Do you ever feel like your remote team members are little ducklings following every move you make, especially when onboarding new employees? This imprinting on the boss — playing follow the leader, in a sense — results in ineffective communication (and can really begin to drive you, as a leader, crazy). In today’s video, Wayne

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Control and influence are VERY closely related, but they certainly aren’t the same thing. And as a leader, it’s very important to understand this difference and this relationship. In the video below, I’ll help explain the difference, give you specific examples of what you can control as well as tips for increasing your influence. Tweet

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Today is Election Day in the U.S., and soon enough we will know who our next POTUS will be. We are all a little exhausted and burnt out from this nasty presidential campaign, but rest assured, this post isn’t about politics or who you should vote for. This post is for you as a leader. While

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By Wayne Turmel So, meetings are a giant waste of time, demotivate people and generally should be discouraged at all costs, right? What if I told you how a meeting was responsible for the Cubs winning the World Series… Got your attention now, don’t I? In case you forgot –and there are a lot of people

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When I was asked recently how leaders should communicate when they are stressed, I had three very specific answers to this common question. I’m sharing them in today’s video. https://youtu.be/1I6SDT8E7BE?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: If you are stressed, now might not be the time to communicate. Can you wait? via @KevinEikenberry

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In today’s video, Wayne Turmel of the Remote Leadership Institute discusses a topic concerning communication among remote teams: richness and scope. What do these terms mean and why do they matter to us who lead and work remotely?   https://youtu.be/0T5DPkH3crc?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 If you are working or leading remotely, the Remote Leadership Institute offers FREE resources available for you, as

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If you think people waste money on meetings, you aren’t wrong…just look to the recent move made by Cisco. According to a recent article in Techcrunch, Cisco paid BIG (no word on the number, but it’s approximately in the seven-figure range) for the startup, Worklife. What does Worklife do? Make software to make meetings better. Worklife is

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You likely can relate to this scenario that often comes to my mind when I think about communication … I was working through an issue with a coworker who was distressed over problems with a process that affected us both. I helped to create the process and had the authority to change it. Plus, I had enough knowledge of the

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