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Teaching is My Lifelong Passion

Reposting a blog post I wrote for the educators I’ll be meeting in Australia this spring when they bring me in as a virtual learning engagement master.

TSW Blog Archives – The Smart Workplace

I’m reposting the last The SMART Workplace Blog post on what great leaders say to engage their teams. People are taking Virtual Workplace University’s Kickstarter course for today’s team manager, offered free for a limited time. Source: TSW Blog Archives – The Smart Workplace

Virtual management pioneer to visit Australia

Source: Save the date: Virtual management pioneer to visit Australia I’l be speaking at the inaugural EdVET Conference for teachers and trainers on Friday 28 April 2017 in Melbourne. I’ll actually be spending two weeks working with educators on topics such as: Teaching tomorrow’s workforce today An engagement-driven rapid course design approach Teacher as online facilitator – role model, stringent evaluator …

Great Managers Lead to Happy Teams

What makes a Manager great? As is often the case, we can look to Google for some of the answers. A couple of years ago their People Analytics team studied what makes a great manager. But before they did that, they actually tried to prove that managers don’t really matter. This exercise quickly revealed that …

Mobile Work Mind Shifts Blog Series: SHIFT #1 Best Fit

“Best Fit” workplaces consider virtual and co-located work environments as viable places to get the job done. “Best Fit” workplaces find and build talented teams that align with the organization’s desired culture and goals. They’re SMART about how they design the organizational structure so that it “fits” the way work gets done and the way …

Wishing you a SMART New Year

Wishing all of you a very SMART New Year. Take time to set a some positive goals for yourself and your organization. Our Manager Kickstart Class is just one way to get started. COMING END OF JAN. Source: Wishing you a SMART New Year

Stylus/Stylus Publishing – Working Virtually: Transforming the Mobile Workplace

Source: Stylus/Stylus Publishing – Working Virtually: Transforming the Mobile Workplace Finally, all the pieces and parts have come together to make a great book. Trina Hoefling’s publisher is beginning to get the word out….  

Why Vulnerability is Necessary for Innovation

There is no question that the language of innovation and creativity has become ubiquitous in organizational life. However, we are often confounded by much of the thought leadership that circulates around innovation and creativity, primarily because it so distant from the day-to-day reality we see on the ground. In our interventions, we appreciate the importance …

Virtual Employee Engagement – Little Changes that get Big Results, Part I

Virtual work is growing exponentially in the workforce but employee engagement is at an all time low. Employee engagement impacts bottom line performance in 9 ways. Source: Virtual Employee Engagement – Little Changes that get Big Results, Part I