If organizations invested any money in leadership development last year, it was to assist leaders who were suddenly thrust into remote leadership situations. While that make some sense given the unpredictable happenings of the year, the need to develop leaders in all parts of their roles didn’t magically disappear. Now, after months of reacting to

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When I was a kid, many kids spent hours talking on the phone. Now, kids the same age spend hours on their phones too. But more likely, they are texting rather than talking. When I first joined the workforce, I spent lots of time on the phone. Now, I have more communication options than ever,

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Book Clubs. Some people love them, and many have wanted to join one but never have. Lest you think that isn’t an option when we are supposed to stay home, enter the virtual book club. More specifically, The Long-Distance Teammate Virtual Book Club. Imagine being able to read a brand-new book, on a timely and

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Today our newest book comes out – The Long-Distance Teammate. When we were researching and writing this book, there was one key word that continued to stand out and be seen as a key measure of how to be successful as a remote teammate. That word was… Proactivity In the video below, I’m sharing 4

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No doubt, bad news has been the norm lately, and you may have already had to be be the bearer of it more than once. As a leader, especially a new leader, the last thing you want to do is deliver bad news to your employees, who may assume that you are somehow responsible for

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Have you ever had to lead when things were stressful? Have you ever felt stressed, yet still needed to lead effectively? If you have led for any length of time, and certainly if you led during 2020, you have experienced this! The fact is that leading in times of stress is a realty all leaders

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The title might be presumptuous, and I might be biased, but we believe for many people The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere may well be the book of the year. And now, it is finally available. Let me tell you why, if you are working remotely, the ideas in this book

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In this video, I’m talking about The Epidemic of Loneliness and what we can do about it. Before the pandemic, there was already an epidemic of loneliness. And while we know that the pandemic will eventually subside, the epidemic may not… In fact, loneliness is becoming a larger and more important issue as more and

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We ask questions everyday – they are a natural part of conversation. In part, because we are so familiar with the practice, we don’t often take time to consider the power of those questions or our skill in using them. As a leader and coach, they are one of the most useful tools we have

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A new year gets us thinking about our future, including our development as leaders. Thinking, though, isn’t enough. Yes, there are hundreds of choices for your leadership development in 2021. But why not start with proven programming from people who have been there and done that? While we aren’t yet gathering in training rooms, there

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