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4 Steps to Resolve Conflicts Within Remote Teams

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  What was the earliest form of conflict you remember having? An argument with your friends? Or a disagreement with family for something you did?  In a constructive sense, conflict is not bad. It allows everyone to embrace different views and approaches to the same goal or mission. This type increases productivity.   In the case of a remote team, communication is hampered, conference calls are plenty, and everyone faces their own  Work-From-Home Issues .  The lack of face-to-face also means it becomes more difficult to  build trust with your team .  With multiple barriers, the potential for conflict is high, and can have a negative impact on a team’s productivity and morale.   A Harvard Business Review study of over 1100 employees found that remote workers felt severely alienated, and that this was primarily driven by the perceptions of feeling that their priorities were not valued, and that they were not being informed about changes.   ...
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Top 5 Apps for Group Calling

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  From the evolution of telecommunication and conferencing, we’ve seen mankind always seeking to find more ways to connect and collaborate. The humble telephone was the first stepping stone evolving to the Public Switched Telephone Network used even today.   Fast forward to today’s age of Internet and technology; we have a multitude of VoIP-based calling solutions in our smartphones. They allow us an immersive experience as we make group calls, and even the ability to call many as easily as calling one.     To this extent, VoIP has proved to be a very effective solution. The exponential usage of Internet, however, also means that we have seen at times like the present situation that having a functional high-speed network may not always be possible. Not everyone has access to high-speed internet, and even if so, the usage spikes in the network would mean at present that access can be degraded or interrupted.   To that extent,  voice calling proves better ...
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