What I Learned About Teamwork From My Vacation
Sometimes, I need to take a break from my regular routine. I’ve spent the last six days in Central Florida with my mom, a snowbird from Indiana. It was a nice break from my daily work-from-home-alone routine, yet I still found time to learn a few lessons during my...
Ask Yourself… Are You a “Team Member” or a “Teammate”?
I listen to a lot of podcasts. Sometimes, a podcast episode really stands out because it relates to stories I’ve heard from my clients. One such podcast episode was The Long-Distance Teammate Anniversary Episode of “The Long-Distance Worklife” podcast....
What is a “Facilitator”?
When I explain my job to friends, family, or colleagues, they often ask, “What is a Facilitator?” “Why would I need one?” Today seemed like a good day to answer that question. I adapted much of this explanation from my website’s...
Remote-First vs. Remote-Friendly
Before I began working entirely from home, I spent many years in organizations with “remote-friendly” policies, though I’m not sure I’d heard the term at the time. If we needed flexibility for a doctor’s visit or to pick up a child from...
Getting to Know Each Other – Again!
After a beautiful 75-degree day, I noticed that snow was in the forecast for the end of the week, followed by a few days of warm weather and a couple more (hopefully final) days of pretty frigid temperatures. Then I came across this Mark Twain quote… “In...