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Sunday, October 18, 2009

RBTL = read between the lines

XME, IMS 4 being L8, but I was stuck in TFX and couldn’t make it 2 the meeting n-time… This is not an excuse that you are likely to hear from someone that works from home – but it does resemble the way that you might get the message. Does NE1 ER know H2 translate this w/o having to RTFM? If not, then u could STW 4 “common web lingo”. Let me help translate… 
Excuse me, I am sorry for being late, but I was stuck in traffic and couldn’t make it to the meeting in time… Does anyone here know how to translate this without having to read the flipping manual? If not then you can search the web for “common web lingo”.

Have we become so pressed or impatient that we no longer have time to write out full words and sentences to communicate? Or has text and online lingo become so commonly used and understood that we are creating a new language? A lot of people that are used to working from home or communicating through text and chat probably didn’t need the translation because they are the ones that are most accustomed to communicating in this new-aged shorthand. While this is not a phenomenon that is unique to those that work remote, it is certainly more prevalent in that environment – and because of this, it is something that helps define the virtual culture. So how is this being cultivated and utilized in business to ensure the strength of relationships and communication? To some it may seem like NBD (no big deal), but the reality is that communication is the leading challenge for business (even with all of the different means that are available to send a message today) and the consequences for misunderstandings or poor communication can cost millions of dollars and jobs. Communication planning is something that is commonly overlooked in business because it often viewed as something that should be intuitive or obvious; however, that is certainly not the case. Certain things need to be communicated through appropriate channels, by the appropriate people, at the appropriate times… You wouldn’t tell an employee that they didn’t receive the promotion that they applied and interviewed for through a text message, voicemail, or a chat. And you probably wouldn’t want to tell an employee that they are fired by sending them a chat that read “URF!” This concept of how to communicate appropriately is even more important in a remote work environment because your face-to-face communication is not an option – which means that you need to adapt and adjust to effective alternative means of communication that might be not be familiar to your management teams, processes, or policies. Many companies overlook the importance or the impact of this aspect when trying to give remote work a chance; and it is the leading reason for failure for those that attempt and don’t succeed. The good news is that virtualwirks can help build or improve this for you, so for what it is worth, that is JM2C (just my 2 cents) for the week on a topic that we are passionate about at. 

–Tadd

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  1. Sable says:
    December 4, 2011 at 12:20 am

    What a neat article. I had no iknlnig.

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