Category: Work From Home

Thinking back on the last few weeks of working remotely, how often have you connected with your team members on a personal level? Maybe a casual convo here and there? Perhaps like many, you’ve slipped into the habit of only reaching out to delegate tasks and ask for a pointer on where to find that …

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When we think of successful remote teams one of the foundational elements that comes to mind is communication. Separated by distance and connected by that precious wifi signal, in a remote working environment you’ve got to do the extras on connection and communication. But where do you start? Today we’re going to take a look …

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Working from home sure has its perks. For the most part you’ve got full control over when you clock on for the day, when you take your breaks and when you sign off and ‘head home’. It’s what dreams are made of, right? Despite all the freedom and autonomy that comes with working from home, …

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Where in the past you’d be sitting down face to face with your team members, keeping the review aligned to BAU, there’s no way to have this year’s performance review conversations without speaking to the changes we’ve all experienced throughout 2020. Let’s take this opportunity to review the performance review process, and explore how you …

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Managing distributed teams presents a unique challenge for organisations who, up until this point, have managed the recruitment process and onboarding of new team members face-to-face. Without the opportunity for face-to-face inductions and introductions, it’s crucial that organisations take the time to review their processes and adapt them for a remote working environment. Today we’re …

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Do you need to have an underperformance conversation with a team member? In the past these performance conversations would be had in person, face to face, with ample time for back and forth discussion to take place. As we move further into a remote working dynamic, many leaders are now having to confront the challenge …

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By now you’re probably quite familiar with your video conferencing tool of choice, in this case, it’s Zoom. And while you may have managed to work your way around the Zoom video conferencing platform, you might be running into a few problems if you’re scheduling multiple Zoom calls across multiple accounts. When you’ve got a …

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So, you’ve been doing this remote working thing for a while at this point, and your virtual teams seem to be tracking well despite the shifting global landscape. But is there a storm brewing on the horizon? If you’ve felt a niggling sensation in the back of your mind that something isn’t quite right, you …

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The world has changed quite dramatically, in many different ways, since COVID-19 turned up on our doorsteps. Every leader across every continent has seen their organisation and the people within it impacted by the societal and economic challenges COVID-19 has brought with it. Some of these changes have bordered on heartbreaking, but other changes have …

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Has the initial buzz of working remotely worn off? If you are struggling to engage a remote workforce, you’ve come to the right place. Today we’re going to walk you through an element of our Virtual Leaders program that we’ve developed to help you effectively manage and engage your team while working remotely. It’s a …

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