By Wayne Turmel The Project Manager is the heart of a remote project team. Wait, don’t roll your eyes. I’m not talking the soft-and-mushy-Oprah version of “heart”. I mean the literal, physical, blood-pumping heart. Hear me out. What is your heart? It’s a four-chambered muscle that takes spent blood in, adds oxygen and pumps it
By Wayne Turmel, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. I see it all the time, regardless the size or type of organization, when it comes to project team leaders, some produce exceptional results in a virtual environment, while others seriously struggle to deliver. For both groups, the leaders are all different. They play different roles. They
By Wayne Turmel, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. Peter Drucker once said, “The greatest management job of all time was building the pyramids, and we’re just trying to live up to that standard ever since.” That is true, except that the guy in charge of that project was actually at the pyramids, and wasn’t
By Jaimy Ford, business writer and editor. I came across this article “Working Remotely: 11 Project Management Experts Weigh In on the Pros and Cons” earlier this week, and it got me thinking. Having done a mind-blowing amount of research on team management and remote leadership, I was surprised to uncover a few tips that I hadn’t
Today we’re talking about a serious pet peeve of many managers, especially project managers. If you’ve ever managed a project or task where some of the team members have a “real” boss who isn’t you, you won’t want to miss this video with quick tips on managing employees who have divided loyalties. Listen to the
By Wayne Turmel Managing (and especially coaching) a remote team can seem very different than leading a group of people who work together, and who you see all the time. It’s not—but it sure as heck can feel that way. Today’s post is just a little reminder about what’s different, and what hasn’t changed for
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