By Wayne Turmel So, meetings are a giant waste of time, demotivate people and generally should be discouraged at all costs, right? What if I told you how a meeting was responsible for the Cubs winning the World Series… Got your attention now, don’t I? In case you forgot –and there are a lot of people
Just like a child on the playground taunting, “Your not the boss of me!” to another, it’s a similar situation (and a frequent challenge) which project managers face when trying to lead others scattered from different regions and divisions. So, what can you do to effectively lead others that aren’t your direct reports? Join Wayne Turmel, co-creator
It seems like when we talk about successful virtual meetings, we talk about the role of the leader. But what about those of us attendees? Can we just skate and accept none of the responsibility? What can we do to make sure our conference calls, web meetings and other remote team communication ROCKS? It might
Meetings can get pretty ugly, especially when you’re leading people who are working remotely, calling in, trying to contribute…and that’s EXACTLY why you should assign a speaker monitor. Watch the video below, as Wayne Turmel from the Remote Leadership Institute offers you the benefits and a few techniques on how to make a speaker monitor
Why is it that managers (particularly the guys) connect coaching with sports analogies? Whether it’s the kindly, grandfatherly type (John Wooden is the patron saint here), or the “fire and brimstone” inspirational kind (any coach who gives speeches stolen from the movies), we think of sports coaching as the model. He (usually a “he” in these
As a leader, you most likely read an abundance of literature in order to increase your knowledge and success, but do you encourage the same for your team? In today’s video with Wayne Turmel of the Remote Leadership Institute, he explores why it’s critical for leaders (and their teams) to read something and say something
Far be it from me to disparage research concerning the modern workplace (especially when regarding the topic of leading remote teams), but sometimes you just want to say, “DUH!” This research from Aalto University in Finland indicates that (Are you ready for this?) leading remote teams is more stressful than leading people in-person. In a way,
One of the most difficult parts of leading remotely is getting to know your team; yes, we need to know who they are and what they excel at, but today we’re specifically referring to knowing your team’s work style. Some people love being the center of attention, while others enjoy wearing headphones in order to
I am not a “birthday guy.” Unlike my wife, who proclaims February her “birthday month,” and frequently invokes it for favors, I don’t find anything particularly impressive about the fact that I made it around the sun one more time. In the great cosmic scheme of things, birthdays—even mine—don’t matter much. Except that they do…
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