[header] How to work with people overseas [title] Ensure that you and the remote worker are set up to achieve good lines of communication. [step] Consult your mutual manager to discuss some ideas on how to improve communication. The following are guidelines that managers with overseas employees often follow : [substeps] Keep common office hours. 
Email chains can take a lot longer than phone calls, so in order to ensure that you are able to talk to an overseas worker daily, adjust your office hours. Ask your manager if you can come in later and stay later.