Many companies are using “work from home” as a perk or a way of retaining their best people. But is working remotely setting them up to be picked off by the competition? It could be. Given that the replacement costs of recruiting, training, and making up for lost productivity can be three times someone’s salary,
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator The office was designed for communication. There are conference rooms for meetings. Whiteboards hang in break-out rooms for brainstorming sessions. Offices or cubicles are situated so co-workers can pop in or peak their heads over for quick questions of clarity. Even lunch rooms and break rooms are on
If nearly half of your employees were eligible to do something, would you have a policy for it? What if you wanted them to do something but they weren’t doing it? Surely there’d be a plan for that. But when it comes to teleworking, most organizations are just letting it evolve naturally, without much of
by Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder Remote Leadership Institute Productivity. In all my conversations with leaders about managing people remotely, this is typically among their concerns. If you’re a remote leader looking for answers on how your team can be more productive, consider whether you’re asking the right questions. Here are four questions you can ask your
by Randy Clark Whenever possible, before I present to a group on leadership development, I mingle with the audience and ask what obstacles they face in management. The hindrance to leadership that I hear most often is communication. From small start-ups to multi-billion dollar international corporations, it’s the same chorus. The most significant hurdle most
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
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
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
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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