Many teams are waking up to a new reality of working remotely. Working remotely creates a new set of challenges that are being amplified by the added stress of school closures and by the anxiety many are facing during this pandemic. A crisis like this can either break a team down and widen any cracks […]
7 Tips for Successfully Managing Remote TeamsThese tips will help you and your team be productive regardless of where they work. BY JASON ATEN, TECH COLUMNIST Generations • High Performance Teams
Right now, remote working–or, working from home–has become more than a trend. It’s now a necessity for companies all across the globe. As a result, there are thousands of team leaders and managers who find themselves suddenly managing a completely remote team. Honestly, that can be scary, especially if it’s the first time you’ve ever had to do so […]
How to lead and manage remotely Adjusting to the COVID 19 pandemic Execution • Generations
As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, many companies have shifted to remote work, and employees are balancing major changes in their personal and professional lives. In this McKinsey webinar, experts highlight four primary challenges in making the leap to managing a remote team: people, structure, process, and technology. Managers must address all four dimensions to […]
A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers by Barbara Z. Larson , Susan R. Vroman and Erin E. Makarius Accountability • Execution • Generations • High Performance Teams
In response to the uncertainties presented by Covid-19, many companies and universities have asked their employees to work remotely. While close to a quarter of the U.S. workforce already works from home at least part of the time, the new policies leave many employees — and their managers — working out of the office and separated […]
My Legacy is More Than My Skin Color by Desiree Buffin Accountability • Generations
Over the coming weeks, you are going to be hearing more from me on the topic of Inclusion, and why it is so critical to both personal and organizational success. During this incredible moment in the Black Lives Matter movement, it is more important than ever to listen to people and viewpoints you may not […]
‘Corporate America Has Failed Black America’ By David Gelles Accountability • Generations • Leadership • Winning Culture
In the past week, it has seemed like every major company has publicly condemned racism. All-black squares cover corporate Instagram. Executives have made multimillion-dollar pledges to anti-discrimination efforts and programs to support black businesses. Yet many of the same companies expressing solidarity have contributed to systemic inequality, targeted the black community with unhealthy products and […]
Elevating customer experience excellence in the next normal by McKinsey Customer Experience Practice Accountability • Execution • Generations • High Performance Teams • Leadership
This article was written collaboratively by the global leaders of the McKinsey Customer Experience Practice, a group that spans different regions and includes: Constance Emmanuelli, Nimish Jain, Nicolas Maechler, David Malfara, Stefan Moritz, Kevin Neher, Adrian Nelson, and Anna Thomas. The impact of COVID-19 on customer behavior has been sweeping and immediate. Spending across most […]
HOW HISTORY’S GREAT LEADERS MANAGED ANXIETY By ALISON BEARD Accountability • Execution • Generations • High Performance Teams • Leadership • Winning Culture
Leaders around the world, in business and government, are facing an enormous challenge: guiding people through a deadly pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and upended the lives of billions more. Amid so much uncertainty about Covid-19, how can they inspire their anxious colleagues and constituents? And how can they manage their own anxieties […]
Class of 2020: These 4 simple rules can guide your entire career by BY Janet Foutty High Performance Teams • Leadership • Uncategorized
Call me sentimental, but I’ve always loved graduations: the way they tie up loose ends and signify new beginnings, the chance to reflect on the past, and celebrate the future. In my earliest days of leadership, I even sent out an email to colleagues when I was “graduating” to a new part of our organization. […]
Working in a coronavirus world: Strategies and tools for staying productive by Dion Hinchcliffe Uncategorized
While each of us certainly hopes that coronavirus won’t become a major health event in their part of the world, the reality is that businesses are already considering every contingency plan with a close eye towards avoiding serious disruption of their operations. Remote working, or the practice of working for an extended period outside the […]
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