Humans Working Remotely

Remember cramming for that exam in university, or pushing yourself in order to meet a deadline at work, only to feel mentally exhausted the next day? Today's podcast looks at why that is and offers a few tips and strategies to help you and your brain work smarter, not harder. 

How humans work around the world has been turned upside down this year, with a dramatic and sudden shift to remote work. Some of us have grown to love it; some of us have grown to dislike it immensely. Today's podcast offers a few productivity strategies and a lot of practical advice on how remote operations now in the future can be conducted. 

This week's guest podcast provides a real life example of how humans have had to learn and evolve in order to serve their community in these unprecedented times.

Have you ever wondered why many of our best-laid plans fail?

You may have heard the quote, “Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine”. My podcast this week looks at why our plans end up being derailed, and how we can stop this from happening in the future. 

Our topic today is how remote support and growing teams happens in the context of a non-profit. My guest today is Monica Chohan, the co-Executive Director of Organizational Development at Dandelion Dance in Ottawa. 

Humans are hard wired to interact face to face; it’s part of our DNA.  In today’s fast track, virtual society, it’s more important than ever to work on our speaking skills because we’re not face to face perhaps as much as we would like to be.  Today’s podcast offers a few tips that will help you speak better.

With the robust technology available today, many businesses, nonprofits, associations and large corporations are being managed successfully using a remote support model.  With strategic planning, process systems, effective communication and the right team in place, the delivery of administrative and financial support services are both cost effective and efficient. These support services can be just about anything, including finance and banking, web design, graphic design, administration and legal services and many more. 

I've invited my colleague Kerri Quirt to help me share some valuable tips to help you get started on the ‘how’ of outsourcing, rather than the ‘what’ or the ‘why’.

In this part two podcast I provide further information on how to get away from the entrepreneurial affliction called “Do It Yourself Disorder. Framing your support needs and thinking them through will result in a clear direction that supports your needs and those of your organization and you'll save time and money in the long run. It really is all about the planning.