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October 14, 2020

Greg Thomas

Interview with Marco Pasqua

My favourite interviews on Remotely Prepared are the ones where I feel revitalized, ideas flowing through my veins that I just need to get out. I take the headphones off and say to myself – “that was incredible”. One of our recent interviews with Marco Pasqua left me feeling this way, I was blown away by his insight into making connections with people especially in age when we are all remote and have to be doing this for the first time. If you haven’t had a listen yet, here it is, you won’t be disappointed. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/genuine-connections-with-marco-pasqua-interview/id1514693059?i=1000493291396

October 13, 2020

Greg Thomas

Iterate… Iterate… Iterate

The best way to get better? Keep Iterating. Keep starting over and trying again. Keep pushing forward. Keep delivering something new. Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep pushing. You might change what you are iterating to or what you are changing – that’s okay, but whatever you do, don’t stop.

October 12, 2020

Greg Thomas

If the Lead Isn’t Being Taken…

Take it. Don’t worry if you stumble or make a mistake as you get started. You are the one that decided to take on the hardest role when no one else did. Not everyone will recognize that. But those that do. Will be thankful you had the courage to take that step.

October 11, 2020

Greg Thomas

The New Remote Power Moves

Letting someone sit in the lobby. Muting them when they are talking. Grabbing the Screen share session. Forcing people on video because everyone else is. Daily Status updates to channels so people know they are working. Making sure that presence icon is always green. These are the new management power moves that are running the remote world. It’s a petty list that does nothing to help your team work better and more effectively. I don’t need to go through each one to say what the adverse affects are – you can do that for yourself. Remote work, remote leadership, remote

October 10, 2020

Greg Thomas

Identifying Team Drift

There come’s a moment in every team’s lifespan, when they start to drift. They become complacent. They go onto auto-pilot. They start going through the motions. What they build is definitely not what the customer asked for. In short, they drift. Everyone knows how to “wake up” your team, fix the drift, get them back on track and figure out what’s going on (if not, there is a way to fix that). Identifying it before it becomes too late is another task altogether that can be harder for managers, especially new managers to figure out. Some early warning signs include;