By Kevin Eikenberry The average worker experiences roughly 56 interruptions a day—or one every 8 minutes. Employees who work from home likely experience more than that. They often feel compelled to respond immediately to every email as it comes in because they fear someone will think they aren’t working if they don’t. Distractions kill your and

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 By Wayne Turmel One of your jobs as project leader is to keep all your team members (no matter where they are located) focused on the same team goals. That can often feel like herding cats. It’s quite easy for team members to lose sight of larger team goals because: They are so focused on the

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By Wayne Turmel When leaders first experience working with remote employees (whether they are part-time teleworkers or full-time virtual team members doesn’t seem to matter much), one of their first concerns is: “How do I hold people accountable for their work?” While that seems like a reasonable question, it’s not what most people are really

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Want to drastically improve your online presentations, meetings and training sessions? Count to five. But we’ll get to that in a minute. One of the reasons virtual meetings fail so miserably is that team leaders, that’s you, often don’t give people enough time to respond when they ask for  input, questions or comments. To encourage engagement,

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By: Mark Miller Culture is important whether you have a remote team or not. It’s an intangible piece of every organization and its importance is often overlooked. Company culture is the formula that guides your team, inspiring and motivating them. It’s what draws and retains great talent and ultimately, it plays an important role in

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One of the most important jobs of any leader is performance management, more specifically offering the type of feedback and guidance that will help employees to improve their weaknesses and build on their strengths. The problem is that leaders and employees dislike the whole notion of performance management, and more specifically, the annual review. There’s all

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By Wayne Turmel According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), nearly 90% of projects are conducted by teams where everyone doesn’t share a workplace. It might be because they have teleworkers, or they may have teammates on the other side of the globe. No matter how these teams are assembled, there are three complaints they

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By Wayne Turmel Ahhh, back from vacation. I communed with the Cactus in Joshua Tree National Park, saw actual sunshine for the first time in months, and found that if I never have to listen to a top-40 radio station again, I’ll be just fine. I’m relaxed, happy and ready to get back to…. OH

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Working virtually has its challenges. However, when you are aware of potential problems, you can take steps to minimize the drain on productivity and morale. Ensure that you are addressing the following issues that plague the majority of virtual teams: Technology. Some people want to use it; others hate it. When you need to mandate that

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By Wayne Turmel Here’s a question for all of us who lead remote project teams: if we’re not with most of our team most of the time, why is going on vacation (or at least taking time off) so traumatic? According to reports, over half of Americans don’t take all their vacation time, and 2/3

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