Working With Time Zone Challenges
Here are few rules for working across time
zones:
1. Set fair meeting times.
Working across time zones necessitates setting fair meeting times. You don’t want coworkers or employees getting up for a 5 a.m. meeting or staying up late to meet at 8 p.m. if it’s not in their
normal working hours. Consider everyone’s time zone when setting meeting times and try rotating times if needed. If it’s not possible to make meeting times fair for everyone, your best bet would be to rotate the start time so that the same people aren’t inconvenienced every time.
2. Use tools to figure out time zones.
Make it easy to figure out everyone’s time zones by a quick glance. Using Outlook or Google calendar to schedule meetings will typically automatically adjust the meeting time for each
participant. Try Every Time Zone to super quickly see what time it is where all your clients are located. Having tools in place will take the guesswork out of figuring out someone’s time zone, and can help you avoid reaching out to someone when they’re already off the clock or out for lunch.
3. Set one official time zone.
While you still want to be cognizant of others’ time zones, setting one official time zone for your company can help alleviate confusion. If each manager is setting meetings according to their
own personal time zone, that leaves everyone else scrambling to translate it to their own. Adopting an official time zone means everyone will set and communicate meetings or deadlines
with the same time zone, regardless of where they’re located. This can make it easier for employees to quickly know what the time difference is for their location.
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