Trust, by many measures, is near an all-time low. According to Pew Research, public trust in government is historically low. More important to us, Forbes.com states that 63% of employees don’t trust their leader. Ouch. I’d call that a crisis of workplace trust. And yet we know that high levels of trust directly impacts greater productivity, […]
What Long-Distance Leaders Need to Know Today
If you lead a team that is remote part or all the time, whether they are across town or around the world, you are a Long-Distance Leader. And if that isn’t you today, odds are high that it may be sooner than later. The trend towards people not being “at work” is growing and evolving; […]
Getting the Learning You Want, When You Want It
For over four years we have been producing live, virtual learning events we call Remarkable Learning. At first, they were teleseminars; more recently, they have become webinars. We have offered over 200 of these events featuring experts from our own team and hand-picked experts from around the world bringing relevant practical learning on the broad […]
Maximizing Your Productivity as a Remote Employee
Most of the research says that remote workers are more productive than their on-site counterparts. But… That can be a pretty low bar. The fact is most everyone can increase their productivity, and I’m guessing if you are still reading, that includes you. It certainly includes me. I worked in a Fortune 10 company, in […]
When is a Webinar a Good Learning Option?
First, let me say that when I say “webinar”, I am thinking broadly to things that might or might not include video (video-conference), views of slides (the typical webinar), and a teleseminar (typically audio only). I decided to write about this because I get asked about this type of learning experience often, and I find […]