Remotely Prepared
Remotely Prepared
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Remotely Prepared is the weekly podcast that looks at how industries, organizations and people make business, and life, work at a distance. Hosts Greg Thomas and Colin Harding have each worked and lead remotely for clients over the last half decade and know what it takes to make it work. Whether you’re a remote employee or a business leader working through the challenges and opportunities of a remote workforce, this podcast is for you. With a great line of discussions and interviews, we’re here to share experiences, insights, even frustrations, and help you not only survive but thrive in this new remote world.
Remote Leaders are Struggling: Interview with Glain Roberts-McCabe
In this week's episode, we get into every corner of remote leadership with an in-depth and insightful conversation with leadership guru Glain Roberts-McCabe. We discuss the challenges, responsibilities and opportunities of remote leadership and how leaders are struggling with remote and the pandemic, too. You can check out Glain's recent book “Grassroots leadership revolution" or her first book “Did I REALLY sign up for this?!” and learn more about her company Roundtable at gorountable.com.Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Dec 10, 2020
45 min
Inspirational Leadership
Since the 'Great Remote Migration' there has been a lot of talk about motivation; 'Keeping employees motivated at home', 'Being a motivational leader to remote teams', etc. In today's episode we wanted to explore the difference between motivation and inspiration and what "Inspirational Leadership" means.Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Dec 1, 2020
40 min
Rolling with Remote with Antonio Maio (Interview)
In today's interview with Protiviti Director and Microsoft MVP Antonio Maio. We talked about...well, pretty everything remote! We talk about the realities and challenges of growing a team remotely, staying connected, and not worrying too much about creating the 'perfect' home setup. (a point that Antonio's dog agreed with heartily). Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Nov 20, 2020
44 min
Staying Connected with Remote One-on-Ones
Today we're talking about one of the easiest, and most powerful tools for remaining aligned and connected with remote teammates: 1-on-1s. While they're not only for remote team members (I would argue everyone should use them) they are particularly valuable for remote leaders as it forces a checkpoint that is not explicitly focused on any topic aside from connecting. Check it out and let us know if you or your leader use remote 1-on-1s and how they work for you.Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Nov 5, 2020
34 min
Remote Leadership Sucks! with Heather Caudill (Interview)
We've all thought it many times -- Heather is just the person brave enough to say it. Remote Leadership Sucks! Well...sometimes at least. We had an amazing, candid conversation about Heather's experience shifting to remote leadership. If you think you've had some challenges shifting to remote leadership, you'll want to listen to Heather's story and recent experiences. A truly enlightening conversation with someone on who has some amazing experiences and insights to share.You can connect with Heather Caudill on LinkedIn here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-caudill-30959a4/Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Oct 29, 2020
39 min
Leadership by Showing the F Up
Particularly in times of crisis, it can be tempting for Leaders to wait to have the right information, the right plan, the right words, before they are ready to step in front of their team. But a big part of leadership is just...being there. When you're needed. Today's we're talking about Leadership by Showing the F* Up.Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Oct 22, 2020
40 min
The Ticket to Insights with Justin Winter (Interview)
“But if we're not all in the office, how am I going to micro-manage people?”….Maybe we just stop micromanaging people.In today’s episode of the podcast, we’re talking with Justin Winter, CEO and Founder of Boostopia - support software that helps identify insights for teams working with ticketing software. We talk about Boostopia’s transition to remote, supporting the home set-ups of employees, and how to avoid micromanaging and instead focus on supporting and improving teams.You can learn more about Boostopia at https://www.boostopia.comDon't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Oct 15, 2020
44 min
Dragging things out
Does it seem like sometimes Remote allows things to ... ... .... drag out? Problems get solved more slowly? Difficult conversations being avoided? Everything scheduled 3 days out?Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Oct 9, 2020
37 min
Genuine Connections with Marco Pasqua (Interview)
We're kicking off Season 2 with a fantastic discussion with motivational speaker and accessibility consultant Marco Pasqua! Marco educates Greg and Colin on how to form deeper connections during networking, even in a remote environment, and how those connections pay off in building effective teams and creating positive change.Learn more about Marco's work here: https://www.marcopasqua.com/Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Oct 1, 2020
46 min
Season 2 Opener
It's a brand new season and we're talking about what's coming on Season 2's Remote Leadership focus.Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at [email protected] or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.
Sep 24, 2020
13 min
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