Profile of a Virtual Collaborator
Guided Insights has some <a href="http://www.guidedinsights.com/newsletter_detail.asp?PageID=9351">useful advice</a> on the characteristics that make for a successful virtual collaborator, and those that may cause problems for some remote workers. Virtual collaborators, for example, tend to be social butterflies in the office; have excellent organizational, time-management, listening and communication skills; show a willingness to use a variety of tech tools with ease; and have the ability to move ahead without a lot of direction or guidance, the article states.
Guided Insights has some useful advice on the characteristics that make for a successful virtual collaborator, and those that may cause problems for some remote workers. Virtual collaborators, for example, tend to be social butterflies in the office; have excellent organizational, time-management, listening and communication skills; show a willingness to use a variety of tech tools with ease; and have the ability to move ahead without a lot of direction or guidance, the article states.
While this is useful advice, many federal managers will not have the ability to be selective when it comes to offering out virtual work or telework arrangements. In that case, the key will be to try to cultivate these skills through training programs.
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