The Spectrum of Synchronousness
How to Shift Communication for More Effective Remote Work
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Consider this: what’s one of the most impactful skills that you can improve as an engineer? Is it your programming? Maybe it’s your debugging? I’d like to make the case that it’s your communication.
After all, software isn’t built in solitude. It is imagined, designed, and implemented by teams of people. Being a better communicator will make you a better programmer. You write code for other humans. The compiler lets the computer understand it.
Communication skills will make you a better colleague, leader, or manager. You’ll be better able to find consensus around your ideas, designs, and proposed architecture. Communication skills allow you to build rapport with your colleagues so you can develop your skills through constructive critique and feedback.
This has always been true, but it has never been truer in a remote world. Not only do you need strong communication skills that underpin your work, but you also need to be able to pick the…
