Articles for category: Growth

August 13, 2021

Greg Thomas

It’s all About Trust

One of those days where I edited, completed, and was ready to push publish on an episode all ready to go – only to realize we already shipped it. If you haven’t had a listen, take a listen now, Colin and I discuss the ever-present green icon of presence and how it links to trust in the remote workplace.

August 8, 2021

Greg Thomas

A little thing called Trust

I remember working on software that interfaced with presence engines before people started working remotely in a big way. And at that time I remember thinking – “wow, there is a lot that could go wrong here.” Presence does not equal trust, it’s something else, but it’s not trust. Don’t confuse the two. We had a great chat on this in our recent episodes on Remotely Prepared.

August 4, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Catch-Up

We all get behind, all fall behind. We all have too much on our plates and some days are struggling to keep above board to ensure we can get it all done. And while we are trying to deal with that, new priorities are coming in that “have to be done yesterday”. If you’re leading a team and feeling this need to catch up, like you need a second to take a breath, get stock of where you are at and what you need to focus on next. Chances are your team are feeling it as well. Give it to

Are you Hearing?

Yes, we are all hearing, we are all “aware” of what is being said around us all the time. We grab snippets, pieces that resonate with us, or parts of conversations that agree with our inner dialogue. But that’s not listening. And that’s not what your client needs to hear.

Leading Worklife Balance by Example

A few weeks ago we had a great interview with Rekha Rao-Mayya on our Season 4 topic of Worklife Balance. Rekha has had the unique experience of moving from Microsoft to Amazon during the pandemic and some of the lessons she has learned along the way were truly interesting to hear. One that resonated with me was leading by example when it comes to work life balance and how she has had to force herself to embody this mantra by living what she says to her team. It’s no longer enough to say – “I’ll keep everyone off you team,