Make it easier to connect with colleagues

Abstract

For many people, workplace flexibility began long before the pandemic, but it has increased significantly in the past few years. These days, normal working hours are whatever works best for you and your team. With flexible hours making it possible to work—or not work—at any hour of the day or night, it can be difficult to determine a good time to connect with colleagues. This uncertainty can make many people reluctant to pick up the phone to call a coworker. Since many people also use their personal cell phones for business, the person you want to connect with could be working at home or enjoying a day off at Disneyland. In addition, videoconferencing has become the default mode for spoken communication but often requires several emails or texts to arrive at a mutually convenient time and platform. So how can you make connecting with colleagues easier? Determine requirements. Consider the