We hear all the time that the hardest part of being a connected, engaged member of a remote team is the lack of spontaneous communication. We say it an awful lot ourselves. And it’s true. When you work from home, every communication requires at least a little planning and effort. You don’t just bump into someone at the coffee machine, or see Alice walking down the hall and make … [Read more...]
How to Create a Virtual Water Cooler
How often have you leaned across your desk or paused in an office doorway to ask a colleague a question? Or made eye contact with a team member and raised your eyebrows, a show of silent, supportive communication in the face of a tricky client? Along with water cooler conversations, these small confidences and day-to-day interactions are the building blocks of great working … [Read more...]
What Role Can a Leader Play in Employee Mental Health?
by Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder The Remote Leadership Institute Distress comes in many forms and from a variety of causes. As leaders, we want to help our team members be successful, and distress can be a serious barrier to successful outcomes. That is why we must understand the sources of distress before we can help people as they deal with it. Major Types of … [Read more...]
How’s Your Team’s Six-Week Report Card?
Depending on where in North America you are, you’ve probably been working from home for six weeks now. We know it feels longer than that, but most of us experienced the reality of the COVID-19 crisis sometime between March 12 and 16th. So here’s an important question: How's it going? Six weeks is 42 days. You know what can happen in 42 days? Chipmunks, ferrets, gerbils, … [Read more...]
4 Tips to Help Your Team Return to the Office
Depending on where you live, in the coming weeks more and more workers will begin gradually returning to the office. This won't be a seamless transition, nor will it even be a welcome change for many. Learn how your leadership can help smooth out the wrinkles. https://youtu.be/dRovab9A430?rel=0&showinfo=0 … [Read more...]