The legendary speaker and author, Jim Rohn, famously said: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” The idea of who we are spending time with is an important concept to think about both as leaders and as humans. Do you know your answer or the answer of that
by Laura Neidig Quotes are like bubbles. Good remote leadership quotes quickly inspire, perhaps make us think a moment, and then the little spark of joy they give us quickly goes away. Which is why these little bursts of motivation are so popular. Their quick hit comes and goes and the encouragement they give, while similar to taking
By Wayne Turmel In a virtual class the other day, we got into a big discussion about how people know what we’re doing when we aren’t in the office, and how managers and co-workers are supposed to be mind readers. “If they’re supposed to be at work, and their status says they’re working, why don’t
By Wayne Turmel One of the most frustrating problems remote workers experience is not knowing who to turn to for information. This is made worse when we don’t actually have a working relationship with someone we and our team could or should be using as resource. Organization charts are handy items. They tell you who
By Wayne Turmel What can project teams and our VP of Sales learn from people who have long-distance romantic relationships? It turns out quite a bit. Research from Queens University in Canada, on people who have long-distance romantic relationships, offers some insight to how you can make a working relationship work. Here are some of
By Wayne Turmel Working and leading remotely can feel radically different from the way work’s always been done. It’s not, of course, but it sure feels like it. To be fair, there are some key skills that need to be developed if we’re going to make a smooth transition to leading from a distance. But
By Wayne Turmel We’re going to give you three pieces of business advice, and we want you to pick out the one that you probably haven’t heard lately, and probably ignore. Eat that frog first. Eat that elephant one bite at a time. Eat your lunch. (That’s it, no disgusting animals involved, just eat your
By Wayne Turmel The end of the calendar year is often the time both managers and employees dread: the annual performance review. We’re not going to go into all the ways people do them incorrectly, or why everyone hates them; you can do that on your own. Even when you are face-to-face and physically comfortable,
By Wayne Turmel When you or someone on your team work from home, little things can mean the difference between being productive, and slogging through a check list. Routine is surprisingly important, and a simple task is a great way to start. So here’s a question: Have you made your bed this morning? If you’re
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