Remote work was on the rise long before the COVID pandemic hit. The trend was already towards greater flexibility and mobility in how we do our jobs. So, it’s no big surprise that there are some obvious short-term changes in the workplace: more hybrid work teams, ubiquitous webcams (along with the accompanying “Zoom fatigue”) and
In facilitating learning experiences (virtually) over the last 18 months with leaders who want to be more effective in leading remote or hybrid teams, one of the most common concerns I hear is, “We can’t collaborate without a whiteboard.” This is a limiting view (I’ll explain in a second), but if you want hybrid collaboration
by Guy Harris The transition from individual contributor to leader calls for changes in at least three areas of your work life: your relationships, your skills, and your mindset. Managing these three transitions simultaneously is almost always a challenge, and the challenge is made even more difficult when you work with a “hybrid” work in
“We need collaboration.” Just one of the reasons some organizations give when announcing their decision to bring everyone back to the office. In fact, it is the second most common concern about a hybrid workplace. The first concern is usually “We need to be together for our culture.” (I’ve dispelled that myth in this post.)
I’ve written often about the importance of setting clear expectations with our team members, including here and here, but expectations run both directions. Do you understand your employee expectations of you as a leader, and about their work and working situation? This has always been an important question, but now that we are living/have lived
by Kevin Eikenberry Most often on this blog you read about tips and ideas for new and front-line leaders – people in the role of supervision and leadership after the move from bud to boss. This post takes a different approach, focusing more on the organizational view. If you are an individual leader thinking about
“Nobody wants to work anymore.” “Millennials are all entitled punks.” “What do they expect? They call it work for a reason.” Odds are you’ve heard one of these comments recently (or some similar sentiment) when business leaders talk about their attempts to re-staff after the pandemic. While complaining about the demands of employees isn’t anything
As you look into the future of work and your workplace, there is plenty of uncertainty. When things are uncertain, we don’t feel like we have much control of events and the future. Big external factors have always impacted our organizations and the context of our work, but never has it seemed as obvious and
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