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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

Allwork

Compound this with the G reat Resig nation and you can see how it can become increasingly difficult for businesses to meet goals in an ever-changing, highly competitive environment. . How can you make this happen with the rapid growth of people working remotely from home, in decentralized facilities, or in a hybrid environment?

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How to Plan a Working Vacation

Success

You’ll return to your work routine feeling refreshed and possibly even more inspired, as natural environments can help nurture creativity. If you’re traveling to a different time zone, always double check your calendar to make sure any meeting times are correctly noted.

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Ep 148: Natasha Huynh – EA to the President at DMG MORI

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this episode, Natasha talks about the challenges of working in a cross-cultural environment, across global time zones (check out worldtimebuddy.com fyi), and how she learned to not take things personally. LEAVE A REVIEW. Each review helps me stay motivated to keep the show going!

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Instilling company culture across geographic divides

Workplace Insight

Due to the wide breadth of employees in large global companies, everything from time zones and language barriers to country culture and local business norms can create sticking points. Having a diverse team review global communications, including content and timing, is another strongly recommended best practice.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

The greatest contrast in open environments and private or shared offices can be seen in Europe, where in the United Kingdom nearly half of all office layouts are entirely open (49 percent), while in Germany 54 percent of overall physical workplaces consist entirely of individual or shared private offices.

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Guidelines for Effective Email Writing

Jen Lawrence

My general guidelines are: Urgent/Important Flag: critical response is due under 36 hours Read Receipt: when sending information for review that you need verification each person has read by a specific deadline. Pst, bonus points if you include time zones!

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Does your boss need to be at the meeting? Can someone go in his or her place if they are not available?