The fundamentals of supervising people are the same, regardless of whether they share an office space or work in a different time zone and country. Successful supervision of people who aren’t physically in the same space requires extra diligence. You miss the rich body language broadcasting at 50,000 watts. You have fewer options for spontaneous hallway or lunch chats. People can’t see what you’re doing. Successful supervisors pay attention to building relationships.
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