I don’t want to alarm you, but for most organizations we have entered the dreaded Q4, the Fourth Quarter. The Year-End. Crunchtime. If you didn’t have time to create a work from home plan before COVID hit, now’s the time to plan for next year. In our work with people and their organizations around the world, we are often asked what 2021 will bring. If the last six months has … [Read more...]
How Fast Do Things Change in the Remote Workplace?
March 17. That’s the day things basically shut down here in the US and many of us entered the remote workplace full time. Certainly, it’s been longer for those of you in Europe and other countries, and you’re seeing more daylight at the end of the tunnel. The point is, it feels like we’ve been doing this forever. While nobody can say for sure what the workplace, and even work … [Read more...]
5 Keys to More Effective Remote Coaching Sessions
Of all the jobs a leader has, coaching their team members is at the top of the list, yet one they feel the least comfortable with. This isn’t surprising, since even under “normal” conditions, it’s part of the job we always feel we could do better. Coaching at a distance can seem even more intimidating. It shouldn’t be. As with so much Long-Distance Leadership, if we … [Read more...]
Going Back to Normal? Why It’s Neither Possible nor Enough
If you lead a team, odds are you’re exhausted. Helping your people stay productive when working from home or under other kinds of constraints hasn’t been easy. Add to that here in the US (and in large cities around the world) more than a week of protest and civil unrest and the flood of news and social media that goes with that, and it is no wonder your stress level is … [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...]