by Liane Davey | Jan 15, 2023 | Right Words to Say, Virtual Teams
I’ve had many conversations about returning to the office lately. In fact, I’m writing this post in a café in Ottawa while waiting to give a speech about it. I’ve spent hours scouring the latest studies and interrogating the perspectives on both sides of the issue. My...
by Liane Davey | Jun 12, 2022 | Virtual Teams
Are you reluctant to return to the office? Is your team? I know many people who are. One of them is helping to craft their company’s Return to Office program. (I think it’s great that the company has an office-skeptic on the committee because there are plenty of...
by Liane Davey | Mar 27, 2022 | Connect, Virtual Teams
Are you finding that your virtual team is productive but not much fun? Are you spending hours with your teammates each week but still feeling like you barely know them beyond the head and shoulders? Virtual teams don’t have to be sterile, boring teams. Here are some...
by Liane Davey | Mar 20, 2022 | Communication, Virtual Teams
Are you collaborating virtually more often these days? How are you finding it? Are you able to have just as interesting, innovative, in-depth discussions as if you were in person? Are you getting the job done but lacking the quality dynamic of face-to-face? Or maybe...
by Liane Davey | Mar 13, 2022 | Virtual Teams
Trust is critical to the efficient and effective operation of any team. Research suggests that trust enhances productivity, proactivity, and optimism. But is that equally true for virtual teams? It is! Recent findings point to an even stronger relationship between...
by Liane Davey | Mar 6, 2022 | Communication, Virtual Teams
Many teams won’t return to the same office-centric approach that existed before the pandemic drove people to their home offices (and kitchen tables) in March of 2020. Instead, the future of work will include a melange of work arrangements on a continuum from permanent...