31 Oct Train the Trainer No Brainer

Posted at 22:19h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Train the Trainer, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

The kids all headed back to school last month, but working professionals have the opportunity to learn at any time of year. That’s what we trainers think anyway ;-) It’s like the old adage -- “Once you stop learning, you start dying.” That might be a...

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18 Oct New to Virtual Teams? Let’s Get You Caught Up

Posted at 00:09h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

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...

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18 Sep Do You Have What it Takes to Lead a Virtual Team?

Posted at 15:00h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

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...

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13 Sep Are You a Boss….Or a Leader?

Posted at 00:38h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, DiSC, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Team Trust, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

You got the title, the business card, maybe even the corner office. Well done! You have all the trappings of a leader. You have a “seat at the table,” as they say. You’ve earned this, right? Yes, probably. But here’s the hard truth – your work...

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23 Aug Are You Ready for the ‘Biggest Driver of Transformation’ in the Workplace?

Posted at 01:00h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, News, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

According to the World Economic Forum, telework is “one of the biggest drivers of transformation” in the workplace. This is not news to me. I noticed the explosive growth of virtual teams in my own business years ago. Time after time I watched as companies used...

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16 Aug Virtual Teams for Dummies is Out!

Posted at 10:37h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, News, Recognition, Strategy, Team Trust, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

July 31 was a very special day for me – it was the day that my book, Virtual Teams for Dummies, was finally released! It’s the latest title in the popular Dummies series for Wiley Publishing. It was many months of research, writing and editing, but...

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01 Aug How Can You Build a ‘Culture of Trust’ in Your Organization?

Posted at 01:22h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

What have you seen happen when working on a team where the leader isn’t trusted? Or when team members don’t trust each other? I’ve been there and it’s not pretty. In fact, it’s absolutely exhausting, demoralizing and depressing. When trust is absent, people don’t share information,...

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25 Jul The New Rules of Virtual Meeting Etiquette

Posted at 00:30h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Just because you work from home doesn’t mean you can slack on professionalism. You can easily fall into a too-casual trap when your commute is a short walk from your kitchen to your home office. I know this temptation well because I’ve worked from a...

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18 Jul What a Real Team Player Looks Like in a Healthy Team Culture

Posted at 23:37h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

With the World Cup on everyone’s minds this summer, I’ve been thinking about the traditional idea of teamwork. We’ve been taught from a young age to support our team. We all want to be seen as selfless team players and we live in fear of...

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11 Jul Expand Your Definition of Diversity in the Workplace

Posted at 19:45h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

What does diversity in the workplace mean for your organization? Studies show that companies are thinking about diversity in a much more expanded way – and it’s good for business. Organizations look at diversity through the filter of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age and physical...

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