Stay Visible When You’re Working Remotely
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If you plan to work remotely full-time — or most of the time — how can you stay visible while the rest of your colleagues are in the office? Here are four ways to ensure that you’re viewed as an equally valued contributor:
Make sure you’re meeting or even exceeding deadlines. While the pandemic may have decreased stigma about working from home, some leaders who return to the office may revert back to old stereotypes about remote workers “goofing off.” So communicate early and often to create a perception of rock solid reliability.
Maintain social connections. You won’t be able to build relationships through informal hallway conversation or a spontaneous lunch break. Try inviting colleagues to one-on-one video chats or hosting a virtual networking event.
Make yourself physically visible. This means keeping your camera on whenever possible.
Ensure you’re easy to work with. Have explicit conversations with your colleagues about communication preferences. Do they find phone calls to be the most efficient way to connect? Or do they prefer email? Slack? Make sure you understand how — and when — they expect to be able to reach you.
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🇨🇳 在远程工作时保持可见
如果你打算全职工作，或者大部分时间都是远程工作，那么当你的同事都在办公室的时候，你怎么能让别人看到你呢？ 这里有四种方法可以确保你被认为是一个同等重要的贡献者：
- 确保你能在最后期限前完成甚至超过最后期限。虽然疫情可能减轻了人们对在家工作的耻辱感，但一些重返办公室的领导人可能会回到远程工作人员偷懒的老一套。因此，要尽早和经常沟通，营造一种坚如磐石的可靠性。
- 保持社会联系。你不可能通过非正式的走廊交谈或自发的午餐休息来建立关系。试着邀请同事进行一对一的视频聊天，或者举办一次虚拟的社交活动。
- 让自己有形可见。这意味着在任何可能的时候都要开机。
- 确保你很容易相处。和你的同事就沟通偏好进行明确的对话。他们觉得打电话是最有效的联系方式吗?还是更喜欢电子邮件?松弛吗?确保你了解他们希望在什么时候、怎样联系到你。
