In today’s episode, we delve further into one of the lessons that I talked about in last week’s video, What I’ve Learned About Leading Remotely: Setting Clear and Mutually Understood Expectations Tweet it out: “The best coaches ensure expectations are clear and mutually understood.” @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Get a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
by Wayne Turmel and Kevin Eikenberry In our survey of long-distance leaders, one of the words that comes up frequently is “trust.” People worry about whether they can trust their teammates, or are trusted in return. It’s an important question, and it can’t be answered unless you understand, while being trusted is nice, it really
There is a difference between what we can control and what we can merely influence. Sometimes we get the two mixed up, and it leads to major headaches. Take elections, for example. There’s no question that voting is a civic responsibility, but your vote doesn’t control who gets elected. It does influence who represents you, however. The same
This is a guest post by Dan Rockwell, leadership and management expert and author of the popular Leadership Freak blog. Sometimes it is the simplest actions that can help you resolve a conflict quickly, or avoid one all together. When you sense things are heating up, use one or more of these strategies: 1. Don’t
by Wayne Turmel If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you use email to communicate with your remote team. A lot…probably way too much. Email is often identified as both the most commonly used tool to communicate AND the number one productivity killer. If email falls into the latter category for you, the problem
Engaging conversation with your employees does more than just provide you with something interesting to talk about. Each time you dive into an insightful conversation, you are building rapport, understanding and trust with employees. Your relationship improves, and with it, so does employee collaboration, cooperation, performance, motivation, engagement, morale and more. Conversation, even seemingly casual
It’s inevitable that there will be “silos” in organizations – groups that operate individually and separately from the rest of the organization. And unfortunately, this can often lead to the “Them vs. Us” syndrome. And as leaders, we need to be breaking down barriers between project teams, groups and departments so that we can be
This is a guest post by Vishal Agarwal, author of Give to Get: A Senior Leader’s Guide to Navigating Corporate Life. Much of the news over the past few years has focused on things leaders didn’t do as opposed to what they’ve done. From Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the President, leaders have been called out for
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