The Virtual Training Team is a 100% remote company. We prefer to work remotely but there are some challenges that we have had to overcome to work effectively as a team. I have been working remotely for almost five years and like many of my colleagues, have never been to a VTT office. At VTT we have managed to develop a warm and caring culture where we both support each other and constantly strive to improve our offering.
As you may well know, there are unique challenges posed to those working in remote teams. In this article, I will outline the dangers of always being ‘on’ and share some tips on how to overcome these dangers.
The danger of Teams
In 2017, researchers at the University of Texas conducted a study on Working Memory Capacity and Fluid Intelligence in relation to smartphone location. What they found is staggering.
Fluid Intelligence is important to creatives as it involves being able to think and reason abstractly and solve problems.
Working Memory Capacity is the capacity to selectively maintain and manipulate goal information without getting distracted by irrelevant intervals over short intervals.
The researchers tested three locations: desk, pocket/bag, and other room. They found that the smartphone is the hub of the connected world and that this comes at a cost.
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