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New Year New Priorities
I’d like to take a moment to expand your thinking on what a gift is. It started with a conversation with someone who told me she had cancer. It was a heart wrenching story, yet this was one of the most positive conversations I have had in a long...
Be the Manager You Want to Work for
“If you understand what motivates people, you can help them have a sense of pride in their work.” Katheryn Baker, a VP of a tech company, told me that recently in a podcast interview. She also said that, as a manager, it’s important to...
Hiring Challenges in Technical Industries
It is hard to hire a good technical employee, such as a software developer, engineer, or scientist, because they need to have both technical skills and the ability to work well with others. Technical leaders tend to be good at assessing...
Does hybrid work actually work?
Whether hybrid teams can succeed is the question of the moment but it is not a new one. Flexible Work Solutions got its name in back 2005 because we were helping companies establish remote, hybrid, and other flexible work arrangements. ...
The Surprising Effects of Long-Term Remote Work
“It happens every time. The same people talk and everyone else stays quiet.” Does this sound like your zoom meetings? Have you noticed that the same people keep contributing to meetings while the rest fade into silent...
Having a Coach is no longer taboo
Will people think I don't know what I'm doing if they know I have a coach? Why would a CEO need a coach? Does it look bad to have a coach? It used to be perceived that having a coach meant you had something wrong with you or that you were being...
Overcoming the Challenges of Long-Term Remote Work
Are you starting to see the long-term effects of remote work? From what I’ve seen, some organizations are achieving great results, some adapted well at first and are now running into challenges, and others are struggling. This is not surprising. ...
Racism: How Can We Influence Change?
It’s taken me a while to write this blog about racism because I really didn’t know what to write. I had so many things to say but I was afraid to say the wrong thing. I am not alone. I hear this a lot, especially among white...
Employees just want to have fun!
Help! My employees are experiencing quarantine fatigue! My employees are disengaging! How do I motivate my team remotely? Shortly after school went online, my daughter said to me, “They’ve taken away all the good stuff from school and made the bad...
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