I wrote this post in March 2020 thinking, like many of you, that “leading from home” would be a short-term thing. Despite the fact that many organizations had employees working from home for more than a year, these organizations continued to believe closed-down offices and employees working remotely would end “any day now,” and thus, […]
Like many of you, I’m working from home right now. Unlike many of you, I’ve worked from home (for the most part) for the past 20 years, so I have a LOT of experience trying to juggle projecting a professional image, staying focused, and managing my time with pets around. However, in the past few […]
Whether you chose to work remotely or you’ve been thrust into the world of “telecommuters” by world events or changes in your business or industry, trying to manage a remote team brings challenges to even the most experienced leaders. In times of crisis, it’s very important that you realize your employees may feel like their […]
\Although telecommuting isn’t new, the Coronavirus has made working from home the only way to stay in business for many organizations. Employees who never thought they’d work from home now find themselves struggling to carve out office space in their homes and juggling getting work done with bored kids who will likely be out of […]
With many offices shutting down and companies asking employees to work from home, we have a whole new group of telecommuters who are trying to not only figure out how to work from home successfully, but also juggle kids and pets too. As someone who has been working from home for more than 25 years, […]
With public events around the world being cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, air and other travel plummeting, and people looking at their coworkers and clients funny with every cough or sniffle, many people have been asking how we can maintain a sense of civility, camaraderie, and respect when everyone is afraid to get too close […]
