by Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder Remote Leadership Institute The transition from leading from the corner office to leading from home has created a number of logistical and management challenges. We've already unpacked a number of those here on this site, in our book, The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership, and on our COVID-19 resource site. If you … [Read more...]
New Remote Leaders: Have you answered these 5 questions yet?
How's it going for new remote leaders? It's understandable if you're feeling a little out of sorts right now. You're still in the middle of a whirlwind transition to a new way of working...and oh yeah, there's this global pandemic thing going on outside, too. As you've rushed to get your team prepared for working from home for who knows how long, it's possible that you … [Read more...]
How Using Webcams Makes You Happy
By now you’re probably inundated with news about working from home. Everyone (Including us) has advice on what to do if you’re suddenly working from home, or how you can save the world by using webcams. But here is a little thing that will take some of the misery out of your circumstances. Yes, we want you to use webcams, and for years we’ve been giving you all kinds of … [Read more...]
One Way Remote Leaders Can Help During Crisis
by Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder Remote Leadership Institute Chances are you can’t go more than five minutes in a conversation without the topic of the coronavirus coming up. It is on everyone’s minds; but as a leader we must rise above the chatter. While the fear and panic that surround the impacts of coronavirus are pervasive today, in your organization you have seen … [Read more...]
Chaucer Worked from Home During The Plague. You Can Too.
If you’re suddenly forced to work from home and worry you can’t get anything done, imagine you’re stuck in Europe during the worst days of the Black Death/Bubonic Plague. Now consider that some of the greatest works in Western literature came out of that time. And they had no WebEx or Slack to help. Boccaccio wrote The Decameron. Chaucer practically invented the English … [Read more...]