Can a cat walking across a keyboard really help your team build working relationships on a remote or hybrid team? I have been thinking about this for a while, and as silly as it sounds, one of the signs of a healthy working relationship might be the team’s reaction to Mister Fluffybutt getting webcam time

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In case you haven’t noticed, LinkedIn is far more than a professional networking and job seeking site. It is the most vibrant social media platform for professionals – with the least nonsense associated with it. For nearly a year, I have been writing a weekly LinkedIn newsletter called Remarkable Results. Humbly, I’m going to tell

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Over the past two years, we’ve all learned to work remotely. That’s been a great development for organizational productivity, but as Wayne explains, it’s not always a good thing.

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It’s been nearly two years since you may have been forced into remote leadership. Like being thrown into the deep end of the pool, you have survived. But chances are you would like to do more than simply survive. As you have settled into this new mode of leading, you might wonder if you are

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We are in an odd time when it comes to discussing work culture. Like being in the eye of a hurricane, we are stuck between the initial panicky onslaught of COVID: “Go work from home and we’ll figure it out,” and looking toward the future: “Okay, we have to figure out what we do next.”

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When the pandemic hit, one of the more surprising things we learned was how well teams maintained existing relationships and work processes. People who were co-located and teams that functioned at a high level managed to keep it up when they were dispersed. Trust was a big part of that. But two years in, many

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Every challenge, every trend, every new situation presents opportunities to learn, if we look for them. The trend toward people rethinking their work and careers, often called The Great Resignation, is one of these times. As a leader, have you thought about what this situation can teach you? Have you learned any lessons from The

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It’s been called The Great Resignation, The Great Reshuffle, The Great Realignment, and more. Most of the conversations and press about this trend have focused on two things: how good it is for individuals, and how bad it is for organizations. I believe it doesn’t have to be that way at all. Would you like

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by Kevin Eikenberry We would all like to see the future more clearly. In times of cataclysmic change, the desire to look into the future is more important than ever. That is why the question, “What is the future of work?” is the most important question for leaders to consider right now. While the future

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I’ve been researching and writing on virtual meetings for almost twenty years. I’ve heard a lot of complaints, but the one that most amuses is, “I just sat through another meeting that could have been an email.” Sure, it’s funny and looks great on a coffee mug. And we have so many meetings it might

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