This is a guest post by HARRY HUTSON and MARTHA JOHNSON. Being a new manager or a first-time leader can be a wild ride. Some days your heart is in your throat with trepidation, and on others it is bursting with the pride of accomplishment. Day-to-day responsibilities and task assignments are in your face. No

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Today, the crisis is the COVID-19 pandemic. And while this crisis isn’t like anything most people have experienced, it isn’t the first crisis we have faced. Although crisis leadership has always been an important skill, now it feels compulsory – and perhaps you feel unprepared. Here are some ideas that you can specifically apply to

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  How we view time in a world changed and fixated on the COVID-19 pandemic has changed drastically.  But the changes haven’ been the same for everyone.  Here is part of the email I sent to a group of leaders last week. (Sign up to join that list here.) ….. Time has been on my

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I’m blessed to work with a team of people who have, in large part, been remote workers for a long time. I’m doubly blessed that we have experience and expertise helping leaders lead remotely and team members succeed remotely. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever need that experience. That’s why I am so

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My daughter returned home (early!) from her study abroad in Hungary on Monday. Recently, she was in London and toured Churchill’s underground war rooms. While there, she bought me this postcard. During the crisis of World War 2, Churchill said this to the people of Great Britain. Let us move forward together. Today as we

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Focus can be a challenge for anyone working from home – whether you’ve been working remotely for years or are just finding yourself at home due to current events. It can be difficult to separate work and personal. The good news is with just a few simple steps, you can maintain your focus, set boundaries,

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The visual portion of any video is truly an important part of the message. And this is the case whether you are watching a YouTube Video or video conferencing with a colleague. In the video below, I’m addressing five simple concerns that, once you address them, will help you make your webcam your friend –

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If you are working remotely, whether because of COVID-19 or some other reason, your work is different. When you worked in a physical office, away from the home, you had routines for various parts of your day – a routine for when you arrived at work. A routine for when you left work. And routines

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I could simply tell you that trust is powerful and as a leader, you would likely very quickly agree with that statement. But to make my point even stronger, I am going to give three very specific reasons WHY trust is so powerful. https://youtu.be/NNO6DYxPg94?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Trust is an accelerant to success and a

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