Establishing Virtual

Office Teamwork

Servcorp Virtual and Serviced Office

You have virtual employees and,

obviously, they are not working closely with

each other. So, how can a good professional and personal relationship be

established and sustained on a virtual

setting?

Unlike in a physical office, virtual employees do not have those short and informal, yet very

usual conversations with coworkers during breaks

or idle time.

The non-verbal cues which are indicators of colleagues’ mood and

existence are not available for them to

feel that they are indeed working with other

people.

The feeling of isolation is inevitable and it

hinders them to feel the team spirit, which

obstructs the effectivity of a virtual office.

They can’t see what their co-workers are

doing and responses are not as immediate as

usual. This is why trust issues are really

predictable in this setting.

Trust is one of the foundations of a

productive team in an office, so this should be worked on as a priority.

Here are some ways on how you can achieve

what looks like an impossible task of

getting and creating a strong virtual office

team:

Consider Setting a Virtual Coffee BreakThis is the time of the day that you could turn as your team’s happy hour between working schedules. Team members can chit chat via messaging applications, social media, or conference call to discuss personal and professional subjects.

Conduct Random Virtual Q&A

Post a quick round of questions about personal

and professional questions to encourage

them to express their thoughts and opinions on

certain things. This will help establish an open communication in the

team.

Let the Games BeginIf your team is up for it, why not try playing gaming applications that will help them unleash their competitive spirit that can be applied inside and outside the game. A number of online games can be played as a team and will encourage players to negotiate and work closely with each members of the team.

There are a lot of activities that can help you to instill team spirit even in a virtual office. Teamwork is essential

for offices both traditional and the

virtual ones. It must be established to ensure

productivity and unleash the full potentials of the

employees.