Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 13, 2020

How to engage and support your remote team for the long-haul. In February, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. For leaders, this means identifying ways to engage and support their remote teams for the long-haul. The latest Gallup poll puts engagement at a new high – 40%. .

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In many ways, conflict avoidance is understandable. to “I would rather scrub toilets than do this” and there is one duty you will consistently find at the bottom of the list: resolving conflict. However, just like scrubbing toilets, dealing with conflict is a necessary activity. Resentment. Bitterness. Low morale. Poor performance.

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The Fearless Marketer

JUNE 28, 2021

Every day I take my dogs to a local park near my home. I’ve been taking my two dogs to this park for a little more than two years. We stand around chatting and socializing while the dogs interact playfully in their own unique way. It’s a great way to unwind after a busy day cooped up in an office.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

I use a note taking app on my phone, and just list the time and activity. I have built the habit of recording time as I switch between tasks, and it takes no more than 20 seconds to record the time spent on my last activity. Know where you spend your time. Managing time is no different. Manage your tasks. Attending meetings.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

There are lots of ways to do this (and I highly recommend doing more than one), but having a business license is one of the best pieces of proof. For example, if you work out of your home in San Francisco you would need a San Francisco business license. Q: Do I need a business license if I work from my home?

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The Management Centre

JULY 6, 2020

Avoiding the parenting penalty – take a flexible approach to ensure working parents and carers can be at their best. Since March, many parents had the new conundrum of juggling home-working with home-schooling. Managers had to find new ways to organise work so their teams could ‘get through this’ as lockdown set in.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2020

You're “working” from home. The kids are home, and you're supposed to lead their schooling. Your spouse is home. You CANNOT work the same way you did before. With everyone at home, consider using an experimental mindset to find—and then stick with—a schedule that will work for everyone.

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PM Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2023

The rise of long-term hybrid work arrangements has renewed the need for accountability within project teams. To restore a holistic culture of accountability and ensure consistent project success, team leaders need to adjust their engagement strategies, whether team members are in the office, at home, in a satellite location, or on the road.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I didn’t like to carry off duty, but I hadn’t gone home yet. We all have first and second places—our home and work. I had a regular income, but my mother’s home demanded most of it. I have another short story as part of the 2023 Holiday Spectacular : Underdog Party. My black lightweight down jacket hung on the back of my chair.

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 17, 2023

If you are in a period of reasonable calm (excepting, of course, the ever-present assortment of hiccups and fire drills that no company is without) you are likely relishing the chance to take a deep breath and enjoy some well-earned comfort. And you should … but not for too long. Kouzes and Barry Z. Why change anything, right?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 27, 2019

Ever feel short-changed by the amount of time you’re allowed to take off work? But for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners the idea of taking off anything more than the occasional weekend is more fraught with panic than with the prospect of taking it easy. Time off is important though.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The costs are to the individual employees and their long-term emotional health and well-being. Providing safe work conditions, equitable pay and reasonable management should be considered “cover charges” for the privilege of hiring others to work for you. Let me explain.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 21, 2019

We can look at our consulting as a way to make a living without being on the full-time payroll. In every hero's journey - there's a mentor who plays an essential role to the hero taking his or her place in leadership and life. There's way too much getting lost in service of the obsession for short-term profitability.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

Working from Home Your Organisation’s most Productive, Happy and Profitable Year. Business leaders and government authorities around the world are encouraging or mandating their employees to work from home due to the emerging pandemic caused by COVID-19. Take the Chinese company CTRIP as data point #1.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Does fear about money or not having what it takes hold you back? Bosses, colleagues and friends all questioned the wisdom of quitting his high-paying job and steady paycheck for the unknowns of starting his own consulting business. After over 15 years of consistent and growing consulting success - they now understand exactly why he did it.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 27, 2020

You probably went from the office to remote so fast, you're still recovering from the whiplash of working from home. If you're going to bother having a meeting, make sure someone takes minutes. That way you have a record of decisions and action items. I've learned these tips over the years. You might find them helpful.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 20, 2020

Did you cook more now that you’re spending additional time at home? With Netflix or meditation or some other way. If you’re an entrepreneur, did you think of ways to adapt your business to thrive in the new business landscape that emerges after COVID? What action did you take? Let’s start out with a quick exercise….

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Although commentators have long predicted a shift towards remote working, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly driven the point home. Project leaders must make sure that online meetings take place according to a clear, consensual schedule and that all members of the team are aware of what they are expected to do.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2021

There is no denying that the Corona pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work. Home office and video conferences have become the norm, and some say they are here to stay. While the “new normal” can be convenient in many ways, it also presents an unprecedented challenge for new starters. Establish routines. Get social.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In this article, we will look at some of the ways the consulting industry has changed due to the pandemic. For example, how we work, the healthcare systems, different ways of commuting and communicating, our social interactions, and the education system. The past two years have certainly been challenging. Technology.

