We make thousands of micro choices each day, most of them subconsciously guided by our habits and beliefs. These micro choices have a tremendous impact on our lives. It is the culmination of these micro choices that create our perspectives, outlook, results, and our lives.

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Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to get a message through to your remote and hybrid team members? “I told them.” “I put it in an email last week.” “I know this meeting could have been an email. But nobody reads the darned emails! Then we have to have the meeting anyway.” It

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What is linguistic racism? Of course, racism is such an emotive word, we need to use it cautiously. “Bias” and “racism” share many similarities. I believe that even the most fair-minded of us are biased to some degree – it’s an inevitable consequence of our life experiences. But racism takes it a step further by

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by Kevin Eikenberry Ok, you’ve all heard about the importance of engaging your employees. In fact, you’ve probably heard it directly from me or Guy if you’ve been hanging around here very long.  Here’s some data to “prove” it though.   Here’s what a survey from Maclean and Company recently found: A disengaged employee costs an

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When you think about what makes a high-functioning team (whether in person, remote or hybrid) really click, several factors come to mind. In our research for The Long-Distance Teammate,  we discovered one of the most important things that contribute to a really solid, trusting, team culture: a constant flow of feedback from and to our

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Eventually, a major crisis will impact your company. It’s not a matter of “if” but of “when.” And while COVID-19 is the most obvious disruptor, it’s certainly not the last. We all face a new era of uncertainty, volatility, and disruption. Organizations are rocked by technological shake-ups, shifting consumer habits, and political and social unrest,

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by Guy Harris In 20 years of working to help leaders grow their skills, I have yet to meet a leader who did not understand the need to be clear about their expectations with their team. I am not saying that I have never met a leader who had challenges in this area. I am

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You tell me – is email the best thing since sliced bread or the bane of your work existence?  Chances are you have considered it to be both – perhaps on the same day. My colleague and co-author Wayne Turmel wrote a great post with the same title on our Remote Leadership Institute blog and

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Maybe the most divisive topic in remote work is whether email is a help or a hindrance to our productivity. It’s fast, convenient and pretty much free. On the other hand, there’s too much of it, our inboxes are inundated, and responding to all those notifications stops us from doing other, more productive, work. There

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