What leaders can learn from astronauts to build more connected remote teams

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• When it comes to remote working, there's a lot we can learn from unexpected places — even space travel.
• The ways in which space crews operate can teach leaders how to build more connected remote teams, say Noshir Contractor, a professor of management and organizations at Kellogg, and Leslie DeChurch, a professor at Northwestern's School of Communication.
• Communicate how all tasks — big and small — connect to the company's bigger picture, make up timelines to keep a steady pace and reinvigorate employees, and avoid micromanaging. 
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What happens to teamwork during extended periods of isolation and confinement?

While that sounds like a question tailored for much of today's housebound workforce, it's actually a research topic that professors Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch have studied in an entirely different context: space travel.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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