Work is not family, but it is community.
Meetings on remote teams are hard.
We’re almost two years into the whole industry going fully remote, and I’ve been listening to people across the industry talk about how they’re feeling. I’ve heard two common complaints:
- I have way too many meetings and they don’t feel useful.
- I feel disconnected from my team.
It feels a little odd to hear people say they’re spending more time in meetings with their team, yet feeling less connected. Why isn’t the extra time improving team connection? What’s going wrong?
I’m increasingly convinced that many remote teams are having the wrong kind of meetings.