remote leadership

Are You Playing Big Enough?

When leaders are looking to raise their visibility, I will ask them what their goals are and what types of actions they have already tried. Depending on those answers, I may push them to think bigger. Are they doing enough to reach the goal that they have for themselves? If they aren’t pushing themselves and starting to see results, then they may become frustrated and give up on their visibility plan. That won’t help them reach the success that they…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 8/21/17

Client Question: “My new role has remote employees in multiple locations. What do I need to do to make sure I am leading them as if they were here locally with me?” Meeting them in person is the ideal first step. If that isn’t possible due to financial concerns, then the most important element of managing people remotely is communication. This is a bit easier to accomplish with the technology capabilities that we have now, but it needs to…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 5/5/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: building influence, building relationships, connecting with remote workers, building self-esteem, achieving extraordinary success, what is influence, how can you build relationships with influencers, how can you build your influencing skills and preparing for your own influencing conversations. Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes How to Build Influence and Land That Leadership Role by Gordon Tredgold Leadership is all about influence, the more influence we have, the better the leader we…
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Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary – 3/31/17

Welcome to the Fantastic Leadership Resource Summary! This week’s summary includes: becoming a great leader, building your legacy, managing remote workers, dealing with an indecisive boss, 10 mistakes new managers make, making a presentation with errors, career plan, culture of a team, and making assumptions Articles/Ted Talks/Quotes 5 Simple Ways Good Leaders Become Great @LollyDaskalhttp://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/be-the-leader-that-goes-from-good-to-great-in-few-minutes.html … Nobody aspires to be just a good leader. Greatness is the goal, and these simple strategies can help you achieve it. How to…
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How Much Do You Really Care?

One of the people that used to report to me was remembering her Mother who had passed away in a really heartfelt post on Facebook. She was reporting to me at the time when her Mom was sick and as you can imagine have a difficult time with it. I had been in a similar position with my own Mom about 10 years before that so I could completely empathize with what she was going through. We used to meet…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 2/20/17

I am going to start using the Monday blog to share questions that I have received or case studies. My intent is to be able to help others who may be facing similar challenges. Feel free to send me questions or situations that you are facing and I will include them in future blogs. Today’s question: “My team works in various locations and in multiple time zones. What is the best way to stay connected with them and provide the…
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Mastering the Art of Personal Branding: Building an Authentic Image

Many of your peers have great experiences, skills and knowledge that might be similar to yours, so what makes you different? How do you add value? What makes you unique? Everyone has to figure out this answer for themselves. Being able to articulate your brand through conversations and actions can make a big difference with people who can have an influence on your career. What is your personal brand? I love to ask clients to describe their personal brand at…
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Managerial Alignment Makes All The Difference For Your Success

I have had several conversations this week on the importance of aligning with managers and stakeholders. It seems like common sense, but in the day to day of getting stuff done, it is something that may be forgotten. When I ask them about it, they usually think that their manager “probably” knows what they are doing, but they aren’t sure. It is important to always consider whether you have done it or need to do it. This is a type…
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Making a Big Impact on Your Team

Have you stopped to consider what type of impact you are making as a leader? There may be big things that you have done to support a team member or on a project, but most of the time it is how you show up in the little moments that count. These are the moments that team members remember forever. Here are some ways that leaders show up that make a difference: There are hundreds of examples that I could have…
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