Happy Monday everyone!! Is everyone ready to go out and crush this week and enjoyed their weekend. I had an amazing weekend had some of our amazing friends in for the weekend...Cards Win, Blues are moving on to the next round. Great weekend!!

Today’s topic is a fun one and sure to conjure strong feelings on either side of the debate...today we are talking about Working From Home or Working Remotely.

As an individual contributor, be honest with yourself, if you aren’t as effective as you are when you are in the office, no matter how much you might enjoy WFH, you should avoid it where possible. When you are working remotely, you should be twice as responsive when people reach out...if you respond at the same pace at home as you do in the office, it can make your coworkers question if you are at your laptop, because they can’t see where you are.

As a leader it’s important to support your people and hold them to the same standards as your “in office” employees. Not everyone will want to WFH or Remote, it’s all about knowing your people. If you aren’t getting the responsiveness or throughput from a contributor...it’s time to set boundaries and expectations. If those aren’t met, then you should be having a conversation about how to move forward. It’s not easy, but it’s necessary. Lastly, make sure to bring your new remote employee into the office as early as possible, being able to connect with their team and you in person is key to them connecting.

Everyone can win in this scenario, flexibility for the individual contributor and unlocking a talent pool across the globe can help a company make it to the next level. Go for it! Take care of yourselves and everyone around you!