by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator Remote work is becoming more common, but it's still fairly new for most organizations. If you're a remote leader, chances are this is your first time leading a remote team, and many team members may also be experiencing their first job away from the office. That means all of you are sailing in some uncharted waters. The good … [Read more...]
Why The Morning Commute Isn’t All Bad
Remote work advocates are generally a pretty positive bunch. If you listen long enough, they are going to save the planet, restore sanity to our work schedules, and save us all a boatload of money. If you ask people who work from home, even part-time, why they like it, inevitably the first thing they’ll cite is the lack of a morning commute. But is driving to work really so … [Read more...]
Long-Distance Leaders: How Much Do You Trust Your Team?
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator It's sad, but it's true. Some leaders view their employees more like children than professionals. In their minds, if they aren't watching every second, work won't get done. And don't even think about allowing people to work off-site or remotely. How in the world will any work get completed without the expert "supervision" … [Read more...]
How the Long-Hours Culture is Killing Us
It's fairly normal today for people to work more than the standard 40 hours a week. In past years, you would go to work at 9, be off at 5, and then have the rest of the hours to do whatever you wanted. It's become normal in our culture, however, for people to work longer than this, sometimes by as much as double! Not only are work days longer now than they ever have been … [Read more...]
Overcoming Remote Leadership Phobia
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator I have a phobia. I used to think it was a fear of heights, but that's not really it. A few years ago, I figured out that my fear is actually of falling, not of high places. As long as I'm secure, like inside an airplane or enclosed in glass like in the observation deck of a skyscraper, height doesn't really make me anxious. … [Read more...]