Sometimes working remotely is just what you need to get your juices flowing. Other times…not so much. That’s especially true when the house full of other people, the news is stressing you out, and the initial excitement of working from home wears off.  It’s becoming increasingly more difficult to stay motivated. So, if you’re feeling

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Everyone wants to help. And everyone is pivoting to help you work and lead remotely right now. But most of those well-meaning people are pivoting. At the Kevin Eikenberry Group, we have been working remotely for more than a decade. We’ve specifically been helping remote leaders (i.e. https://RemoteLeadershipInstitute.com ) for over five years. We know

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  Even if you never took a physics class, and even if you hated science class in high school, you know, loosely, what is known as the Law of Gravity. Stated in less scientific terms (you’re welcome), it says this: What goes up, must come down. The inverse is true, though not in the physical

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by Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of The Remote Leadership Institute Over the past year I’ve worked with a number of people new to the world of remote work. I recently got an email from a client who was pretty frustrated. She was at the end of her rope trying to figure out how to get past

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When you think cutting-edge information about working from home, you might not think of Walmart. But since they sell more stuff than anyone else in the country, they know a thing or two about what people are buying. And what they are buying are a lot of new tops… and not a lot of pants

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I guess my bias shows through in the title of this article. It implies that we can be confident now. Yes, I chose the word remaining, and not building, rebuilding, or salvaging. Confidence in uncertain times is important for us personally and can be a beacon of hope to those around us. The question is,

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The move has been made – you are working from home. And while things might be settling down a bit, reality has set in too. There is more to remote work success than you might have realized. Whether you are a remote leader trying to figure out how much to check in, or a team

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  When you read the title of this post or the image above, what do you see? If your answer isn’t “I see gobbledygook,” You likely see one of these two things…         Whichever your eyes first saw probably says something about your state of mind. If you saw OPPORTUNITY IS NOWHERE,

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If you look now, even in this time of uncertainty, you can see hope. While I have watched very little news (which is one reason it is easier to see hope), what little I have seen tells stories of companies switching production, neighbors helping neighbors, and tremendous acts of kindness and humanity. I see hope

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The COVID-19 outbreak has created a downstream mini-crisis: We now have a host of people working from home who’ve never done it before. Wayne Turmel has not only been working remotely for over 20 years, he’s been teaching others and writing books about it. He’s got three important tips to help you right away if

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