To foster camaraderie in a remote team, prioritize regular check-ins for personal and work updates and organize virtual team-building activities for fun interactions. Clearly communicate shared goals and values, and recognize achievements to boost morale. Create collaborative spaces using communication tools to encourage engagement beyond work topics, and promote social interactions during meetings. Emphasize diversity and inclusion to value all team members, implement peer mentoring for support, and establish feedback mechanisms for continuous improvement. Finally, encourage wellness initiatives to reduce stress and create a supportive environment. Consistently applying these strategies can strengthen unity within the team.

We sometimes feel that we need to add " team-building" activities at this point. However, any camaraderie built during these activities will vanish when the team returns to their real work. For this, your first thinking should be that the team is not emotionally connected. Advocate for building bridges between teammates by plumbing the depths of their individual thinking and early experiences that shaped them. In your next meetings, have check-ins - even five minutes at the beginning of a meeting can foster connectedness. Create a virtual whiteboard with sections for Mad-Sad-Meh-OK-Happy-Excited! Have each person place their name on the whiteboard under their appropriate emotion, then talk about why they've placed it there.

I'd definitely suggest organising team-building activities where team members have a chance to get to know each other better in an informal setting. If the team is new or has new members, maybe even a team day, where talking about collaboration, team goals and also individual working preferences could be a good idea to create a solid basis to work together and create more trust.