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
Certain materials have consistently been valuable throughout history. People have valued gold and silver, literally, forever. The value of other precious metals has varied over time. Today, I am going to tell you the brief history of aluminum; I think it will surprise you. But more importantly, I will translate these lessons to us as
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
By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of The Remote Leadership Institute. It’s critical that you conduct regular one-on-one sessions with your employees (even if one is located in London, another in Australia, one in California, and one across the hall from you). While scheduling, planning and executing these sessions is a bit tougher for leaders of virtual
Change is a major part of life—and so is resistance to it. So when you inherit a team that is resistant to your new role and the changes that come with it, be prepared. Engage your resistant team with the following techniques: Acknowledge the change Don’t sugarcoat it. Your employees will appreciate your candidness if
Goals and vision are important to organizational growth and if we cannot connect with our employees do they work? Cortney McDermott, author of Change Starts Within You and former CEO, helps us understand that people come to change in a variety of ways. Leaders need to come from a place of a strong shared vision
Perhaps that is a silly question. Most offices or workplaces seem to have at least a little drama…and some a whole lot more! Drama, in whatever form it takes in your workplace, causes confusion, reduces trust, hampers clear communication and saps productivity. If you work where there is any drama at all, wouldn’t you like
Are you desperate to get one of your virtual employees to put your feedback to use? Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute weighs in on the topic in a Remarkable TV video below and offers tips for preventing and managing this frustrating situation. Additional resources: The Truth About Giving Performance Feedback to Remote
When most of us think of courage we think about the person who rescues someone from a burning building, leads helpless people to safety or helps others in any number of crisis situations. Seldom do people consider themselves courageous, and in most cases, we don’t even think about that word in everyday situations. Yet as
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