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1. DON’T FORGET YOUR SILENT HEROS

You won’t hear them on your online meetings and won’t see them in structures, but they are there. Identify your isolated employees. We’re talking about those valuable individuals in your organization that are isolated, hesitant to initiate meetings or take time on an official agenda. Sometimes they are the most valuable employees when it comes to getting things done. Through our Network Leadership Analysis, JOIN21 has documented how high-capacity individuals can get isolated, and their potential value sub-optimized. We find that this pattern is present in all organizations and in the age of remote work this negative pattern can be even more prevailing.

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2. STRENGTHEN YOUR INFORMAL CULTURE

Supplement formal meetings with open invitations for Q&A that build interconnectedness. Sometimes having an open meeting with a clear purpose, but without a strict agenda is extremely valuable. In a remote age, many meetings have become much more efficient. Now it's time to hold an inefficient meeting. Have a biweekly meeting with your team that just has a general question like: “How can we improve customer satisfaction in the remote age? or “What are the hidden talents of our organizations?”. These questions are at the heart of Network Leadership. Opening for Q&As like this will give a feeling of belonging and strengthening informal bonds across the organization.

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3. IDENTIFY YOUR BOTTLENECKS

Do you know the average answer time on emails, messages or communication in your organizations? Do you know where good ideas go to die? In a world where communications are more digital, immediate communications is more important than ever. Network analysis can identify when, who and where these bottlenecks are. Sometimes we are aware of where these bottlenecks are but getting a real network analysis can pinpoint these bottlenecks without subjective feelings getting in the way. A good place to start is asking the question of whether your colleagues are getting back to you with critical decisions and information fast enough. If you want real data, we’ve got the tool just for it.

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4. INSPIRE KNOWLEDGE FLOW

Using digital tools to keep in touch is a no brainer. Utilizing the full benefit and power of your tools is something else. Network Leadership has shown that informal learning in organizations is the key to efficiently spreading knowledge and implementing change. The watercooler moment can happen online as well, and one way to do it is to make micro-learning a norm. These refer to quick, specific how-to courses led by your “digital heroes” – tech-savvy individuals of your organization. Motivate them to teach others how to cooperate on a document, how to make groups efficient, how to make the most of a video call, or how to utilize x-y-z in Microsoft Teams. This will increase their sense of value, create new organizational bonds and strengthen your network, even long after the micro learning-meeting has occurred.

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