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Jerry Fletcher

MARCH 27, 2021

In a long term relationship you can share with the one you’re with. The desire to take someone else along on the journey can be overwhelming. The loner brain dump This occurs when an expert consultant happens to be a solo in her/his practice, home life and social life. If married the mate can be the sounding board. It happens.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 1, 2023

They aren’t the spirited patriots fighting to protect their homes. The difference is in the “how” and what happens long-term. Think of the worst supervisor or a bad boss you had. Chances are someone comes immediately to mind. Is it your currrent supervisor? Why do you consider this person “the worst?”

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Jerry Fletcher

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Recently, while developing my product called Brandr I realized that most folks don’t understand that Brand has three time components: Now, Later and Long term. The way OXO kitchen gadgets fit the hand. You can take all that in and build a memory in 3 to 5 seconds. Later and long term are an entirely different story.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 21, 2019

We can look at our consulting as a way to make a living without being on the full-time payroll. In every hero's journey - there's a mentor who plays an essential role to the hero taking his or her place in leadership and life. There's way too much getting lost in service of the obsession for short-term profitability.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

Tricky because home used to be a refuge from work. Home is safe, work brings tension. Home is long-term, work might not be. Sort of the way it works on dogs, but backwards. Click training is not going to create the sort of professional who can work from home. Three tricky words. They will if they want to.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 31, 2022

I’ve spent a year learning a whole new role with my baby, and one that has been way more difficult and important than anything I have ever done. In this regular feature we share some of those challenges, and our advice, for dealing with them. What is the issue? I’m the Communications Manager at a small arts charity. So no real issues there.

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Jerry Fletcher

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Have long dialogues within between the emotional aspect and the quiet logical voice. All of us were intent on helping each other find ways to shake off our doldrums and take our businesses up a notch. My 90 day plan had a physical health component as well as long term scheduling component I had to deal with. Sleep on it.

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Brimstone Consulting

MAY 18, 2020

At the same time, 62% of employed Americans are working from home. Given that employees have long been advocating for increased flexibility, this is one positive outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic, right? One survey found that 45% of employees in the US feel burned out, with 1 in 4 feeling that way due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With a huge number of organizations now working from home, employees and managers have had to regroup to find new ways to prove their value and show results remotely. Managers have to make sure that their team can access all the information they need to carry on with work at a high level from home. Accountability Environment.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

We’ve been naming generations for a long time. And the name is a shortcut to remind us that not everyone sees the world the way we do. It will take compassion as well. Demographers use it to begin a conversation about the changes around us. Baby boomers Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Millenials. So what to call the next generation?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 6, 2020

And, when it snows hard and long, we should stay off the roads so the plows can clear the snow. The organization and team I wrote about in Parts 1 and 2 could not work from home during a snowstorm. Now, as I write this series, the coronavirus is winging its way around the globe. Every year, we expect several large snowstorms.

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The Fearless Marketer

MARCH 23, 2020

Now that the majority of the population of the US and Canada (and soon the World) are self-isolated and are starting to accept we’re in for a long journey, what’s next? It’s a microscopic virus, only interested in taking residence in our respiratory system. How will we manage long weeks in isolation? But, let’s get real here.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 23, 2020

But as happens here often in Cleveland’s long winter, the skies were completely opaque with clouds, and the phenomenon was hidden from us. But I gained new innovating ways to connect with them, capture their ideas and create new and exciting avenues to increase their business and web presence. Had I really lost anything?

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

In the end, although I tried to take their advice to heart, a part of me still wanted to make sure I was at the top of my game. On campus, I was involved in a consulting organisation where we did project work for clients, but I questioned if the skills I gained would be transferrable and applicable. It didn’t feel “real” enough.

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Peter Stark

AUGUST 15, 2020

Not too long ago, the business day stopped at 5:00 pm. The receptionist went home and the office phones were turned off. Most thought it would be great to work from home and felt it would be the ultimate in work/life balance. But for most, we are struggling with these blurred lines of home and work life.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2018

Work from home – or at least appear to. Telling your team you prefer to work from home in the evenings will make them more conscious of helping you get out on time, and once you’re home, you’ll probably realise you don’t need to make those extra appendix slides, but you can choose to work if you need to. Let’s begin: 1.

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Chad Barr

JULY 28, 2021

” It seems to happen all too often that when we think we are in control of a situation as we prepared to take action, the unexpected happens. Long story short, Laurel was about to start crying, when the woman was kind enough to give her another kitchen set she had, nicer and smaller which fit into the car.

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