“How do I know how my people are feeling when the only connection with them is through a screen?” That’s a question we’re hearing from a number of our leaders, as COVID-19 has made working in dispersed teams an unexpected reality for many of them Here are some of [...]
As we look ahead to weeks of house-bound self-isolation amidst the COVID-19 crisis, it is easy to feel anxious, grief-stricken, or hopeless. These feelings are a valid psychological response to stress, and they are shared by thousands of others across New Zealand and our world. Many of the mental [...]
With rates of remote working on the rise, research suggests that it can be beneficial for both the employer and the employee to allow for time away from the office. But there’s a catch - teleworking only works when it’s done well (see here for our recent piece on maximising [...]
Imagine a senior advisor is sitting in a meeting about an upcoming major project. He notices the person leading the project may have missed a pivotal point. The senior advisor recalls the last time he provided feedback and how he was made to look incompetent, so he says nothing [...]