This is an excerpt from Lauren Parsons’ book “Pitfalls and Positives of Remote Work: How to maintain a thriving connected team even when you’re spread apart.”
Practical Ways to Build a Connected Team Culture
Creating and sustaining a close-knit team is a challenge especially if some of your team work remotely all or part of the time. It’s also more difficult to know how your colleagues are really doing when you’re not meeting in person. You miss a lot of the body language cues.
David Award Announcement – Lauren Parsons Wellbeing
The David Awards exist to celebrate heros in small business throughout New Zealand. I discovered a few weeks ago that I was a finalist in the Marketing and Solo Meo categories.
Today – I’ve just found out that I won the Solo Meo Award!
Huge heartfelt thanks go to all of my supporters and clients. I couldn’t do the work that I do without you!
3 Keys to Address Stress & Prevent Burnout in Your Organisation
Workplace stress is on the rise.
Leaders can make a big difference for their team by understanding what drives stress at work and how to deal with it.
Not only will team members benefit personally, they’ll also achieve more, be more engaged and stick with you for longer. Win-win-win!
Ways To Improve Employee Experience
To cultivate a phenomenal employee experience, it’s important to create rituals at each step of the journey, which will influence how people feel when they first join, in their day-to-day, right through to when they leave.
The Journey to Becoming an Accredited Speaker
If you’re like me, you might have some BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) that inspire you. One of mine was to become an Accredited Speaker – a prestigious designation awarded by Toastmasters International, a world leader in communication and leadership development, which recognises outstanding Professional Speakers who perform at the highest level.
I’m thrilled to say that after beginning this process in 2021, I am now officially the first Accredited Speaker in New Zealand (and one of only 95 in the world!)
10 Keys for Effective Remote and Hybrid Work
Clear systems, procedures, and guidelines are especially important for remote teams who can’t lean over and ask their neighbour a question.
Why Great Workplaces Need a Culture of Recognition
Psychology shows us people perform at their best when they feel valued, acknowledged, appreciated, and respected. Staff who receive regular appreciation are happier, more loyal, spend less time worrying and are quicker to clarify instructions when they need to.
Building Psychological Safety at Work
Psychological safety makes people feel comfortable expressing themselves without fear of retribution. It allows people to speak up without worrying they’ll be embarrassed, ignored or blamed.
How to Stop Being Constantly Connected
Well before the working-from-home trend, many people were already so heavily addicted to devices and social media that it seriously affected their wellbeing.