How to Manage Remote Direct Reports
Geographically dispersed teams are increasingly common in the modern workplace — perhaps you’re based in your company’s New York headquarters and your team works out of offices in Denver and Charlotte or maybe you’re in San Francisco and manage telecommuters in LA and a group of developers in Minsk. How do you overcome the challenges of supervising employees in different locations and time zones? What steps should you take to build trust and open lines of communication? How should you establish routines? And how do you help remote workers feel part of a team? What the Experts Say One of the biggest misconceptions about managing remote workers is that it requires an entirely different skillset.
13 etiquette tips for video conference calls
Due to the coronavirus, virtual meetings are now standard for employees working from home. Follow these video conferencing tips on staying connected and professional. Video or audio, Zoom, Skype, or Google Meet--being a part of virtual meetings has become the norm, as companies have sent employees to work from home for the foreseeable future, or at least until there's confidence COVID-19 is under control.
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Executive Summary Nine out of ten people admit to daydreaming in meetings. Seventy-three percent do other work. That’s because most meetings are poorly designed. How do you improve the situation? By applying design thinking principles.
How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive
Executive Summary In a recent survey of 100 productivity hacks, timeboxing — migrating to-do lists into calendars — was ranked the most useful. Timeboxing can give you a much greater sense of control over your workday. You decide what to do and when to do it, block out all distractions for that timeboxed period, and get it done. The benefits of calendarized timeboxing are many, varied, and highly impactful.
Org Physics: The 3 faces of every company – Niels Pflaeging
Since the rise of the corporation at the dawn of the industrial age, much has been said and written about leadership, power, and structure in organizations. Some in the field of organizational research believe that developing a coherent theory of leadership is an illusive, even utopian, undertaking. Most practitioners, on the other side, do not seem to care much about theory at all.
It’s Not Just You: In Online Meetings, Many Women Can’t Get a Word In
— Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University “I’m interrupted, like, three times and then I try to speak again and then two other people are speaking at the same time interrupting each other,” said Mallick, head of diversity and inclusion at the consumer goods company Unilever. When she finally did get a word in, she couldn’t gauge anyone’s response. She cracked a joke and couldn’t determine if anyone was laughing. She couldn’t tell if anyone agreed with the points she was trying to make.
Microsoft's CEO Knows How to Run a Meeting. Here's How He Does It
"Ugh, another meeting. Can't I just get some work done?" On the other hand, if done right a 10-minute meeting can save dozens of emails, prevent major miscommunication, and even give birth to wonderful ideas and solutions. When Nadella took over, Microsoft was in the midst of an identity crisis.
The 6 Qualities Meetings Need to Have to Be Effective
If you want to make your organization more productive, there’s arguably no better place to start than meetings. Think about it. Research has found the average professional spends about a third of their time in meetings. And that number only increases as people climb up the ladder, with managers spending half their time in meetings and CEOs spending nearly 70 percent of their workday meeting with others.
Three Things That Leadership Is NOT
Leadership — or the lack of it — has been the theme of the last decade. From political pundits, to convention keynoters, to sports team coaches, everybody claims to want a cadre of leaders to carry out their mission. So for all the talk, training techniques, and tips on the topic, you’d think everyone would have the concept down by now.
A guide to facilitating remote workshops and virtual meetings
Working reenermotely or from home is often touted as the future of work. Studies show that remote workers are happier and more productive than their office working counterparts and the benefits for companies moving to distributed workforces are great too! As teams and organizations begin to transition to working online, the need for well designed and effectively facilitated meetings and workshops rises. Unstructured or poorly run virtual meetings can lead to wasted time and frustrated teams. In this post, we’ll explain what remote facilitation is, why it’s useful, and guide you through the process of designing and running great online workshops and remote meetings.
