Gren Gale’s Remote Work and Project Management Blog
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Why are COVID infections increasing much faster in Europe than in the UK?
Are things being done differently in other European countries? A French friend who lives in the UK has just returned from a holiday in Italy and I was interested to hear her views on why infections in Europe were rising at a far faster rate than in the UK. ...
How to cut costs, lower risks and boost productivity
Surveys clearly show that employees want to continue working remotely A recent study by Cardiff University and the University of Southampton, said 88% of employees who worked at home during lockdown would like to continue doing so in some capacity, with 47%...
Is remote working the enemy of creativity?
A number of people have told me that remote working is the enemy of creativity and that it just isn’t a practical way of working in the creative industries. I strongly disagree.Creativity and problem solving tend to be more effective in groups where...
Companies need to reorganise for remote work
While for many years now it’s been no secret that lots of office based jobs could be carried out remotely, the COVID-19 crisis has turned that potential into reality for many businesses worldwide. Offices full of endless rows of desks and packed contact...
Why the hell are we all Zooming?
As they say, ‘other brands of video conferencing software are available’, so why has ‘to Zoom’ become a verb? Zoom of course must be loving it, share price rocketing, users increasing exponentially and achieving what very few with the exception of Mr...
Communication in Remote Teams – easy to do, difficult to do well!
The incidence of home working is increasing rapidlyThe COVID-19 epidemic has transformed remote working. Companies faced with the choice of stopping work or sending employees home with their laptops chose the latter. The epidemic caused a switch from...
Remote Work – from Evolution to Revolution
Around 15 years ago, I ran a home working pilot for a major company. Office space was tight and it was one of the alternatives investigated to continue to achieve our objectives without increasing office rental bills. Line speeds were poor and broadband...
Working from Home – Choosing the right videoconferencing set-up
With the Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, working from home has become a major factor in allowing many companies to keep operations going. So what should you consider for Videoconferencing? Buying a packageI can’t stress enough how important a good...
You don’t show leadership by hitting people over the head
Leadership"You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault not leadership". That’s a quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of Allied forces during World War 2, when let’s face it there was a lot of hitting people over the...
5 life threatening requirements everyone forgets
If you’re looking to buy something and you don’t know what you want, there’s an excellent chance that you’ll get something you don’t want. That’s why it’s so important to know what you want before talking to a supplier. However...
