There is no “simply going back” to how we used to work in an office after two years of us first being forced to, and then getting used to working remote. People rightfully want to keep having the advantages of the added flexibility and better work/life balance a remote or hybrid work style offers toContinue reading “The secret sauce to successful hybrid or remote teams”
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Inclusivity has a direct link to your bottom line
If you are leading a hybrid or remote team today and you are not focusing on creating a culture of inclusivity and belonging, you will very likely not go as far as you could and quite likely simply fail in the long run. Here is why you will pay a high price for this omission:Continue reading “Inclusivity has a direct link to your bottom line”
Psychological safety does not magically feel good
Many of us have read the research by Google on psychological safety as a signifier of high performing teams. And many organizations, team leaders and team members would love it, if we could simply turn a switch and voilà, our team has psychological safety. So why is it so hard to get psychological safety bakedContinue reading “Psychological safety does not magically feel good”
Team Building for Remote Teams
Many of us work in fully remote or hybrid teams these days. When you get hired into a leadership role for a remote or hybrid team – especially in organizations who have only worked in that style for the last two years, you may find that really challenging. There are a number of reasons whyContinue reading “Team Building for Remote Teams”
I really dislike those forced fun exercises
[Photo by Frank Leuderalbert on Unsplash] I’ve heard this so many times. I really dislike those organized fun games at work and I really don’t want to be a part of it. And at the same time we are all experiencing a massive loss of joy and connection that happened as a result of notContinue reading “I really dislike those forced fun exercises”
Scaling remote teams in a Pandemic
Scaling teams is hard enough in normal times, but scaling remote teams in a Pandemic is a special kind of hard. All those “soft” skills around team building, trust building, relationship building out of a sudden become non-negotiable success factors for leaders. They become the new “hard” skills in successfully leading a remote team. InContinue reading “Scaling remote teams in a Pandemic”
OKRs and Trust
As we’re getting to the end of 2021 a lot of teams are thinking about Strategy for 2022 and their first set of OKRs for the coming year. I’m a huge fan of working with OKRs as a goal setting mechanism with empowered teams. And I should add ONLY with empowered teams. It is aContinue reading “OKRs and Trust”
Inclusive Leaders 