When people are aligned, good things happen. Clearly understanding the goals, strategies, and tactics critical for success keeps everyone engaged and on point with the things that matter. A team rowing in the same direction and toward the same island is said to be
In my experiences, there is no good substitute for the daily check-in being face to face. Not a formal meeting... but just giving anybody the opportunity to raise potential issues.
If you try to move that to email or slack, I've seen it corrode the kind of chemistry needed that people find necessary to voice their issues properly. Almost like people don't truly feel heard if the entire interaction stays in text.
In my experiences, there is no good substitute for the daily check-in being face to face. Not a formal meeting... but just giving anybody the opportunity to raise potential issues.
If you try to move that to email or slack, I've seen it corrode the kind of chemistry needed that people find necessary to voice their issues properly. Almost like people don't truly feel heard if the entire interaction stays in text.