by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator Last year, Wayne wrote a fascinating piece about some small towns who are capitalizing on the freedom of remote work to entice people to stay or move to their locations now that physical location isn’t necessarily a dealbreaker for many jobs. Now we find that larger cities and even

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When you work alone, you often get to choose what you work on and when. You get to set your priorities, and create your own to-do list. You are large and in charge. (Some of us larger after the Holidays, but I digress.) Other times we know people need output from us by a certain

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by Jono Bacon Remote working seems to be all the buzz. Apparently, 70% of professionals work from home at least once a week. Similarly, 77% of people work more productively and 68% of millennials would consider a company more if they offered remote working. It seems to make sense: technology, connectivity, and culture seem to

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It’s that time of year, where people are breaking out their ugly sweaters, packing the calories onto paper plates under plastic wrap for sharing, and scrambling for babysitters so they can attend the Holiday/Christmas/End of Year/Whatever party. But what about those team members who aren’t able to attend these events because they work remotely? You

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When it comes to working remotely, one of the biggest differences between successful leaders and those who burn out, making themselves (and everyone else) crazy, is how much time they spend worrying about “if people are working.” It’s not that we’re not concerned about how people spend their time, it’s just usually the wrong question.

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Tis the season… Relax, this isn’t another “prep for the holidays” blog post. It’s worse. Because while everyone around you goes into holiday mode, you have to prepare for the worst thing about the end of the year—performance reviews and development plans for yourself and your people. If you lead a long-distance or dispersed team,

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by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator Are we there yet? This anxious question from the impatient child doesn’t really go away once we grow up. Instead of the family vacation and wondering whether you’ve reached Disney World, as adults we apply this question to our careers. We want to know if we’ve arrived, if it’s

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It’s no secret that Kevin Eikenberry and I are working on a new book to follow up The Long-Distance Leader- Rules of Remarkable Remote Leadership. This one is all about being a great remote teammate. Not a team member. Anyone with a log-on password and an employee number can be part of a team but

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Working from home is incredibly popular, and growing fast. We know this. But would you enjoy it so much if you knew that choosing to work away from the office would slow your career trajectory, or at least make it less likely to get that next promotion? That’s the challenge facing many remote workers, and

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by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator The advantages for people who work from home are well-publicized. The morning commute is a breeze (unless your kids are on break from school and create a backup in the kitchen). You can wear your pink fuzzy slippers all day long if you want, even if you’re on a

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