What are some creative ways to build relationships with remote employees?

💡Pro Tip: Schedule different check-ins, including work-related catch-ups, personal development sessions, and virtual social events. The holistic approach strengthens professional bonds between peers while nurturing personal connections, making remote employees feel a stronger connection with the rest of the team. 🤝✨ Useful?👍

📣Creating a virtual space for remote employees to socialize is crucial for relationship building. It fosters camaraderie, relieves isolation, and strengthens the team. 💡Fun Tip: Establish diverse virtual channels like a "Netflix and Chill🎥" space or a "Sports⚽" channel where employees can bond over shared interests. This encourages connections beyond work-related discussions and enhances the sense of belonging in a remote team. Useful?👍

We have seen many companies use gamification to get employee engagement, and naturally build the collaboration of teams. 89% of respondents claimed that if a task is gamified, they feel eager to complete it. Plus, the activity will place them in a competitive mood and mindset. 90% of employees feel more productive when using gamification. 89% of employees would feel more engaged in the workplace if there were gamified activities. 96% of employees enjoy gaming elements in their tasks. I mean I am biased but the data doesn’t lie.

Team building virtually is essential to help bring your team together. Having the ability to get your team together is a great reward and an even better connection. Having games and activities helps with engagement.

Here are some Team Building Activity ideas: 🔶Virtual trivia or quiz. 🔶Online escape rooms. 🔶Collaborative hands-on charity project. 🔶Virtual Charades. 🔶Draw Battle. 💡Tip: Offer incentives or acknowledge contributors to encourage engagement, reward winners and select a different event host each week so everyone gets involved. 🎁 Useful?👍

Make group cards for special occasions and get everyone to sign them! There are great (free!) options to do this, like Lumhaa, GroupTogether, Kudoboard, and more :)

💎 Offer development sessions by senior team members to show investment in your employees' growth and foster their sense of belonging. 🗝 💡 Pro Tip: Organise a series of hyper-focused 15-minute sessions, addressing specific pain points and sharing real-world examples. Eg. How to use free online AI tools, or Breathing techniques for public speaking. 🗣 Useful?👍

Here are a couple of simple tips: Use Video Conferencing for Regular Check-ins: and encourage folks to be on camera. In person is better or course, but seeing people on camera and being able to listen to them and laugh with them, is a great way to feel connected. Encourage Team Building Activities: Foster a sense of team spirit by organizing regular virtual team building activities. We do a regular "holi-yay" meeting, to recognize people and to just have fun! Send Personalized Gifts: Sending personalized gifts to your online employees can be a great way to show your appreciation and build a personal connection. This can be something as simple as a handwritten note, a gift card, or a care package. What other tips/thoughts do you have?

A couple examples of online, team activities are candle making (and other crafts), baking together and quizzes. But it's important not to force these on people. Employees can offer their own suggestions, too. At the end of the day, making an effort to do something counts and shows that people care.