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Meet your new Team and shown round The Office is one of the biggest parts to start a new task. But as it is, if everyone work from home?

Halfway through my video call with Nicole rouwen Horst for this article, something embarrassing happened.

"Um, I'm afraid that's the bell," I say apologetically. “Can You stay on the video call for a couple of minutes? To collect someone has arrived, My Daughter 's scooter. "

Nicole laughs, because it is exactly The Point , to make You try, before we were interrupted so rudely.

The 23-year-old joined a marketing company started in Manchester as a Social just as a lockdown. You had to learn about 40 new colleagues purely online.

she was afraid about the structure of personal relationships in this way. But it is actually in order, she says, just because the small incidents such as my scooter.

"In some ways, video calls are better than face-to-face encounters in The Office ," says Nicole . It may be easier to get to know people, in their natural Home Environment , You expect.

You enjoyed that random domestic interruptions Boobs, tabby cats, and small children.

“You'll find out, ‘Oh, You just have an Asos package, I like Asos too. 'It is easy to spark Conversations . "

Nicole also concerned about the psychological impact of isolation, because she lives in a one-room-apartment on their own.

Fun social activities with colleagues have kept up your spirits, she says.

With Facebook online platform, called Workplace, You play Team -games with names like #showusyourstation and #guess thelocation.

In the last few members of the part of the image show on display in your house, such as a photo from a vacation, And Then everyone has to guess where it is.

It's another good icebreaker, says Nicole .

It was the online treasure, the really Annelies Harte, 49, feel that they belonged.

it is a leisure-club-manager in a senior living facility, which just opened in the South of London. The residents moved into their properties in may.

it is part of a newly formed Team of 22 people. They had to meet, bond, and get everything ready, from a distance, because of the lockdown.

You and your colleagues have in the teams for The Treasure , remember Annelies. It is a PowerPoint presentation with puzzles that gave clues to obscure household items that You find to: things like garlic crushers, Shoe-horns, and egg-cups.

This Online Game was a great bonding exercise because it was interactive and reveals the personality of the people especially their competitive instincts, says Annelies.

the notes, Which was also great talking points. The younger colleagues, for example, were confused when asked to find a CD in your house.

"What are You talking about?", she said," recalls Annelies, laughing.

The Treasure exercise search was part of an online training program, that a greeting from the CEO, an overview of the company's policy and a guide to health and safety.

"at the beginning of each sees only on the screen and looks up and down - You feel that the distance - But then You realize You are All In the same boat", Annelies.

she warns that first loud people dominate, because video-telephony software to prioritize their votes. This is one reason she was grateful, they also moved into the online breakout rooms for smaller group events.

But overall, You will feel of your virtual induction went fine. "I've really bonded with people in a intense way than I normally would," she says.

Although Nicole and Annelies have both made positive experiences with a company from the distance, others can fight.

Rosie Evans is a behavioral scientist with the CoachHub advice. You advise companies about "onboarding" - bring a new starter in The Team during the lockout period.

"It says very confusing and scary for many people, especially if You don' T have the kind of personality that means You can arrange a meeting with your new colleagues," she said.

Normally, it is left to initiate new additions, which adds to the social relations in The Team , You . But in these difficult times, it is important for the employer to provide additional structure and support.

When Henry Moffett, 34, made his first appearance in front of the new colleagues on a Microsoft Team about the marketing pitch, he was surprised by the "palpable silence". He felt it was an ominous start.

He had with his previous company for seven years, so This Was a big change for him.

It was only later that his colleagues explained to him what had happened. She had thought he was a new customer, so they were nervous.

Henry worked for HeyHuman, marketing consulting, uses neuro to test scientific technology, the potential of advertising campaigns.

He began his new job on may 6. April. His company had sent him a laptop and all the kit he needed to work remotely, so he could Get Up and running immediately.

After his False Start on the embarrassing video call, a series of one-on-one calls with colleagues, before a General introduction to the entire Team .

“It was surreal, waving gormlessly at 50 persons from the sofa in my apartment," he recalls.

For a company with the use of technology for the analysis of human behavior, it is A Chance to turn the control back.

And Henry and the disadvantages of a life defined by video calls can see.

“do not use If You can on the nuances of [pick-up] in a physical meeting, it can be difficult to judge how things are going," he says. "Breaks during the traditional sessions are not uncommon, But on virtual meetings, it feels like You are in need of filling. "

You See her face constantly redirected back to You on your computer while You are talking, is also stressful, he says.

“It's surprisingly draining, because they are so hyper-aware of how You present yourself. "

But like The Others , he feels he was successful in the Integration into his new Team . He's simply learned to adapt to his behavior.

He takes the "mental breaks" during the work, by turning off the video camera for more informal discussions.

And, of course, he makes sure that he introduced always right at the beginning of the meetings.

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Source of news: bbc.com