By far the most common concern of senior leaders is developing a corporate culture that creates great work and engages both customers and employees. While those are critical characteristics, the secret to any successful culture is the answer to the question: how will work get done. In our book, The Long Distance Team, Designing Your
What does being the leader of a hybrid team have in common with canning fruits and vegetables? They both are excellent ways to preserve things for a long time. They also come with potential problems. Stick with me. Unseen dangers When I was a kid, my mother tried canning peaches and making her own pickles.
What is the best approach for learning new skills when you don’t work in the same place as your boss and colleagues? Should I rely on e-learning and asynchronous tools? As a leader, is it worth the expense of pulling people together for training events? Are lunch-and-learn webinars more cost effective than instructor-led training, or
One of the stressful parts of leading a team is sharing company news with your team. It’s never easy – especially if you have questions or concerns about the new direction or policy coming from “upstairs” yourself. You can feel caught between your people and the company. Still, you have a job to do. It can
No matter what you do for a living, there are days when you can run on autopilot, and days when you have to buckle down, focus, and work without distractions. The challenge when working remotely is that we have so many things clamoring for attention that it can be difficult to pay attention to what’s
On April 30, 1993 something happened that changed your life forever. The World Wide Web burst into existence. While the Internet technically existed, it wasn’t available to the average human being until all the rules we take for granted took place. It changed the way we work forever. Since that time coincides almost precisely with
Odds are you’ve daydreamed of either improving your company or team culture in some way. Maybe you even believe it needs a major overhaul. But does your company or team aspire to the same things you do? As we return to office and reorganize (is anyone out there NOT going through a major re-org?) now
If aliens landed in your front yard tomorrow and asked you what you did every day, what would you tell them? This seems like a silly question so let’s make it less complicated. Can you explain your job to your grandparents? Here’s why understanding and being able to explain your job matters. It will be
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