Maintaining And Building Team Bonds

One of the

problems new hires have been experiencing during this period is building connections with their team and other employees.

According to Sayed, we are living in a time where social distancing is a must, but that shouldn’t stop us trying to keep in touch with friends, family and co-workers, whether through regular phone calls, or video. “Just like audio, video is but a tool, albeit one that lets us see and experience more besides just hearing voices on the other end.”

There is no going back to the status quo of fully in-person meetings, and video will continue to be the preferred way of communication for many, particularly for remote workers and distributed teams Kapur said.

But he cautioned that it was important for distributed teams and remote workers to feel connected and involved with the rest of the office as if they were physically there. “Putting a face to a voice can humanise interactions and can make a big difference in how connected a remote employee feels and video communications can help bridge that feeling of separation,” he added.

WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS A MUST, BUT THAT SHOULDN’T STOP US TRYING TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS. “JUST LIKE AUDIO, VIDEO IS BUT A TOOL, ALBEIT ONE THAT LETS US SEE AND EXPERIENCE MORE BESIDES JUST HEARING VOICES ON THE OTHER END.

RICKY KAPUR, Head of APAC at Zoom