10 Tips for Running Online Meetings
March 9, 2012 by Jason Montero · 2 Comments
The Globe and Mail delivers again with this helpful article of real-world tips for improving your online and virtual meetings. I think #10 might be the best and most overlooked, it can be so difficult to force yourself to do nothing, it is like some kind of Zen koan.
10 tips for running online meetings – The Globe and Mail.
Leave a comment with any tips you have found for facilitating online meetings.
How to Make the Most of Virtual Teams – The Globe and Mail
February 23, 2012 by Jason Montero · Leave a Comment
I came across this article on Canada’s The Globe and Mail newspaper’s site. The writer makes some excellent points about the ‘naturalness’ of electronic communication – and how collaboration across distance becomes easier and more productive as we grow accustomed to these new modes of communication.
via How to make the most of virtual teams – The Globe and Mail.
But I mostly wanted to share this because they are holding an online event at noon ET Friday that appears to be free to register for. The event is billed as a chat with Dr. Andrew Gaudes, an associate professor of business at the University of New Brunswick, about the new far-flung workplace.
There is a registration form on the page linked above.
5 Situations Where Remote Workers are at a Disadvantage
February 20, 2012 by Jason Montero · Leave a Comment
Melanie Slaugh, a reader of our blog and host of MyISPFinder, recently published a great article examining some of the real challenges of telecommuting or working remotely from the office.
Being aware that issues like this exist allows you to plan for how to address them. It is also important that remote workers and their managers and principles are able to have open communication about how and where they are struggling so that the distributed work or virtual team process can be improved and refined over time.
5 Situations Where Remote Workers are at a Disadvantage.
Are there other universal disadvantages any one else has experienced while working remotely? Leave your comments below.
Fundamentals for Effective Management of Virtual Teams
February 14, 2012 by Jason Montero · Leave a Comment
I came across this article recently talking about some of the fundamentals of being the leader of a successful and productive virtual team: Effective management of virtual teams.
What I really liked about this is how it talks about the shift from the departmental mindset that most companies used to have to the ability to collaborate and work with global virtual teams. The post states:
When organisations got out of the department mindset, it became possible to work with the best of global talent.
This ability to work with the best people regardless of location is one of the key strategic benefits of The Anywhere Office. One that I feel many businesses overlook when considering how virtual to be.
There is no doubt there can be challenges with how to instill a sense of belonging and trust among virtual team members. It’s just these challenges we show you how to overcome in our on-demand workshop – The Art of Virtual Leadership.
Working on dispersed teams across time and distance is not some vision of the future – it has become commonplace. Almost all of us collaborate with others virtually almost every day – the question is are you managing it properly?
Share your thoughts about leading virtual teams and managing remotely in the comments below:
The True Cost of Commuting (Infographic)
February 9, 2012 by Phil Montero · Leave a Comment
The infographic below shows the cost of commuting in both finances and time – then extrapolates the cost over a 10 year period for an eye-opening revelation. Thanks to Jessica Anderson for sharing this infographic she helped to create.
The numbers on this graphic remind me of a lightbulb moment I had many years ago while sitting in traffic during my daily commute to my job in New Jersey. I, also, took a moment to do the math and realized how much time I was losing just getting back and forth to my physical office.
That realization was the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back” which has led to over 18 years of me helping people be more mobile and work in The Anywhere Office.
Take a look and be prepared for a shock:
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Via: Streamline Refinance
A bit sickening when you think about it, huh? Amazing that so many companies still insist on having everyone in a central office when it really isn’t necessary considering these costs.
Post a comment below and share your thoughts!
