Keeping meetings on track can be difficult – they quickly lose focus or achieve nothing. And often times, there are missing one key element. In today’s video, we’ll give you quick, actionable ideas to help make sure that your meetings are as effective as they can possibly be! https://youtube.com/watch?v=Elxax–hRfI%3Frel%3D0%26showinfo%3D0 Listen to the audio for this

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By Elise Keith The community on Inbound.org recently held a lively discussion about the struggles and benefits of remote agency work. Amidst all the tips about favorite apps and morning rituals, I found this comment: “How do folks handle not having people around, and how do they handle those periods when motivation is a bit

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This is a common complaint in the workplace, but there are simple solutions to it! Find out more in the video below. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/nl4xq8ah7z?embedType=seo&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode. Here’s another resource to improve the effectiveness of your meetings: Leading Effective Virtual Meetings. Learn more here!

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Leading remote employees is now a fact of life. Over 80% of teams and 90% of projects have at least one member not physically located with the rest of the group. And a recent study from GlobalWorkplaceanalytics.com showed that the number of employees who telecommute more than one day per week increased over 79% from

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Before you release a mandate on webcams, check out today’s video for a few tips on helping to ease this technology tool into your remote team. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/h6l6muskl4?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio

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By Wayne Turmel Sometimes the words “virtual” team and “remote” team are used interchangeably. And they are actually a little different. The difference is important because how you work with these teams can vary. First, we have to define our terms. A “remote” team is one where one or more members of the team don’t

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While delivering bad news in person is the best possible method, that’s not always possible when you have a remote team. Check out the video below for tips to keep in mind if you find yourself in this situation. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/ae9ydyygnj?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio For more tips on communicating and

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By Wayne Turmel Whether you’re using Skype for Business, or Microsoft Lync (and they’re the same darned thing, just different versions depending on your license), you’re probably not using all the available features. In fact, 80% of users take advantage of fewer than 20% of its features. Here are three features of Lync/Skype4Business that you’re

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The question isn’t really are your people multi-tasking instead of focusing, the question is are they serial multi-taskers? If so, it’s a coaching and performance management issue that starts with us as leaders. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/e88vsddhon?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio And now we’d like to hear from you… How do you manage

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