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Tips for a week of complete rest

It’s the last day of my holidays today, and it’s been fantastic to have some time off work. It’s been quite a long time since I last went on a holiday trip abroad, and we had a week in Greece, which is not only my favourite foodie destination but also a country where I spent holidays when I was a kid and I thus have a lot of fond memories of this beautiful country. The…

#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 4 – Fostering a shared team culture

This post provides all the information you need for Part 4: Leading team activities (originally released 12 May ’23). Each part includes a podcast to listen to, prompts to help you reflect on your practice and inspiration to explore the topic further.  Mid-point check-in – 5 min Before we jump into the new topic, let’s check-in with how things are going halfway through the course. You can do this simply with a pen and paper, or…

#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 3 –Setting shared expectations

This post provides all the information you need for Part 3: Setting shared expectations (originally released 5 May ’23). Each part includes a podcast to listen to, prompts to help you reflect on your practice and inspiration to explore the topic further.  Listen to the course podcast This course is podcast based and you can take part by simply listening each week as a new topic is released. This week’s episode: S02E14 – How to Lead…

Career transition update: April 2023

In February I shared the news that I will step down as ALT’s CEO this September to focus on my work as a coach. This is a monthly update on how things are progressing from my perspective, sharing some of the experiences along the way. Reflecting on the past month at ALT April had a very busy start indeed, as it was time for this year’s OER Conference. No matter how busy it was, OER23 was a…

#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 2 – How we work and onboard new colleagues

This post provides all the information you need for Part 2: How we work and onboard new colleagues (originally released 28 April ’23). Each part includes a podcast to listen to, prompts to help you reflect on your practice and inspiration to explore the topic further.  Listen to the course podcast This course is podcast based and you can take part by simply listening each week as a new topic is released. This week’s episode: S02E13…

#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 1 -Course Orientation

Welcome to the course orientation 🙂 If you are registered for this course, you will receive 2 emails from me each week, one on Fridays to introduce the topic and a second one on Thursdays with a round up of resources and a quick recap. Course overview Each course topic includes a podcast to listen to, prompts to help you reflect on your practice and inspiration to explore the topic further.  Here is an overview of…