How to Navigate the Virtualverse: A Guide to Managing Your Remote Team

Business Tips

Monday, May 20th, 2024

How to Navigate the Virtualverse: A Guide to Managing Your Remote Team

There is no doubt that the landscape of work has drastically changed since the COVID-19 pandemic. We are no longer confined to mandatory commutes and in-person water cooler chats. Globally, a significant portion of the workforce thrives in the virtual arena, collaborating effortlessly across continents and time zones. In fact, it is estimated that a […]

How to Effectively Measure and Track Employee Productivity

Productivity

Monday, August 23rd, 2021

How to Effectively Measure and Track Employee Productivity

Prior to Covid-19, employers were increasing efforts to monitor the productivity of their employees. In fact, according to a 2018 Gartner report, 50% of 239 large corporations admitted that they were monitoring their employees. In particular, the content of their emails and social media accounts. What’s more, these companies also stated that they monitored who […]

Still Working From Home? Here are 10 Must-Read Books

Productivity

Friday, March 26th, 2021

Still Working From Home? Here are 10 Must-Read Books

Even before COVID-19, remote work was having a minute. Global Workplace Analytics estimates “that 56% of the U.S. workforce holds a job that is compatible (at least partially) with remote work.” Moreover, “25-30% of the workforce will be working-from-home multiple days a week by the end of 2021.” Regardless if we ever actually return to […]

7 Ways to Build a Productive Remote Team

Productivity

Friday, February 12th, 2021

7 Ways to Build a Productive Remote Team

Up until COVID-19, working remotely seemed like a pipe dream. But, this global pandemic leads to social distancing and stay-at-home orders that gave businesses no other choice. Because your team couldn’t come into the workplace, they had to work from home. The thing is, even before 2020, remote work was becoming increasingly popular. In 2019, […]

7 Leadership Strategies that Build Trust with Your Remote Team

Business Tips

Monday, December 14th, 2020

7 Leadership Strategies that Build Trust with Your Remote Team

The infrastructure of any solid relationship is trust. While certainly true in evet sphere of your life, it’s essential in the workplace. After all, it’s been found that employees working in high-trust environments have reported: 76% more engagement 74% less stress 70% more alignment with their companies’ purpose compared to employees in low-trust environments 50% […]

Leading With Empathy From Home

Business Tips

Friday, May 29th, 2020

Leading With Empathy From Home

As you’re all well aware, the world is going through a pandemic. As a result, people are anxious, frightened, and suffering. And, they’re looking for answers on how this crisis is affecting them and when things can go back to “normal.” Here are a few suggestions about leading with empathy from home. Recently, I returned […]

Effectively Manage Your In-Person-Virtual Lunches

Meetings

Monday, April 27th, 2020

Effectively Manage Your In-Person-Virtual Lunches

Growing up, my parents made it a priority to eat dinner together as a family. Sure, as we got older, some of us kids might not be around because we were at a friend’s house, working, or participating in an afterschool activity. But, we all knew what time dinner was. And, if we were home, […]

6 Tips to Effectively Manage Your Remote Team

Business Tips, Meetings

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

6 Tips to Effectively Manage Your Remote Team

Remote work is becoming increasingly popular. That said, many businesses are transitioning to having remote teams. Having remote team members can be helpful because everyone can work flexibly and you likely won’t have to pay for an office and amenities. However, if you think all you need is a Slack channel to manage your remote […]

The New Dream Team: Building a Successful Team of Freelancers

Freelancer

Friday, March 22nd, 2019

The New Dream Team: Building a Successful Team of Freelancers

57.3 million people. That’s how many freelancers there are in the U.S. However, by 2017, it’s expected that the majority of the workforce will be made-up of freelancers. In fact, 47 percent of millennials are already freelancing. That’s all well and good. But, how does this large percentage of worker becoming freelancers impact you as […]

Virtual Meeting Etiquette: How to be Successful at Remote Work

Meetings

Friday, August 24th, 2018

Virtual Meeting Etiquette: How to be Successful at Remote Work

Even if you’re not working remotely full-time, a whooping 70 percent of people around the world work remotely at least once a week. This means that even if you’re in proximity to your colleagues, there may be days when the meeting doesn’t take place in a conference room. This is where virtual meeting etiquette becomes […]

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