There’s a lot of misinformation out there about executive coaching – what it is, what it can do for you, how much time is involved, etc. Let me first say that I am a huge proponent of executive coaching. There is literally nothing better as a...
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s hard to avoid New Year’s Resolutions at this time of year. Whether you believe in the practice of making resolutions or not, the beginning of the year is clearly a great time to work on forming new habits. It’s...
I am proud to announce that Powers Resource Center won the ICON Contributor Award this past weekend at the OnCon ICON Awards ceremony in Orlando, FL! The Contributor Award recognizes value to the industry through thought sharing, elevating the strategic value of human resources and delivering creative solutions for...
Virtual teams are clearly growing at an unprecedented rate. But some companies are making a crucial mistake as they send employees off to their home-based offices. I was interviewed as part of this article in Inc. Magazine, “The Best Companies Make This 1 Mistake With Virtual...
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who braved the weather and came out to help me celebrate the release of my book, Virtual Teams for Dummies! It was wonderful seeing my clients, colleagues and friends and family gathered at the Boulder Bookstore to hear...
Companies are rushing to launch virtual teams throughout their organizations at an increasing rate. Just consider Gallup’s 2017 report “State of the American Workplace,” which revealed that 43 percent of employees worked remotely in 2016, up from 39 percent in 2012. Don’t forget the impact...
Not all managers are cut out for leading a team they don’t see face-to-face every day. But more and more organizations are turning to virtual (distributed) teams to get work done. I cover this in detail in my new book, Virtual Teams for Dummies. In this...
If you’ve ever searched for a job with a flexible work schedule, you know that there are a lot of too-good-to-be true listings and just plain scams. Sorting through all the junk postings makes it hard for anyone to find the truly great flextime jobs...
We all know the cost of making bad hiring decisions. According to the Harvard Business Review, as much as 80% of employee turnover is a direct result of poor hiring decisions. But having open positions creates gaps in productivity, which puts undue stress on remaining...
It’s one thing to create an atmosphere of trust and camaraderie between employees when they’re all in the same building for eight hours a day. But what about when teams work virtually and they rarely see their coworkers, if at all? How can you keep...