Writing and Remote Work

The rise of remote work comes with new communication challenges that are especially difficult to deal with for technical experts.

I studied telecom engineering for three years, and not once did I receive training to improve my written communication skills. It’s terrifying to imagine that most of my fellow students were formed to assume managerial positions, and yet were unable to write a single email without poor grammar.

It appears obvious to me that great employees are great team players, meaning, capable of clearly communicating ideas, problems, and solutions, independently of the reader’s job position.

In a remote work environment, writing skills are not only a nice-to-have: they are vital to the company’s success. 

There is absolutely no way around text-based communication. You can organize online meetings, but you can’t expect everyone to show up without causing an organizational nightmare. 

Notes need to be taken, refined, and shared, and it takes a writer to translate ideas on paper efficiently.

Teams need clear goals, objectives, and tasks. Motivation through storytelling and key performance indicators. Real talk to help them overcome any problem that might arise, on a personal or professional level. How do leaders expect anyone to follow them when they can’t explain anything with clarity and compassion?