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organizational leadership & change management | remote work
to close out this series on how to get your organization primed for remote work, i’d like to explore some pitfalls of working remotely and share tips for avoiding them. it can be easy for virtual meetings to get very tactical since participants are wary of conversations that are too long and fail to stimulate them. this can lead to several other issues that can derail a meeting. to avoid this pitfall, it’s important to have a strong facilitator that can bring people together to agree on a set of protocols and norms for any given meeting. such norms might include not having side conversations, so as to not distract others.
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organizational leadership & change management | remote work
distributing information in an organization can sometimes feel like playing telephone. when we need to share information with teammates, it can be easy to start small, by having side conversations with colleagues sitting nearby. if you know how telephone is played, you know that this can be a recipe for disaster, with people passing on diluted information they did not have adequate time to reflect on. however, in a remote work environment, we have an opportunity to think about how we can distribute information quickly and equally throughout an organization to avoid confusion and misalignment.
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organizational leadership & change management | remote work
many leaders are making decisions that impact their entire organization in response to the covid-19 outbreak. as with many decisions with far-reaching implications, building consensus may be an obvious instinct for many. however, in a time with so much uncertainty, there can be many drawbacks to aiming for consensus – chief among them being too much input, causing the process to stagnate. remote work provides the opportunity for leaders to try things differently and to avoid some of the traps that come along with integrating the input of many team members.
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organizational leadership & change management | remote work
many organizations are learning how they can push their work forward as they transition from in-person to virtual collaboration. no longer confined by the physical limitations that come with an office space, leaders must also recognize the opportunity that virtual work brings to more thoughtfully reflect on how work gets defined and how it gets delegated to team members. defining the work before defining team roles is essential for individual growth and improving organizational decision-making.
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organizational leadership & change management | remote work
working with colleagues in-person may provide more many opportunities to build trust with your team, but it isn’t impossible in a virtual environment. even though you’re unable to walk over to a colleague’s desk to ask a quick question, you have an opportunity to reflect on how you can tap into existing relationships and build new ones, even through a screen.
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organizational leadership & change management | remote work
not too long ago, you may have found yourself wondering if 5 minutes was enough time for you to grab lunch near your office before your next meeting. similarly, now you may be worried about filling up your entire day with back-to-back, hour-long virtual meetings. it’s a trap that many have fallen into as organizations shift to virtual or remote work. for this reason, it’s more important than ever to plan for change and build a more flexible schedule.
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