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Last time, I shared with you what leaders DO in order to lead employees effectively, whether they are remote or in-person. Today, we focus on the Don’ts. Leaders DON'T: 1. Micromanage. Overcoming the urge to micromanage may be hard enough…
Read More Do you have the self restraint required to be the best leader? (Part 2)
I’m sure you’ve noticed that managing remote employees is different from managing them when they are all in the office. However, instead of going back to what’s familiar and comfortable, and defaulting to the old office habit, I would suggest…
Read More Do you have the self restraint required to be the best leader? (Part 1)
"Hi, how are you? Just letting you know that I am on my way to the beach with the kids as the weather is really good today. I’ll join the meeting from there.” "Sorry for the noise guys. I’m in…
Read More How do leaders transform their mindsets from office habits to new world success?
Business and organizational change are now exponential and if an organization tries to go forward by embracing the strategies of its past, then it is setting itself up for a rapid decline towards obsolesce and obscurity. Today’s successful companies don’t…
There are many healthy ways to respond to conflict and to earn the respect of others during times of conflict. Last week, we looked at the first thing we should do: Empathize with the feelings of others. Today, we’ll look…
Read More Healthy Ways To Respond To Conflict and Even Earn Respect (Part 2)
You probably don’t like conflict. Most people try to avoid it as much as possible! But conflict is inevitable in life—because no one is perfect. But if you want to build a better future and pursue your purpose, we need…
Read More Healthy Ways To Respond To Conflict and Even Earn Respect (Part 1)
Bob: “I’m back, Wendy. Want to continue?” Me (Wendy): “Sure!” Bob: “Let’s tackle what we have to do during the meeting. Any meeting has to have a beginning, a middle, and an end, like any good movie. We need to…
Read More How to easily set the stage for more successful meetings
Me (Wendy): “Hey Bob, I’m done with Peter. You know, I’m quite proud of him that he’s using Slack a lot more than emails nowadays. I think we’re rubbing off on him! 😉 ” Bob: “Hey Wendy, that’s good to…
Read More Remote Facilitation Magic: Things to do before a meeting to have better meetings
Me (Wendy): “Hi Bob, I’m back. Last time, we mentioned I should structure the invitation first by laying down the outcome that we’d like to see achieved from the meeting, and what we need from whom (or what group of…
Read More Invest in the art of meeting invitations to have better meetings
Bob: “Hey Wendy, I’m back. Do you want to continue our previous discussion? I think we finished the first point I wanted to go over, which is who we need to invite to the meeting so that we achieve the…
Read More Why meeting agendas are passé, and what you can do to improve them
