

After 14 years of gaining managerial experience, I thought I knew how to cultivate that 3D relationship with my colleagues and reports through a 2D interface and remain present while working remotely. That was until life crashed into my workspace, and all things that existed in my life were...
After 14 years of gaining managerial experience, I thought I knew how to cultivate that 3D relationship with my colleagues and reports through a 2D interface and remain present while working remotely. That was until life crashed into my workspace, and all things that existed in my life were now occurring right inside of my office. The COVID-19 pandemic has opened a world of opportunity to better my managerial skills and learn more, as others take a (socially distanced) walk in my remote working shoes.
As a result of this chat, I want you to walk away with:
how to stay focused during this WFH
How do you engage with the team in a way that feels more natural and not transactional?
Hi pleasure Luca I would like information to find work remotely
How to lead a team to be more productive during these uncertain times?
Building relationships with executives, peers and direct reports, especially when you are new to the company, was much easier to do in an office setting. How do you recommend approaching...
What advice do you have for anyone without as much direct report exp as yours in adapting to managing from a distance - perhaps with new/different colleagues (as in job change) and/or adjusting to...
Mental health is a big topic right now. How can a manager ensure their employees know you're committed to their emotional well-being from a professional standpoint?
How do you 'read' your new team member that has an 180 degrees cultural background from yours?
When conflict occurs and disrupts the team remotely, how to restore order and get the team back on track?
How to facilitate team bonding when one member has joined straight after the lockdown and has never met the rest of team members in person, while the rest of us have already met and bonded?
How will remote global teams change throughout the pandemic? Do you foresee global companies hire from outside of the country they are headquartered in?
Do you have any suggestions for someone who would be starting a new job managing a remote team?
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When working across multiple interfaces platforms, is there a best practice to keep teams on the same page? (Weekly full team meetings, one-one-ones, monthly meetings, etc)
How can I be respectful of the space the team needs to do the work while ensuring they are engaged? E.g. some technical members mark as "away" throughout the work day to focus
How can I keep my team engaged and motivated remotely? Can you suggest any innovative ways to engage the team?
During pandemic times as we have work to do, so expectations haven't changed. How to support team along with keeping the expectations the same?
How to motivate and bring optimism?
How to guarantee Team performance?
With the ever changing world, careers how to you stay focused? Stay healthy. I struggle with the balance.
Would appreciate any ideas on engaging those who too readily distract in remote forums.
With the current situation how can managers address when time management is becoming an issue for employees with children at home
With my ever changing roles and responsibilities, new training, new team and new office -- how do you do it all and stay focused?
Please share your thoughts on whether you believe that proactive rewarding versus achievement awards based are more successful in a corporate environment.
What lessons have you learned from 100% remote companies such as Zapier or GitLab?
How do you react and handle the situation when one of your team members make a mistake?
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