For us our culture is a major part of our company success. As the COO I established a very strong plan about this when it started to become clear that work from home was going to be a real thing. Video chats went mandatory. We do a happy hour Team wide every Fri at 4:30. It is a great way to signal it is the end of the work week, socialize with your colleagues, and really unwind a bit from the stress of it all.
We also maintain all meetings and development ideas we were working on just remote. Every other Wednesday we do a learning lunch called Whiteboard Wednesday. We are maintaining it, just via video conference. I think the key is to encourage the social touches. Dont be a stickler for starting the meeting promptly (I used to be), but right now I encourage a few minutes of office chatter at the start of the meeting....
I also find from a leadership perspective constant communication about the situation is essential too.
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Ivan Weiss
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