3 Ways to Guarantee a Productive Virtual Team
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing many businesses to rapidly adapt to remote working, how can you ensure that your team remains engaged and productive? In this LinkedIn article series, Director of Resonate International, Tracy Phillips, shares her extensive expertise of working with virtual teams.
Read her three steps to learn how to guarantee an effective and efficient remote working team:
Creating an Intentional Culture
John Niland of Self-Worth Safari interviews Tracy Phillips on creating an intentional (versus accidental) culture in your team.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0AggOvTPOGkzmU1AI04Zpe?si=TGnBkFmYRUWBqXwB3xoB_A
Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-a-professional-identity-in-intentional-culture/id1535438710?i=1000536988054
Millennial Loyalty
An interesting article (based on a US survey) upending the stereotypes about what millennials value from an employer. Has this been your experience?
Boomer in a Millennial World
A fantastic article from a Boomer in a Millennial's world. This very same wisdom was shared with me today by another Boomer who has spend his career in digital advertising. He considers himself a student of digital, even now. It cannot be said better than this: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
What is your experience with Millennials?
Resonate International is researching the impact on organisations of cross generational teams, specifically the challenges of large numbers of Millennials joining the workforce. What stories can you share? Have you experienced the "helicopter mom" calling the HR department to complain about her son's performance review? Or the new hire who requests a 6 month sabbatical after 6 months on the job? Or the spark of creativity or new perspective from a Millennial that has charged up your team? *As an organisation, how are you preparing your managers to lead teams that might contain Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials?
If your company isn't "sexy", a la Facebook, how will you attract and retain the new generation of workers? Please share your stories, challenges and victories (no identifying info please).
Passion and Contribution
This article is fantastic for helping to identify the sweetspot between your passion and the contribution you can make. Understanding your Strengths helps to nail down the activities that feed your passion!