About a week ago, my sales team had a conference call. Under normal circumstances, this shouldn’t be an unusual event. Afterall, people who work have conference calls all the time. And, in every way, it wasn’t unusual at all. There were very long pauses on the phone. Lots of dead air time. It was impossible [...]
When it comes to being part of a virtual office, there really is no such thing as over-communicating. The usual ways we communicate using virtual methods (email, instant messenger, tweets, Facebook/LinkedIn status) can leave your listener with many misconceptions. For example, let’s say you are communicating via instant messenger (my personal favorite) and you ask someone to [...]
I often meet people who tell me they could never work at home. They’d be too distracted. They wouldn’t get anything done. I have to agree. Some people are simply not cut out to work in a virtual environment. If you are going to give teleworking a try, here are some pointers to help your [...]
When you work out of your home, managing the work/life balance takes on a very new dimension. On the one hand, it is very convenient to flip a load of laundry in the middle of the day. On the other hand, it is very convenient to go back to work (or not leave your desk [...]
Lately, I’ve been noticing that when I visit my clients, there’s not a parking spot to be found. It appears that everyone who has a job is “showing up” to work. Clearly, people understand the value of being physically seen and present at work. They understand that in a brick and mortar organization, out of [...]
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