How can effective working relationships be developed across time zones, cultures and languages? Lonnie Pacelli, author, consultant, speaker, and publisher who is devoted to preparing project managers and building strong leaders, offers this advice: Take the first step in developing the relationship Take some time to get to know all virtual team members by initiating periodic
When it comes to leadership, few things are as important as your employees’ trust in you. Once you lose it, it’s very hard to earn it back. Follow these 10 tips to build your employees’ trust (or rebuild it once it’s lost): Align your words and actions. Follow through with your commitments and promises. Honor
If you run a project team, you always face the risk that a crisis will hit. That’s why it’s critical to consider that the worst case scenario could become a reality and to know what steps to take in the event it does. Wrike, creators of a work management and collaboration platform, put together this
To move quickly, pivot, overcome challenges and meet your goals, you need your employees to trust you. In fact, Amanda Setili, author of Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets, says it’s more important now than ever before. Why? Because without trust, you will never create the deep engagement
By Jaimy Ford When an employee transitions from working on-site to working virtually, it can feel a bit overwhelming for team leaders. After all, you essentially lose your ability to monitor the employee and ensure that he or she is working. How do you really know if that employee is starting work at 8:30 a.m.
Consider the following scenarios: Scenario 1: A manager always turns out the light and locks his door before leaving for the day, unless he slips out before 5 p.m. Then he leaves the light on and the door open, giving the appearance that he’s still somewhere in the workplace. Scenario 2: A manager and several
This is a guest post by Dr. Ashley Lesko, leader of Square Peg Solutions, a firm that specializes in leadership development. Have you ever been anywhere where you felt you just didn’t belong? On the flip side, since you’ve been a leader, have you ever worked with people who you thought just couldn’t figure it out?
Using the wrong word or phrase can make you look unprofessional, unintelligent or even incompetent. Make sure that you aren’t using words that hurt your career or advancement potential. Crystal Barnett, a senior human resource specialist with Insperity recommends steering clear of these words and phrases if you want to climb the ladder at work. “Honestly.” You should
Ambiguity brings down productivity, performance and morale on teams where employees are located in one spot. It can be a downright killer for virtual teams. That’s why you must take extra precaution to eradicate it before it causes confusion, misunderstandings, mistakes and rework. Francis Norman, director and principal consultant at Ulfire, an organization that specializes in
Most organizations still require managers to conduct annual evaluations. We recommend offering more frequent, timely feedback to improve and maintain performance. Still, if the annual review is one of your jobs requirements, you can’t avoid it. As a new leader, it can be pretty overwhelming, especially if you have to conduct several reviews all at
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