For the first time in over a thousand days of Squadify and forty episodes of the podcast, Dan and Pia are in the same room, and are joined by Dan’s wife Juliet, to discuss findings from a recent analysis on Squadify data.

Squadify works by asking team members to fill in a survey at the start and end of a particular period. Participants rate the importance of a series of conditions for team success, and then later return to record the presence of those conditions.

Key findings

• Teamwork is a more important condition for hybrid teams than it is for those that work face-to-face.
• Hybrid teams tend to be more task and transaction focused.
• Not being together is allowing us to become more easily distracted.
• Hybrid team communication can sometimes lead to fear of missing out.

What hybrid teams should focus on

• Creating psychological safety
• Using the right technology to enable better communication and avoid distraction
• Keeping communication clear, so that everyone shares the same understanding

Links

• Connect with Juliet on LinkedIn
• Marco Polo video chat app
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