not require significant cost or time investment.

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Major new report offers snapshot of hybrid and remote work debate in the US

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Due to the potential scheduling problems, 21 percent of employers require remote workers to work in the same time zone as the HQ. Only about one in five companies (19 percent) have expanded their collaboration and meeting spaces and one-third (36 percent) have upgraded their video meeting technology. Stress levels are up.

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Daan van Rossum – CEO at FlexOS | Flex Work: The Key to Career Freedom.

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They just don’t want to get on that damn train or freeway or whatever it happens to be for an hour each way with a whole bunch of smelly people they don’t know and worry about it being on time and the stress that goes along with that. Do you think that’s more of it or less of it? You had to show up early.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

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Frustration Level (0 – 1oo): 45 – UIDatePicker is still a nasty thing, not to mention that working with time in Objective C is a pain in the arse. You have to subclass Calendars, Time Zones and Time Components if you want to do some fine grained date comparisons. Incredibly stressful. Complicated.

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