As my eldest goes through remote learning, she adds fantastic stories of fellow students doing wacky things on camera. Mostly unintentionally. Her stories are hilarious and remind me that kids are amazing. Whether changing clothes, exploring the insides of either nostril for extended periods while on camera, or forgetting to go on mute –…
Towards the end of his tenure as co-CEO at SAP, Jim Hagemann Snabe discovered that the organization had more than 50,000 key performance indicators (KPIs). Snabe reflected, “We were trying to run the company by remote control. We had all this amazing talent but had asked them to put their brains on ice.” As…
“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker I wish it were that simple. In the ever-increasing speed of work, we often confuse efficiency with effectiveness. The work is coming so fast that we can’t tell the difference. The result of this is a culture of busyness. We…
As a remote leader for the last eight years, I haven’t had the learning curve that some leaders find themselves on. However, transitioning into a remote leader does require a re-tune. Organic moments in the office don’t happen unless you make them happen. And unless you have a sixth sense that crosses the space-time…