Comments on: Why Isolation from People Matters http://www.balance-and-results.com/why-isolation-from-people-matters.html Effectiveness in Human Resources, Leadership and Personal Success Strategies Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Crisp http://www.balance-and-results.com/why-isolation-from-people-matters.html/comment-page-1#comment-282 Dave Crisp Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:56:41 +0000 http://www.balance-and-results.com/why-isolation-from-people-matters.html#comment-282 For sure virtual teams achieve connection differently and need to think about how to do it. It's the exchange of information and the small-talk or chit chat that often helps when not expected. Something is needed that facilitates informal communication upward to go with the formal, one-way, top down typical in GM-style organizations. When operating virtually it's more challenging to recreate the sort of brief, every day conversations you might over-hear or join that start in an elevator, washroom or hallway and come to involve others as you move along. Some highly dispersed organizations are using blogs, Twitter and other social media options, but I'm not sure anyone has found a great standard system. Any of these can be different work and not entail much, if any, face time, however... thankfully, though when you do get SOME face time, that can add. For sure virtual teams achieve connection differently and need to think about how to do it. It’s the exchange of information and the small-talk or chit chat that often helps when not expected.

Something is needed that facilitates informal communication upward to go with the formal, one-way, top down typical in GM-style organizations. When operating virtually it’s more challenging to recreate the sort of brief, every day conversations you might over-hear or join that start in an elevator, washroom or hallway and come to involve others as you move along.

Some highly dispersed organizations are using blogs, Twitter and other social media options, but I’m not sure anyone has found a great standard system. Any of these can be different work and not entail much, if any, face time, however… thankfully, though when you do get SOME face time, that can add.

]]> By: Craig Allen http://www.balance-and-results.com/why-isolation-from-people-matters.html/comment-page-1#comment-281 Craig Allen Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:25:40 +0000 http://www.balance-and-results.com/why-isolation-from-people-matters.html#comment-281 Hi Dave, Maybe this is an argument against telecommuting. Those who are physically remote from their colleagues (and superiors) are unable to offer their insights in these casual interactions or absorb the insights of others. I suppose they at least have electronic interaction with others - something that the GM execs probably didn't have. I hate to argue for the value of "face time" at the office. This would seem to be an argument for it, though. Craig Hi Dave,

Maybe this is an argument against telecommuting. Those who are physically remote from their colleagues (and superiors) are unable to offer their insights in these casual interactions or absorb the insights of others. I suppose they at least have electronic interaction with others – something that the GM execs probably didn’t have.

I hate to argue for the value of “face time” at the office. This would seem to be an argument for it, though.

Craig

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