Connecting in a Virtual World
By Kim Holloway, Vice Provost for Research development at Northeastern University and Bella DiFranzo, Senior Consultant, Research Enterprise Services at Attain Partners
As seen in NCURA Magazine
In a post-COVID world, many higher education institutions are hiring nationally or even internationally, allowing their teams to work fully remotely and in some instances, across time zones. While working remotely has brought institutions and employees many benefits including reduced commuting time, lower real estate costs and better work-life balance, it also brings unique challenges that compel us to find new ways to foster meaningful connections and ensure continued professional career development and enterprise growth of the research support workforce.
Read this article to learn tactics for connecting and engaging your virtual team members.
