Comments on: 3 Ways to Create a Virtual Watercooler for Your Remote Team https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/ Award Winning Leadership Training Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:19:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Michelle OKeefe https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/#comment-8760 Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:41:07 +0000 https://letsgrowleaders.com/?p=53004#comment-8760 This sounds like a great start to sparking creativity within the virtual work environment. Your ideas got me thinking about what a great brainstorming activity it could be for a team to come up with ways to strengthen connection while remote. Posting photos of a workspace environment they are proud of, sending the team a quick 30-second short film to say hello, sharing personal goals/achievements, funny stories, etc. Lots of positives come to mind.

]]> By: Karin Hurt https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/#comment-8756 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:31:23 +0000 https://letsgrowleaders.com/?p=53004#comment-8756 In reply to Shelley Futch.

Shelley, I love the idea of a “break room” channel. We had one client who created various slack channels for different interests (e.g. healthy recipes, pets etc). People really seemed to resonate with that. Today I cycled 41 miles in preparation for my mountain race this Summer 😉

]]> By: Shelley Futch https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/#comment-8753 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:43:03 +0000 https://letsgrowleaders.com/?p=53004#comment-8753 It’s helpful to have a general “break room” channel – we use this to share stories, interesting links, or other diversions. I’m trying to get the team into a “Strava” posting habit (pictures, activity, maps and mileage), each time we work out to encourage each other as we achieve personal fitness goals. Both can help us invest in one-another as people.

]]> By: Miller https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/#comment-8751 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:13:47 +0000 https://letsgrowleaders.com/?p=53004#comment-8751 That physical place to exchange ideas and build connections with people is certainly missed for remote teams, but I love the creativity and original ideas that are coming up to replace that water cooler in a virtual world.

]]> By: David Dye https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/#comment-8486 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:56:52 +0000 https://letsgrowleaders.com/?p=53004#comment-8486 In reply to JSprague.

Thanks John! Great suggestion

]]> By: JSprague https://letsgrowleaders.com/2020/10/29/3-ways-to-create-a-virtual-watercooler-for-your-remote-team/#comment-8485 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:15:31 +0000 https://letsgrowleaders.com/?p=53004#comment-8485 Our team has found it helpful to have a virtual coffee break every now and then. It’s a great opportunity to not only brainstorm about projects/challenges we are facing at work but to also provide a certain level of dialogue about what is going on in people’s lives outside of work.

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