By Wayne Turmel In a virtual class the other day, we got into a big discussion about how people know what we’re doing when we aren’t in the office, and how managers and co-workers are supposed to be mind readers. “If they’re supposed to be at work, and their status says they’re working, why don’t
By Kevin Eikenberry When an employee who works in the same building as you is struggling, you can pull the person into your office or conference room, and hash out everything. Issues are often brought to the surface and resolved more quickly, either because you notice them more quickly or because employees feel comfortable enough
By Wayne Turmel One of the most frustrating problems remote workers experience is not knowing who to turn to for information. This is made worse when we don’t actually have a working relationship with someone we and our team could or should be using as resource. Organization charts are handy items. They tell you who
By Wayne Turmel What can project teams and our VP of Sales learn from people who have long-distance romantic relationships? It turns out quite a bit. Research from Queens University in Canada, on people who have long-distance romantic relationships, offers some insight to how you can make a working relationship work. Here are some of
By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute Leaders often confess to me that a role that they neglect is building relationships with their team members—especially when those team members are in far-flung locations. Quite simply, finding the time and effort to connect with each remote employee can seem like an impossible task. Hey, I know you are
By Kevin Eikeberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. 2018 is within our reach, and hopefully, you’ve been thinking about the personal and team goals you want to achieve next year. But have you thought about your leadership goals? As a leader, it’s important to think about what you can do differently to better manage,
By Wayne Turmel We’re going to give you three pieces of business advice, and we want you to pick out the one that you probably haven’t heard lately, and probably ignore. Eat that frog first. Eat that elephant one bite at a time. Eat your lunch. (That’s it, no disgusting animals involved, just eat your
By Barry Kaplan and Jeff Manchester, authors of The Power of Vulnerability. Working in teams is the order of the day in most organizations, but too often, team members feel disconnected and don’t bring their full potential to the table. One key to changing this is establishing a social contract for safety. In any team,
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