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pivot! 🛋️ pivot! 🛋️ pivot! 🛋️
Hi there,
Pivot!
Maybe my least favorite word.
But pivoting effectively is a key strategy in remote communication & collaboration.
Today we’re going to explore when and how to pivot cross-functional communication methods.
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Remote Octopus recommends identifying when you need to pivot from written to verbal cross-functional communication in order to resolve sticky challenges and build authentic trusting relationships.
When we talk about pivoting communication methods, we mean switching from:
Written to verbal audio
Written to verbal & non-verbal video
Basically this is a fancy way of saying that we’re going to figure out when we need to switch from Slack messages to Zoom.
Wait, why would we need to pivot communication methods?