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From surviving to thriving amid COVID-19: The importance of leading the self

CLO Magazine

Across every country and demographic, people are questioning what they want from careers, debating the challenges and benefits of working from home, and trying to find the best way to lead and engage virtual teams. Once employees feel safe and supported, managers need to make sure their teams achieve their goals.

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The workforce has changed, and so have leaders

CLO Magazine

Given the high popularity of remote and hybrid work models, companies want to see their leaders “actually create a more inclusive environment within their micro-team.” Learning to lead online Like riding a bike or tying your shoes, knowing how to meet the demands of a virtual team is now an indispensable skill in people leaders.

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Personality style has impacts on how we cope with remote work

CLO Magazine

While this is harder to do in our new virtual world of work, this is where managers and their teams can develop innovative and meaningful ways to stay connected virtually and also ensure that team members whose personality styles find them craving interaction have support from their teammates to avoid isolation.

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Effective Leadership is Transformational

CLO Magazine

The key to successful one-on-one leadership is the ability to develop a trusting relationship with another person. If you know your strengths and weaknesses and are willing to be vulnerable, you most likely will be able to build trust between yourself and someone you lead — a must when working together. We live in teams.

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The power of preparation: Building learning teams that can weather any storm

CLO Magazine

It also gave us the opportunity to reassure the team that their well-being was our top priority during that time and to connect them with resources that could assist them with any personal challenges they faced. As leaders, we can ask ourselves: How well do members of the team understand each person’s role, their strengths and their goals?

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GVTs — Necessary Evil or Strategic Tool?

CLO Magazine

Global virtual teams are a common reality for companies with global operations and partnerships. The three key practices identified are: building and sustaining trust, establishing role-based relationships, and embracing and navigating conflict. The virtual aspect induces a reticence that psychological safety can mitigate.

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Manage Remotely With Coordination, Not Control

CLO Magazine

“To have effective virtual teams, two of the major ingredients for success are role clarity and trust.” ” Roderick Kramer, a professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, coined the term “swift trust” in his 2013 book, Restoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders.