Once upon a time in a land far away, public speakers learnt the great art of projecting their voices. It was before amplification, yet some could fill the Colosseum with just their lungs. Later the theatres and churches would respond to the sound of a single voice, clear and loud.
Perhaps the current Covid crisis has shown both the best and the worst of humanity. We have all witnessed and even taken part in the extremities of human behaviour ranging from the utterly selfish (the toilet roll grabbing), to the utterly sacrificial (putting oneself in danger for the benefit of others).
It’s about time we started to make meetings matter a little more. I’ve recently had several people tell me that they are expected to be in meetings nearly all day long (both physical and virtual meetings) and they have not time to get the real job done! That cannot be sensible! Improving this is so simple, it just takes a little common sense and the guts to challenge the status quo.
The clue to this blog is in the title, when people are facing pressure and uncertainty they need bosses and organisations that will support them! A key to this ‘support’ is to create what we like to call a ‘comfortable community’. This is one of our 4 C’s of high functioning teams, we’ve have posted on this topic before, you can read it here.
Ever wondered why really great leaders seem to do the right things? The answer is simple, it’s not that they have great ‘do’ goals, it’s that they operate within predetermined ‘who’ goals. When you know who you are, then you instinctively now what you must do.
Motivation theories are many and complex things. A simple search will show you that there are literally hundreds of views on the topic. Add to that the fact that we all will have individually differing motivators and you have a lifetime of study on your hands if you want to become an expert in the field.
Over the past 15 years, I have heard three common storylines being articulated around remote working, they are unhelpful yet common myths that many organisations and managers fear when teams are shifting too remote working. Let’s briefly take a look at each of them, and quickly debunk them so that you can stop worrying and get down to effective remote team working.
Let’s get specific on communication. If you are a manager of a remote working team there are three communication priorities that you need to consider every week. These three topics are born out of real world research into effective remote working and have their source in three problems that can occur when digital nomading.
What strange days we are living in! We’ve got plagues, floods, crazy leaders, and all manor of economic fragility. I don’t know about you, but the media hype certainly doesn’t help me stay calm and drink tea. Yet a little bit of me would love some splendid isolation! The thought of two weeks being locked in at home sounds like bliss compared to a punishing diary of international travel and training.
I wonder whether the fact that you’ve read beyond the title may indicate you have yet to realise your ambition? For some ‘reaching your potential’ seems to matter, for others, they probably didn’t click this far through! I don’t know why it is, but some people are simply more driven to max out on what they are capable of.
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