This short article from the Harvard Business Review provides some substantive ideas for how to persuade organizational leadership to support workers who want to continue working from home. I read a lot of tip lists on this topic that just …
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Delivering criticism requires some careful communication if you want it received well and acted upon without a lot of negative side effects. While this isn’t always possible, one of the best tips for getting good results from criticism is to …
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We recently shared a productivity tip on making eye contact during meetings. I have noticed that it is becoming common for people to keep their cameras off altogether during remote meetings. Whenever possible, keep them on! By keeping your camera …
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Don’t trust your gut: Using data to get what you really want in life. New York: Harper Collins, 2022, 320 pages. A few years ago, I read Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s book Everybody Lies, which provides a number of stories …
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Standing meetings have always been a part of agile work as they keep things running smoothly and efficiently. However, the idea of standing up while in any virtual communication meeting can be helpful too. Standing up during video conference meetings …
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Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen. Connectable: How leaders can move teams from isolated to all in. New York: McGraw Hill, 2022, 336 pages. Recently, I was having a conversation with a leader about how her team members were feeling …
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Logging into video calls early decreases the stress related to rushing to a meeting as well as allows for time to virtually visit with and connect with others who join meetings early. This step of easing into a meeting can …
Remote projects benefit from the adoption and use of an online project management tool. Fortunately, there are a number of project management tools that support remote and distributed team members. The following list includes nine options worth looking into.
In this 12 minute TED Talk, Debbie Lovich shares some ideas for making the future workplace work for you. Focus on trusting your people, using data, and thinking beyond the schedule.
When working in a remote or virtual team there are some patterns that can emerge related to how people are working together. This can be especially true in geographically dispersed remote teams.
