{"id":37800,"date":"2020-04-06T19:28:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T00:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualsp.com\/blog\/dont-be-afraid-to-over-communicate-when-your-organization-is-working-remotely\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:19:03","slug":"dont-be-afraid-to-over-communicate-when-your-organization-is-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visualsp.com\/blog\/dont-be-afraid-to-over-communicate-when-your-organization-is-working-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t be afraid to over communicate when your organization is working remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because actual face-to-face communication is completely absent from the remote work experience it is helpful to over communicate. Gwen Moran explores the need to over communicate in a story she wrote for Fortune and published on April 6, 2020 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2020\/04\/06\/remote-work-from-home-tips-tricks-advice-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>3 ways to manage conflict when<\/u> <u>you work remotely<\/u><\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re completely on board with Gwen when she notes the emotional factor remote work brings to the foreground:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c... <em>when you get a Slack message from your boss asking to set up a time to chat, the emotionless text leaves much to the imagination. \u201cAnd then you respond \u2018sure,\u2019 and they don\u2019t respond. All this stuff starts playing in your head,<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So how should remote work teams keep in mind the \u201cemotionless\u201d aspect of text on a computer screen? What buffers should they put up to ensure team morale remains high as possible? One option is to run a tips campaign within their web application. VisualSP\u2019s solution can be used to deliver pre-scheduled tips to anyone using the team\u2019s web application(s).<\/p>\n<p>Tips needn\u2019t be technical. They can be published to inspire the team to keep going during tough times like the present. Team leaders need to be sensitive to morale and do what it takes to keep morale as high as possible. VisualSP\u2019s editor can be used to automatically show tips at specific times. Don\u2019t be afraid to use this feature (Auto Show on Load) whenever an opportunity arises to build enthusiasm, or reinforce hope for a better outcome than the one represented today.<\/p>\n<p>Getting back to Gwen\u2019s example, if the leader of a remote team keeps the \u201cemotionless\u201d aspect of text on the computer screen in mind, then the leader might want to send an additional message, for example, \u201cit\u2019s no big deal\u201d or \u201cwe do need to talk\u201d. People like clarity. Either of these messages fills in the blank resulting from \u201cemotionless\u201d and helps the recipient prepare for the meeting to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because actual face-to-face communication is completely absent from the remote work experience it is helpful to over communicate. 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