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...]
When the Remote Work Honeymoon is Over
https://youtu.be/KriFKRF0S1A?rel=0&showinfo=0 So you've been working from home for a couple of weeks now. How are you feeling about it now? Leaders, you need to be prepared for the new challenges once the novelty of remote working has gone away. You're still going to be doing this awhile longer. How will you respond? … [Read more...]
3 Things to Do if You’re New to Working from Home
The COVID-19 outbreak has created a downstream mini-crisis: We now have a host of people working from home who've never done it before. Wayne Turmel has not only been working remotely for over 20 years, he's been teaching others and writing books about it. He's got three important tips to help you right away if you're new to remote … [Read more...]
Why Social Distancing is an Unfortunate Choice of Words
by Kevin Eikenberry, Co-founder If you are like me, you had never heard the phrase "social distancing" a month ago. Now, it is something we hear almost every hour. And while I understand the purpose of and support the goal of the practice (doing things to reduce the possible spread of the coronavirus is the right thing to do) to me it's just the wrong choice of words. It … [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...]