Stop Sending These Emails

Spring is here, and as the weather heats up and skimpier clothing options abound, I’m reminded of one of my least favorite kinds of email: the “This is just a reminder” email. Many organizations like to send messages like this: This is just a reminder that we have a dress code. Please review it in

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You Are Responsible for Making Work Fun. Here’s why.

Work and fun. Maybe you’ve never thought about those two words in the same sentence. There are certainly people who don’t equate those two ideas together, or while they wish it could be true to have fun at work, they’ve never really experienced it. My premise is that work can be fun, at least some

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What’s a Hybrid Team and Why Should I Care?

by Wayne Turmel   When we think of remote or virtual teams, we think of groups where either everyone is scattered all over the place, or they are all co-located. Most of us, though, aren’t lucky enough to be all one or the other. Most of us have a team where you have some people

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What Questions Do You Ask Yourself?

Normally I answer YOUR questions in this video series, but today, I’m flipping it around and I’m asking YOU a question that will help you be a better leader. Tweet it out: Be aware of the questions you ask yourself, for they determine the answers you get and the decisions you reach. @KevinEikenberry Send us

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Remote Leaders: The New Office Architects for Communication

by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator   The office was designed for communication. There are conference rooms for meetings. Whiteboards hang in break-out rooms for brainstorming sessions. Offices or cubicles are situated so co-workers can pop in or peak their heads over for quick questions of clarity. Even lunch rooms and break rooms are on

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Before the Boiling Point – Remarkable TV

Today I’m using a metaphor with boiling water that provides concrete and easy tips to help leaders remain calm and collected so that they can better communicate with and lead their team. Tweet it out: You can’t influence when you are boiling hot. Keep the heat turned down just a bit if you want better

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Having Better Meetings

I’m often asked about how to have better meetings and more often than not, the other person wants me to boil the advice down to the #1 thing for improving their meetings. Now that’s a tall order but I’m going to try to tackle this challenge today and give you my #1 best way to

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Bridging the Gap with Remote Workers

by Randy Clark Whenever possible, before I present to a group on leadership development, I mingle with the audience and ask what obstacles they face in management. The hindrance to leadership that I hear most often is communication. From small start-ups to multi-billion dollar international corporations, it’s the same chorus. The most significant hurdle most

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