by Guy Harris Team cultures develop for many reasons. Some factors affecting team culture include: Recent team history The style makeup of team members The type of work the team does  The physical location the team is in  How the leader interacts with the team as a whole How the leader interacts with individual team

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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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The title implies an important point: Your organizational culture is changing. And by the way, “changing” doesn’t mean going back to the way it was in 2019 (even if you hope so). I will tell you why your post pandemic culture will be different. But first, let me share a simple definition of organizational (or

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by Kevin Eikenberry I’ve always said that the transition from team member to leader for the first time is the toughest transition we make in our career. During the pandemic, it got even harder. And yet, now, faced with an uncertain future – the post-pandemic workplace – it might now be the hardest time ever

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Despite an uptick in cases, and concerns about new variants, many of us are starting to feel like the COVID shutdown is somewhere near an end. We’re either ready to make plans to re-enter our old workspaces or form new hybrid teams, but we just want to get on with it. Unfortunately, you can’t let

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Let me start with the obvious: 2020 and 2021 (so far) have been hard on your organization and also for you as a leader and likely a long-distance teammate.  Now for the equally true but less obvious: The future, starting now and for awhile, isn’t going to be easier – in fact, it might be

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by Kevin Eikenberry As a new or front-line leader you are in a unique position related to changes in work location and working hours.  You need to help your team adapt to new levels of flexibility, and you must succeed in this new environment personally as well.  A few months ago I created a video

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Welcome to the Future of Work! We’re all moving forward in what will be viewed in hindsight as a major change in how we all work. In the first of a series of videos, Kevin and Wayne take a look at what some of the biggest concerns are facing both leaders and team members as

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Put yourself in a time machine and dial it back two years. As you looked at the future for your industry, your organization, your work, and your workplace, you saw lots of changes and uncertainty ahead. Plenty was being written and spoken about how fast change was happening and how to cope with it. Now

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Humans have a love-hate relationship with technology. We curse the need to be tethered to email and Slack for work while not being able to avoid our personal screens for more than a few minutes at a time. Everyone complains about the tools they have at their disposal, but shudder at the thought of learning

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