Season One of Remotely Prepared is almost in the books and it has been a great season. We are winding down with some fantastic content and great interviews. I would have liked to have published all the content in one day because it’s all so great. As we gear up for Season 2, we’re honing in on one singular topic that I think we’re all starting to deal with in a greater capacity and that…
Since the pandemic began, I’ve had a cracked windshield. It happened innocently enough and at the height of the pandemic, the company was able to come to my house and fix the windshield. Since then, there have been issues with the mirror not holding on. Not sure why, but each time (we’re on our third attempt now), the company has sent someone out to look at it, no matter where my car is and they…
The most common phrase that has been uttered since we all started working remotely. And guess what, to many the answer is still no. Because we weren’t listening before, because we weren’t taking in what people were saying and because all we wanted to hear is what was playing in our head. You don’t need to be muted to realize that. Being muted simply makes it real and forces you to hit the button hoping…
When someone on your team decides to pack it in and move onto a new opportunity it’s your last chance to show them what kind of leader you are. You could not say a thing, wait till the last moment, and “plan” for everything they did and who is going to take it over and transition into their workloads. You can sweep it under the rug so hopefully, no one knows how great a team…
When you have a problem, you don’t need more fuel on the fire. What you need is for everyone to realize there is a fire. If everyone is on board that there is a fire then everyone will be on board to put it out. When we’re all adding fuel to the fire – venting about problems, complaining about apps going up and down, decrying bad practices, focusing on what team members do incorrectly or…