When we talk to managers around the world about what they feel they could improve on, the one area they all say they could improve on is “coaching.” It’s hard to do and doesn’t come naturally to many of us. So, it seems a bit like piling-on to point out that the odds are pretty
A recent survey by Cigna found that nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling lonely or left out. One in four Americans (27 percent) rarely or never feel as though there are people who really understand them, while about half of the surveyed population have meaningful in person social interactions. Two in five Americans
It’s not unusual for Long-Distance Leaders to spend a lot of time alone. Now that you no longer share an office with anyone, your actual human conversations have likely diminished. That means the voices in your head might be the most common voices you hear. No, you’re not crazy. We all have those voices guiding
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator Bill Gates majored in pre-law at Harvard and spent much of his time taking math classes and noodling around in the school’s computer lab. He left school after two years. With no credentials, he founded Microsoft, and you know the rest of the story. While you might not achieve
As a leader, you know how important communication is to a highly functioning team. As a Long-Distance Leader, you know that you need to communicate even more often, and in different ways, with your remote employees than you do the people in the office. You might also be frightening them a little. Our research with
With technology is making it easier to do business, companies looking for growth or cost savings are expanding internationally at increasing frequency. In fact, the number of employees on international assignments has grown as part of the continuing trend toward globalization. This is increasing the number of remote teams facing the challenge of working across borders.
One of the most common complaints remote workers have is they sometimes feel like “second-class citizens,” compared to the people who go to the central location every day. Whether it’s true or not, (and the people in the home office probably are prepared to argue the point) the perception of unfairness is the same as
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator One thing that most everyone agreed on about the pandemic: Working from home made us feel lonely. Spending each day in front of a screen at your office can leave you feeling a little bit like Tom Hanks in Castaway. That’s even more true for those on hybrid teams
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