You’re probably getting a lot of advice about how this time of year is good for taking stock of you and your team, where you are now and where you want to be. People who do this mean well, but just saying, “Give some thought to where you want to go,” is not all that helpful. At best you will focus on some things that matter, at worst you become a blubbering pile of insecurities … [Read more...]
Thinking About Your Health as a Remote Worker
It's time to think about what’s next. And it's not just about where we're going to work or how. We want to remind you that your health matters, and as a remote worker there’s a pretty good chance you’ve been neglecting it. When we work from home, we can lose whatever habits or routines we used to build into our days when we had a “normal” work schedule. When you combine … [Read more...]
How to Stop Spinning Your Wheels
We all know the feeling. We work at home where we won’t be interrupted, we are wildly productive, things are getting done and the world is operating as it should. And then it all stops. We stare at our to-do list and can’t seem to make progress. It’s like our car is stuck in the mud and we can’t get anywhere. Here are some things to do (and NOT do) when you feel like you’re … [Read more...]
Why Remote Workers Need to Think Long Term
We all know that when we work remotely it can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s good that we can (to some degree) set our own schedules, put our heads down and work without Bob from Accounting stopping by our desk to bemoan the state of his Fantasy Football Draft. On the other hand, it's also easy to get stuck in the details of what we’re working on and lose sight of the … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Develop Greater Internal Motivation
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator One of the basic rules of remote leadership laid out by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel in The Long-Distance Leader involves intentionally building trust. While that's true for leaders of co-located teams too, remote leaders simply cannot micromanage from a distance. As shutdowns have forced more teams to work remotely, many … [Read more...]