{"id":2647,"date":"2022-10-29T10:18:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T03:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civi.uxper.co\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:08:51","slug":"remote-collaboration-best-practices-challenges-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/remote-collaboration-best-practices-challenges-and-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Collaboration: Best Practices, Challenges, and Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Collaboration is one of the most cited challenges of remote work, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be. Here are our best practices and tool recommendations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/civi.uxper.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slide-01.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In 2020 when the COVID pandemic locked down the world, billions of workers were thrown into a completely new way of working: remote collaboration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Exciting?&nbsp;We think so. But ask anyone who works remotely: it&#8217;s not all smooth sailing. Yes, it&#8217;s never been easier to&nbsp;find a remote job&nbsp;or&nbsp;attract remote employees, but for many employers and remote workers, this avant-garde way of collaborating and working remotely came with new and daunting&nbsp;challenges. Distributed teams work across time zones and need to take advantage of asynchronous collaboration and remote collaboration tools to maintain productivity,&nbsp;engage current employees, and to&nbsp;attract&nbsp;and&nbsp;onboard&nbsp;new ones.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"2597\" src=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-07.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-07.webp 640w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-07-600x750.webp 600w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-07-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"2596\" src=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-06.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-06.webp 640w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-06-600x750.webp 600w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-06-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"2574\" src=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-05.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-05.webp 640w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-05-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/wavezm.com\/zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/content-05-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Despite this, remote workers are valuing the&nbsp;benefits of remote work. Skyrocketing&nbsp;productivity&nbsp;and improved work-life balance have irreversibly changed how we work and how we&nbsp;<em>think<\/em>&nbsp;about work. Remote workers tend to be more productive, engaged, and happier and employers who&nbsp;hire remote teams&nbsp;can&nbsp;attract the best talent regardless of geography. Here are some numbers:&nbsp;97.6% of workers would like to work remotely forever after this pandemic is over and&nbsp;1 in 2 US employees&nbsp;won&#8217;t return to jobs that don&#8217;t offer&nbsp;remote work.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaboration is one of the most cited challenges of remote work, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be. Here are our best practices and tool recommendations. In 2020 when the COVID pandemic locked down the world, billions of workers were thrown into a completely new way of working: remote collaboration. Exciting?&nbsp;We think so. 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