By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. Technology has made training virtual employees a breeze. At least that’s the way it seems. You have eLearning, online workshops and seminars, and webinars. In addition to all that, here at the Remote Leadership Institute we also offer Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) where experts offer training live online
“Good help is hard to find” or is it? Scott Wintrip, staffing expert and author of High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant says that help is available, but your beliefs about hiring are preventing you from filling  jobs quickly and keeping them filled. If you are struggling to fill positions, Wintrip urges
When you run a project team, establishing deadlines can be one of the trickier aspects of the job, especially when you lead a remote or hybrid team. Stakeholders may be scattered across time zones. Some may work on a contract basis. Others may be part-timers. You may be leading people who don’t directly report to
By Jaimy Ford, business writer and long-time virtual leader and employee. Do you favor employees located in the same building as you? A study by Brigham Young University released last October suggests so. I am not going to go into all the details (you can purchase the full report here if you want them), but the researchers concluded that
By Kevin Eikenberry Do you react or respond to employees? There is a big difference between the two. When you react, you become defensive in reaction to something that is upsetting, surprising or frustrating. You don’t think and instead make your decision based on your emotions in the moment. When you respond, you are more thoughtful. You
Every day can present an opportunity to improve employees’ performance, and many of you are missing it. Not enough leaders, and especially new leaders, are discussing performance on a regular basis and, instead, are relying only on the annual performance review. That’s just not enough. In fact, 65% of employees want more feedback from their
This is a guest post from Dora Wang of TINYpulse. The majority of remote workers, unsurprisingly, do not receive their feedback in person. Instead, they receive it from communication technologies ranging from texting to Skype.  The vast majority of respondents—92%—are happy with the way their supervisor gives them feedback on their performance.What these responses
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Weiner, Director of Client Services at BOLD Worldwide, a fully-integrated advertising agency. Working remotely is the new norm. A recent survey of more than 15,000 adults revealed that 43 percent of employed Americans spent at least some time working remotely, a four percentage point increase since 2012. Those
You can put off having difficult conversations with employees about negative behavior and poor performance, but you can’t avoid those discussions forever. By delaying the inevitable, you risk the chance of escalating your dread into chronic anxiety. Perhaps you’re concerned about saying the wrong things and hurting someone’s feelings. You may be worrying yourself sick
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