By Wayne Turmel, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. Whenever you introduce a new teammate, it’s important that you make both the new employee and the existing team members as comfortable with each other as possible. A proper introduction is key to building trust among teammates and to maintaining productivity. More than that, it’s just
Few people can achieve as much when they are working alone as they can with the collaborative help of others … if that collaboration is truly helpful. You hopefully have experienced times where a group was really clicking and operating on all cylinders It’s amazing the amount of progress that can be made. However, you’ve likely also experienced
You don’t get to decide if you are a leader. Your employees do. That’s right. Regardless your title, position on the organizational chart, pay grade or authority to fire people, you can’t force people to believe in you. Your employees get to decide if you are truly worthy of their respect, support and loyalty. That
We really like talking about productivity here at the Remote Leadership Institute. After all, doing more in less time is a goal for most (if not all) leaders. While study after study shows that remote employees tend to be more productive then their office-bound counterparts, there is always room for improvement. That’s why we loved
By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. Technology has made training virtual employees a breeze. At least that’s the way it seems. You have eLearning, online workshops and seminars, and webinars. In addition to all that, here at the Remote Leadership Institute we also offer Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) where experts offer training live online
When you run a project team, establishing deadlines can be one of the trickier aspects of the job, especially when you lead a remote or hybrid team. Stakeholders may be scattered across time zones. Some may work on a contract basis. Others may be part-timers. You may be leading people who don’t directly report to
By Jaimy Ford, business writer and long-time virtual leader and employee. Do you favor employees located in the same building as you? A study by Brigham Young University released last October suggests so. I am not going to go into all the details (you can purchase the full report here if you want them), but the researchers concluded that
By Kevin Eikenberry Do you react or respond to employees? There is a big difference between the two. When you react, you become defensive in reaction to something that is upsetting, surprising or frustrating. You don’t think and instead make your decision based on your emotions in the moment. When you respond, you are more thoughtful. You
By Wayne Turmel Many organizations don’t have a plan for helping their project teams or managers work with remote employees, because officially, they don’t exist. I hear a lot of our clients say things like: “We have people who work from home occasionally, but we don’t have full-time teleworkers.” “We don’t have remote teams…. But
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