{"id":19238,"date":"2017-09-13T13:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/?p=19238"},"modified":"2017-09-13T13:30:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:30:47","slug":"appreciation-remote-staff-virtual-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/blog\/appreciation-remote-staff-virtual-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Appreciation with Remote Staff and Virtual Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effectively communicating appreciation to remote staff and virtual teams is a challenge, but as the data we obtained demonstrates, it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">can<\/span> be done.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago we polled employees and managers who either work remotely or manage others who are in a different location.\u00a0 We found the following results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost all (98%) of the respondents said, &#8220;Yes&#8221;,\u00a0<em> it is possible to effectively communicate appreciation to colleagues who work remotely.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Additionally,\n<ul>\n<li><em>70% indicated that they personally have received a message of appreciation <\/em>from a colleague or supervisor within a remote working relationship.<\/li>\n<li><em>81% reported that they have communicated appreciation to a co-worker<\/em> who works in a remote location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Interestingly (to us, at least), there was very little difference in the rankings of how easy or difficult it is to communicate appreciation to remote colleagues in the various appreciation languages.With &#8220;1&#8221; representing the easiest language to communicate, to &#8220;5&#8221; being the most difficult, the following average rankings were obtained.\n<ul>\n<li>Words of Affirmation\u00a0\u00a0 3.3<\/li>\n<li>Quality Time \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 3.1<\/li>\n<li>Tangible Gifts \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 3.0<\/li>\n<li>Acts of Service\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.9<\/li>\n<li>Physical Touch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We did anticipate that Physical Touch would be ranked as the most difficult, with Words of Affirmation being the easiest to communicate over a long distance.\u00a0 (But given the closeness of the rankings, we wonder if respondents were confused on the direction of the rankings.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finally, we asked the participants to share <em>examples of receiving or communicating appreciation to remote colleagues<\/em> and also to give <em>suggestions for communicating appreciation over distance more effectively<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 What was interesting to note is that, while there were a few unique &#8220;twists&#8221;, largely the two lists were the same.\u00a0 The implication? Many supervisors and managers <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">are<\/span> currently using the actions desired.\u00a0 To see the full list of various actions reported and suggested, click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appreciationatwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Remote-Poll-Results-2017.pdf\">Remote Poll Results 2017<\/a> . But here are a few of my favorites:\n<ul>\n<li>Having \u201ccoffee\u201d via Skype to catch up on life outside of work.<\/li>\n<li>Emailing funny pictures based on recent conversations.<\/li>\n<li>Scheduling Skype calls to just \u201ccatch up\u201d on how things are going for them.<\/li>\n<li>Sending \u201ccelebration kits\u201d including some small gifts and food.<\/li>\n<li>Allowing a co-worker to call and \u201cvent\u201d and share their frustration.<\/li>\n<li>Bought me lunch and had it delivered to me.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChecking in\u201d to see how their day is going.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that issues discussed in the main office are shared with remote employees.<\/li>\n<li>Send a handwritten thank you note to the person\u2019s home address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>None of these actions, by themselves, are &#8220;magic&#8221;.\u00a0 But a little appreciation can go a long way to encourage a colleague, especially when it is in the language of appreciation they value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Effectively communicating appreciation to remote staff and virtual teams is a challenge, but as the data we obtained demonstrates, it can be done. 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