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The ongoing coronavirus crisis has left about 20% of the global population under lockdown, with this percentage looking likely to rise even further. By ‘lockdown’, I mean that we are confined to our homes, only being permitted to leave for essential reasons. This, in turn, has left many of us bored and worried about ourselves and our loved ones.
Another effect it has had for a great number of us, however, is a heightened feeling of needing to be seen to be productive and helpful for the organisations that we work for, at a time when we are not physically at the office.

Continue reading How to stop yourself from overworking when in lockdown

Leadership and management takes place largely through face-to-face, in-person conversations – conversations about targets, priorities, context, solutions and achievements. Some of these conversations are formal, but many are informal, happening on more of an ad-hoc basis. Continue reading How to run successful 1-2-1’s virtually

We are living in unprecedented times. Our usual ways of operating have been dismantled and we’re all having to rapidly develop new approaches and adjust to them. Continue reading Eight questions to ask yourself when leading remotely