Fellow cosonauts: my office is hiring someone to be on my team who will be joining us remotely. I strongly believe in the candidate, but this is a new experiment for me/us.
What advice do you have for me as team lead for on-ramping a remote teammate?
is there anyway the new team member can do a short f2f visit, if not before hire, then shortly thereafter? the university distance education programs i dealt all had a 'boot camp' that was super effective had turning us all into a group.
this was way back in pre-Zoom/videophone days, so it's probably less important today.
@northernbassist This is good -- there is a staff day coming up in a bit that we can cover travel costs for. I actually think that's a crucial piece, especially for the way our office is wired.
We can do remote, but there is a felt need, in my office especially, for in-person relationships.
@sumpnlikefaith you can have excellent relationships with people you have never met in person. You can have horrible relationships with people you have team get togethers with all time. @northernbassist