Browsing Author : Nicole Le Maire

Conflict In The Distributed Team

Conflict In Distributed Teams

We’ve all been there -- you’re at the office, working through your emails, and you see one come through (with many people included) that really just rubs you the wrong way.  What did they mean by that and why is everyone in the office included? Or maybe, it was an…
Build A Feedback Culture

Ways To help Build A feedback Culture With Remote Teams

Appropriate feedback becomes even more critical when people are working remotely.  That is why it is vital to regularly check in with your team members to understand how you can support them.  Working remotely has its benefits, but it can also be incredibly stressful.  The solution is to stay connected…
Sourcing Great Talent

Tips To Source Great Talent

How do you find the best talent to give yourself a competitive edge? Finding great talent is becoming a more significant task.  Employers need to step up and become more creative at finding great talent.  You need to cast your net as wide as you can.  Utilising all the opportunities…
The Future Of Remote Work

The Future Of Remote Work

If you listen carefully, you can hear the echoes of conversation around the future of Remote Work...or maybe you’re actually having one of those conversations now with a coworker or significant other. Either way, it’s a popular topic amongst the water cooler...er, kitchen sink...and it’s not as cut and dry…
How To Handle Mis-Hires

How To Handle Mis-Hires

‘Bad’ hires.  We have all been there.  You might have made an unintentional bad call when hiring and now your much-anticipated new employee isn’t working out.  You have invested time and energy in the hiring process, so going through that again probably isn’t appealing.  But you might not have to.…
Global Remote Work Strategy

How To Build A Successful Global Remote Work Strategy

Establishing a remote work team can lower stress levels, boost productivity, increase diversity and job satisfaction. However, working remotely doesn’t have to be all or nothing.  If your staff are local, offering the option to work remotely, part-time allows employees more flexibility and better work-life balance.  The key to building…

Ways To Run Large Projects Efficiently

As you saw in our last post, there are many mistakes companies make that can set large projects up to fail before they even begin.  Losing sight of the purpose, the wrong motives and trying to “eat the elephant in one piece”, were just some of the causes discussed, but…
Why Projects Become Difficult

Five Reasons Why Projects Become Difficult

Your boss schedules a big, “all hands” meeting. What could this be about? You walk in and have a seat, a little apprehensive. You nervously ask your colleague if they know anything, but they feel just as clueless. As the meeting begins,however, you find yourself pleasantly surprised. It’s time for…
Virtual Interviewing

How To Prepare For A Virtual Interview

There has been a massive evolution of the job interview and hiring process in the last few years.  It isn’t just the big organisations, but startups and medium-sized businesses are jumping on the bus and re-evaluating their entire human resources scope and processes.  One of the significant shifts has been…