The good thing with virtual meetings is that you can focus intensely on the faces on screen. They giveaway all kinds of clues as to what they are really thinking without them knowing. We’re always taught that we must always listen to our staff and…
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Thanks to COVID I think we’ve all overdosed on virtual meetings to some extent, especially during the early days of the pandemic. For most of us having NO face-to-face meetings during lock down was a new phenomenon. Pre-COVID we had all complained about the…
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Just because your remote team is out of sight does not mean that they have to rely on self-directed learning methods to sharpen their skills or to improve what they do. There’s plenty of LIVE training and development that you can help them with and…
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We get asked a lot about what are the best ways to manage remote teams, especially if they are located in different time zones. One of our main clients has team members in The Philippines as well as Mexico. The time difference can cause major…
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No doubt you’ll be working on how to keep the lines of communication open between you and your team members while we go through these difficult times. Many of you will be in touch via phone, Zoom, Skype or other video conference software that will…
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So you’re team are working remotely and you need to ensure the work is getting done and that they’re okay at the same time. It’s a tricky situation! When checking up, people feel judged and have to justify their time-spent and their results against pre-determined…
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When I was managing people within a busy financial institution, every single person who reported into me was within shouting distance! It was easy for me to get an instant update on the status of a particular account or where a specific project was stalling.…
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It is hard enough to create a true team from employees who are physically located in the same office, but it is much more difficult to undertake the same endeavour with staff members who work from other locations. (more…)
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