One of the biggest problems remote leaders experience is keeping team members’ focus on the discussion at hand and away from going through email during meetings; yet, sometimes team members need to send essential information to other colleagues in order for overall team success during the meeting. Keeping employees engaged isn’t an impossible conundrum to
By: Wayne Turmel January 1st means absolutely nothing in a physical or cosmological sense. Yet, it looms large every 365.25 days. We obsess over it, plan our work around it, and even use it to make momentous life changes. It’s arbitrary (we have to start and end somewhere), illogical (if you’re going to start a
One of the most important (and frankly, misunderstood) things a team can work together on is creating a team communication charter. But what is a team communication charter, and how does it positively affect your team? Click below to find out what it is and how it can help your team’s communication skills, as well
by: Robby Slaughter My friend Casey says that “…conference calls are proof that technology cannot make people happy.” It’s hard to imagine a scourge of the modern workplace that is worse than multi-party phone conversations, and for remote teams it’s even worse. It’s a wonder that any of us can get anything done, considering how
One of the terms often heard at the Remote Leadership Institute is “Micromanaging,” and nobody wants to be a micro-manager, nor does anyone want to be micro-managed. Frequently, the word gets thrown around when it comes to how much communication is going on. How do you stay in touch as the manager without coming off
By: Wayne Turmel Speaking to large groups is often intimidating; communicating to large groups online can be even scarier. Why? In a one-way, lecture-type of presentation, you’re getting all kinds of feedback, but virtually presenting feels like you’re talking into a void. This feeling often throws a lot of speakers, particularly experienced presenters, off their
By Robby Slaughter Although we’re experiencing a remote-work revolution, the majority of companies and jobs currently don’t have an option to telecommute. Of course, there are employees who simply prefer to come into the office every day rather than work elsewhere, but you should make remote work part of your hiring process because it tells
Let’s be clear; as remote leaders, none of us would intentionally do anything to undermine working relationships with our remote team members. First of all, it’s not nice, and our mothers raised us better than that. Secondly, it’s just bad business to alienate those on whom our jobs, reputations and paychecks rely. That said, we
2/3 of meeting time is wasted. But have you ever considered why it’s a waste and what you can do to remedy it? Check out today’s video for quick tips on improving your remote meetings. https://youtube.com/watch?v=T11rzjIt6I4%3Frel%3D0%26showinfo%3D0 Listen to the audio for this episode. For even more tips on leading effective virtual meetings, check out this
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