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I've done about 75 workshops since mid-March on Managing Remotely in a Crisis covering similar points for Vistage groups and members.

Some really good ideas here that most companies are violating during Covid and remote work. First, building trusting relationships through effective one-to-ones, and showing a little bit of caring, sensitivity, and empathy by not making every conversation about goals and KPIs - building this conversation through effective use of video and chat technology. Are you failing to engage your workforce for the highest productivity levels because you're failing on some of these most basic elements of managing remotely?

One of the topics I touch on in my workshops titled Managing Remotely in a Crisis for Vistage Groups is the element of running effective online meetings. Most managers and senior staff members are horrible at running online meetings - probably 90 percent of the participants tune out.

Is it time to give your staff and managers a remedial course on running effective meetings? Just because someone carries a managerial title doesn not translate that they are good at engaging meeting participants and running effective online meetings. Seems a no brainer - what if we could improve the effectiveness of online meetings by 20 or 30 percent?