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Be engaged, even if your manager is leading

Ultimately managers have the overwhelming responsibility to create presence for everyone in the meeting, but attendees also have a responsibility to understand who is in the meeting. 

But regardless of who your manager is, it is important to create as much presence for yourself as possible. Keeping your camera on is an obvious basic essential.

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Make it easier for others to read you with good lighting

How you look on screen is important. But it's not all about vanity, it's about having respect for your conversation partner.

Aside from ensuring that your face is evenly illuminated, other key things to focus on are how you're framed - showing your full face and a large...

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Buddy up

If they can, remote workers should seek out an "in-room buddy" who can act as an advocate and pull them into conversations. This could just be a fellow team member or friend who is in physical attendance.

It's also important to think about how you participate. This ...

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Over-communicate about your emotions

The "stunted" nature of virtual communication, can make it harder to read body language and other non-verbal cues.

So if you're remote, let people know how you're feeling about something. Actively verbalizing your emotions can help people to better understand the intent of ...

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Remote workers in the hybrid setup

Remote workers in the hybrid setup

There is a huge difference between being virtual like many were at the start of the pandemic, and the hybrid way of working that many companies are planning for.

With people split between the home and the office, companies will go from a situation where there is a single mode of co...

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Imagine Being Interviewed at the End of Your Life

Imagine Being Interviewed at the End of Your Life

As you prepare for the interview, the reporter asks these questions:

  1. Who should we interview about your life?
  2. What is the one thing you never thought you would do, but did it?
  3. Where have you lived, learned, and experienced your greatest successes?
  4. When did you d...

The SPADE toolkit

Use the SPADE framework, developed by Gokul Rajaram, when you face difficulty in decision making:

  • S is for Setting: Define the “what,” calendar a timeframe, and clarify the “why.”
  • P is for People: Identify the people who should ...

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