by Kevin Eikenberry Ask most anyone to tell you why someone is a great leader, and you will likely hear that they are a role model. Ask most who are leading remotely, and they will wonder what it means to be a long-distance role model. After all, how can you be a role model if people can’t even see you? You Already Are a Long-Distance Role Model Let’s start here: if you … [Read more...]
Disconnect to Stay Engaged
How do you know when an employee is engaged? The usual answers include obvious signs like participation in meetings and projects, high quality work product, and responsiveness to requests from the manager and teammates. All of that is true, and there’s a paradox at work. It involves the ability to stay more engaged by disconnecting from work more often. Wait. What? When … [Read more...]
Creating a Hybrid Meeting Culture
How did meetings work in your organization before the pandemic? Now that you're working in a hybrid fashion, have you made adjustments to that meeting culture? Kevin explains some important distinctions that certainly make a big difference. https://youtu.be/0sBzCDP3-iU Stay in the know with all the latest developments in remote work with the Future of Work newsletter. … [Read more...]
Picking Alternatives to Email
Maybe the most divisive topic in remote work is whether email is a help or a hindrance to our productivity. It’s fast, convenient and pretty much free. On the other hand, there’s too much of it, our inboxes are inundated, and responding to all those notifications stops us from doing other, more productive, work. There is a whole cottage industry of experts saying we need to use … [Read more...]
What are the High-Level Skills Organizations Need to Grow
Get a couple of books under your belt, and people ask you a lot of questions (and expect answers). Lately we have been asked about the skills needed for organizations to grow. I struggle to answer it, because the answer isn’t that simple. It’s easy to throw around buzzwords like, “ideation,” and everyone’s favorite, “synergistic growth.” The problem is with the question being … [Read more...]