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Managing remote teams

Managing remote teams

According to a recent research by Harvard Business School, companies that allow their employees to decide where and when they want to work increase productivity, reduce staff turnover and cost. Prior research focused on the productivity effects of working from home, but the ‘working from anywhere’ concept offers a new level of flexibility and can be beneficial for both businesses and employees. Flexible and remote work arrangements are becoming increasingly popular, however t

Learning – the key for leadership success

Learning – the key for leadership success

Albert Einstein once said that failure is success in progress. In his understanding, strengths didn’t just happen to people, they needed to be developed. As a child Einstein showed slow progress in speaking and writing, and his family believed that he might be mentally disabled. Next, he was expelled from school and when he eventually finished university, he was the only one who didn’t land a teaching position. However, Einstein believed that his skills could be developed, an

Learning to delegate

Learning to delegate

The shift from doing to leading is one of the most difficult transitions for new leaders. The meaning of the word delegate is to entrust or to assign responsibility – it’s about empowering the other person to do something however, leaders often confuse delegation with asking their teams to get things done on their behalf. There are many reasons leaders avoid delegating – some are perfectionists who don’t trust someone else will do the task well, others lack self-confidence, a