The current climate of politics and opinions in the United States is contentious and fractured, to say the least. With a long historical perspective, it has been like this before; there has been wide and deep discord in this country in the past (as just one example, we had a Civil War, after all). Today’s
By Jaimy Ford, leadership and business writer. Take a look at the infographic below, created by the good folks at Time Doctor, makers of employee time tracking software. While it’s chock-full of interesting tidbits, two points stand out to me: 1. You might be overcommunicating with your virtual staff According to a report by TINYPulse, only
With all respect to the State of Virginia, February is for lovers. We at The Kevin Eikenberry Group think celebrating love is a good idea, and so we decided to celebrate something we love a lot – learning. All this month, when you register for any of our eligible workshops, you get to “share the
By Wayne Turmel, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. It starts pretty innocently. You send an email asking for information. The other person responds. Then you need and ask for more information, and he or she responds. Then because you want to show gratitude, you send a thank-you message, and the person then feels obligated to respond
Conflicts can arise between any boss and employee, but when a younger boss manages an older employee, he or she faces a whole new set of problems. Younger bosses might feel that older employees don’t respect their authority. Older workers might feel younger managers lack real-world experience. Either way, poor attitudes from both sides add
By Wayne Turmel, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. I see it all the time, regardless the size or type of organization, when it comes to project team leaders, some produce exceptional results in a virtual environment, while others seriously struggle to deliver. For both groups, the leaders are all different. They play different roles. They
Last week, we answered “Is All Coaching the Same?” (Spoiler alert: We don’t think it is, and in fact, we believe there is a very clear distinction between coaching for knowledge versus coaching for skill.) You should definitely hop over and check out that post if you haven’t already to read our full explanation, but it essentially boils
Every week on the show, Undercover Boss, a CEO or Senior Executive disguises themselves as someone else for one reason: to spend a day in the life of one of their employees and to see what is really happening inside their organizations. Now this might seem a little extreme just to get some feedback and
It might sound strange to say that there is a problem with familiarity – after all, establishing this helps us to work better together as a team, communicate better and have fewer conflicts. And yet…in the video below, I’m discussing how we have to be aware of familiarity and the pitfalls that we can fall
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