by Wayne Turmel Most of North America and Europe have had at least one major snow event this winter that made getting to work difficult. People tend to view these as either a sign from above that they can work from home and spare themselves a commute that day, or that the business will be

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You’ve been there. A new idea is floated, a change is introduced, or a solution to a vexing problem is suggested and the responses include: “We can’t do it that way.” “That will never work.” If you have worked in an organization or led in any capacity, you have heard the new idea naysayers. These

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by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator The more things change, the more things stay the same. While technology changes rapidly and the work world becomes increasingly remote, the needs people have to be productive and successful team members have largely stayed the same. And even though project teams might be scattered across the globe, it’s

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“Please.” “Thank you.” “Excuse me.” “I’m sorry.” Most of us were taught by our parents or other well-meaning adults to use those phrases liberally. Yet, says Keith Martino, author of Expect Leadership and head of CMI, a global consultancy that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives, “Simple as they sound, those phrases are often difficult for many

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We hear a lot of complaining from people who work remotely that their boss doesn’t pay them enough attention, or that it’s hard to get on their calendar, or that they don’t get enough one-on-one time with their manager. Is it because the boss likes the other team members better? Do they just hate you

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by Chuck Chapman   We spend a lot of time here on RLI talking about the benefits of working remotely to both employees and employers. But what about those who do the hiring? What about those wonderful souls in Human Resources, the ones often playing “bridge-builder” to ensure both employee and employer are satisfied? If

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As leaders, new or otherwise, we are having a lot of conversations and in these conversations, there are a lot of questions. And it’s easy to fall into the trap of answering and responding to every question that we get and yet sometimes, NOT giving the answer is the right response. Here’s what I mean.

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by Kevin Eikenberry Remember the movie, Alien? The marketing tag line was, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” Well, the tagline for remote meetings might be, “On a conference call, no one can hear you check out.” Yes, all the names might be there on the screen as being present, but are they all

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by Wayne Turmel Many people, when they think of “virtual” or “remote” project teams, immediately think of people scattered all over the globe.  That’s actually a small percentage of the remote population, but it certainly has its own unique challenges. I spoke to one project manager who is getting ready to lead her first international

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You may be outstanding at managing, inspiring and coaching employees. You were born to lead, and yet, when you speak in front of a group or give a presentation, you struggle. The fear of crashing and burning often throws you completely off your game. Presenting in some form, whether it is offering training, making a

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