A couple of weeks ago someone left me a comment asking me how an organization can create an engaging and positive corporate culture with remote team members. This is certainly a big challenge for a lot of companies around the world. First, we have to get real and understand that an employee in the office versus an employee working remotely is not the same thing. Obviously if you aren environment where you see and interact with people every day, where you can have conversations, to go employee events, and network; then you’re going to feel a bit more connected to the company and to the culture. For a remote employee there’s a little bit of a trade-off. You get the benefit of working remotely but you might not feel as connected to the company as you would like. Remote work isn’t for everyone, some people really need to be around others to feel like they are contributing and that they are a part of a team, and that’s ok. In fact, it’s one of the reasons why I’m such an advocate for workplace flexibility, that is, giving employees the choice of how, when, and where they want to work. Still, as a remote or virtual employee there’s no reason why you should feel like you’re on a little island somewhere away from everyone else. There are lots of interesting and creating things that organizations can do and I share a few of them in this latest episode of the #futurein5. But, I will say that the #1 thing that any organization can do around this is listen to employee feedback.

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