by Lisette Sutherland | Mar 30, 2016 | Community Design, Employee Engagement, Remote Working
One of the benefits of remote working is being able to hire the best. But how do we find them? And how will we know if they’ll be good a good fit? Hiring someone to work on a remote team is slightly different than hiring someone who will work in an office with...
by Lisette Sutherland | Dec 5, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Online meetings, Remote Working, Retrospectives, Virtual Friendship
From differences in opinion to flat out misunderstandings, conflicts with our virtual teams are inevitable. Differences in language, culture, and working styles can cause all kinds of issues. So what can we do to prevent and resolve these conflicts when they arise?...
by Lisette Sutherland | Jun 30, 2015 | Community Management, Employee Engagement, Online meetings, Remote Working
In college, I was a member of a student group where each meeting began with a short opening question. I didn’t know anything about meeting facilitation at the time, but I remember liking that part of the meeting. Fast forward to when I became a manager leading a...
by Lisette Sutherland | Jul 23, 2013 | Collaboration, Employee Engagement, Remote Working
My boyfriend and I went to Switzerland again for a holiday. The plan was to do some epic climbing, but it rained almost every day while we were there. Because we couldn’t climb, we did a lot of epic walking (and running) instead… which gave me a lot of...
by Lisette Sutherland | Mar 6, 2013 | Employee Engagement
This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with Silkbricks, a Dutch company based in Den Haag. They’ve built a SaaS tool that helps increase workplace engagement by incorporating the personal passions of employees into a company’s corporate vision....
