🎒 Microlesson

🪞 Reflect

How do you make sure you stay top of mind when you work remotely in a distributed team? 

💡 Concept

This microlesson is a roundup of some of our favorite tiny actions—little efforts with big impacts—for making sure your efforts as a remote worker are recognized. Click on each link below for more detailed information and tips.

⚔️ Actively combat proximity bias. 

Proximity bias, or distance bias, is the tendency to favor the people and ideas that are closer to us in time and space. Left unchecked, proximity bias can harm morale and performance at work and even stifle careers. That’s why it’s so important to consistently implement practices that actively combat proximity bias. Learn more here. 

🎉 Make public recognition a habit. 

While both public and private recognition are valuable, the public form is especially helpful for members of remote or hybrid teams to ensure that their contributions are seen. And just like any other habit, you need to be intentional about what, where, when, and how you get this one started. Learn more here. 

📹 Turn your video camera on. 

Video offers a visual dimension that helps bridge the physical gap between team members, fostering a more personal and engaging interaction. If you’re feeling disconnected or like your participation and contributions are going unnoticed, look for more opportunities to present yourself on camera. Learn more here. 

🙌 Share your weekly accomplishments. 

By sharing weekly contributions in a distributed team, you strengthen team cohesion, increase trust, and demonstrate value to the organization. Learn more here.

🎬 Take Action

• Choose one of the four tiny actions listed in this microlesson and commit to trying it. 

• Complete your tiny action within one business day. 

• Reflect on the impact that small action had on your visibility on your team.

• Share your results with your team. 

🧠 Keep Learning

Learn more about keeping a higher profile while working remotely in our Growplaceless program on remote career development. 

✅ Check In

🎁 Learn with your team!

Refer our weekly microlessons to your team members to learn as a group! Just follow the instructions in the section below to get started.