7 Must-Have Tools for Remote Work

04/07/20 • 31 min

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You want to stay productive while working at home, but it’s not easy! There are challenges in team communication, collaboration, conferencing, and document sharing. And? You’ve got to set up an entirely new workspace. It’s challenging. And, especially at first, exhausting.

We’ve got help. Based on nearly a decade of working remotely and leading remote teams, we’ve got the tools you need to stay productive. With these recommendations, you can stop fumbling around for solutions and get your team back to work right now.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

How to simplify team communication and avoid lost conversations
The difference between synchronous and asynchronous tools
What you can do to automate tasks and processes and save time
Tips on maximizing your video conferencing experience with your team and clients
Simple solutions for sharing and collaborating on documents and files
Suggestions for staying focused when your kids (or other people) are making noise

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's new book, The Vision Driven Leader. Order your copy for free bonuses today at www.visiondrivenleader.com.

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In this episode, you’ll discover—

How to simplify team communication and avoid lost conversations
The difference between synchronous and asynchronous tools
What you can do to automate tasks and processes and save time
Tips on maximizing your video conferencing experience with your team and clients
Simple solutions for sharing and collaborating on documents and files
Suggestions for staying focused when your kids (or other people) are making noise

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt's new book, The Vision Driven Leader. Order your copy for free bonuses today at www.visiondrivenleader.com.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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BONUS: How to Be Resilient in Tough Times

As a leader, you are your company’s single greatest asset. While you’re guarding your health against the coronavirus, you must also deal with the stress and responsibility of running a business. It’s tough! This crisis threatens the mental and emotional resiliency of you and your team. Given the stress we’re under, how is it even possible to keep your emotional balance? It is, and we’ve got expert advice to help you do just that. On this episode, we’re joined by Amy Alexander, LMFT, executive director of The Refuge Center for Counseling. She shares five self-care tips to help you and your team cope with the stress and emotion of this crisis. In this episode you’ll discover— The variables that can affect how you respond to the current crisis—and what to do about it What happens when you slip outside of your “window of tolerance” Practical tips for calming anxiety and recalibrating One of the worst things you can be doing as a leader in troubled times Strategies for how we can care for ourselves throughout the ups and downs Recommendations for guarding your inputs and identifying which are fountains vs. drains How you can restore a sense of agency and overcome feelings of helplessness The importance of ordering our interior lives when exterior structure disappears Ideas for both introverts and extroverts on updating your routines This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by Michael Hyatt’s new book, The Vision Driven Leader. Order your copy for free bonuses today at leadto.win/vision. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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How to Make Your Vision a Reality

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As a leader, you have a clear vision for the future. But the busyness of life always pulls your attention back to business as usual. You make occasional bursts of effort toward the vision, but there’s no real progress. It’s frustrating to watch your dream for the future collecting cobwebs.

Here’s what we’ve learned after more than 40 years in leadership: Vision doesn’t force its way into your business. You have to make room for it. And you can do that by linking your vision to daily actions through strategy.

We’ll show you a chain of execution that will anchor everything you do each day to your greater vision. Try this, and you’ll finally get past that stuck feeling and watch your vision take shape before your eyes.

In this episode, you’ll discover—

Practical steps for linking vision to execution.
How to tell the difference between vision and strategy.
The missing ingredient for attaining your desired future.
The value of creating a Vision Script.
Questions to ask yourself about the coming year to make progress on your goals.
Tips for laying out both short-term and longer-term goals that are in alignment with your vision.
How to develop a reliable cadence of execution so the higher level plans don’t get lost.
The psychological benefits of isolating your top 3 objectives each week.

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