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Become a great manager in 60 minutes a month
Of all the things I've tried to figure out, managing a team has been the hardest.
There are many reasons why. But the following three stand out:
- There's little actionable advice about leading a team. Most books and content online provide you with big ideas but little help to implement them into your management style.
- By the time you find out what you're doing wrong, it's been months (if not years). That probably lead to a ton of frustration in our team. It also means we missed out on opportunities to make our team perform at its absolute best.
- It's easy to procrastinate improving your management skills in your day-to-day. I have yet to see "Become a great manager" as an OKR or team goal. Most of us are incentivized to deliver results - however they may be measured - making it easy to put off leadership education.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a program that taught us how to become better (remote) managers? Without inspirational quotes? With advice from actual experts?
Join Remote Manager Circle: 60 minutes a month to become a great manager
This is exactly what we're putting together with Remote Manager Circle.
What you can expect:
- two 30-minute sessions a month with experts in management, leadership, and remote work
- a space for you to ask questions when you're stuck
- being held accountable with recurring time slots on your calendar
Starting this week, we'll host Remote Manager Circle every Tuesday at 4.30 pm Berlin time (CET) / 9.30 am Chicago time (CST).
You can sign up here to start becoming a great manager one session at a time.
See you there?
Share fun facts and bond with a team quiz
Have your participants choose from a list of questions they’d like their coworkers to answer about them, before watching as they guess the right answer.
01. Yes
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Run a guided recognition activity
Have your participants choose from a list of questions they’d like their coworkers to answer about them, before watching as they guess the right answer.
01. Yes
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Organize a virtual cooking class
Hire a professional chef to help your team cook a delicious lunch or dinner. May be difficult for co-workers with families. To find providers and get tips, read our blog about virtual cooking classes.
02. No
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Hire a stand-up comedian
Have your participants choose from a list of questions they’d like their coworkers to answer about them, before watching as they guess the right answer.
02. No
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Of all the things I've tried to figure out, managing a team has been the hardest.
There are many reasons why. But the following three stand out:
- There's little actionable advice about leading a team. Most books and content online provide you with big ideas but little help to implement them into your management style.
- By the time you find out what you're doing wrong, it's been months (if not years). That probably lead to a ton of frustration in our team. It also means we missed out on opportunities to make our team perform at its absolute best.
- It's easy to procrastinate improving your management skills in your day-to-day. I have yet to see "Become a great manager" as an OKR or team goal. Most of us are incentivized to deliver results - however they may be measured - making it easy to put off leadership education.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a program that taught us how to become better (remote) managers? Without inspirational quotes? With advice from actual experts?
Join Remote Manager Circle: 60 minutes a month to become a great manager
This is exactly what we're putting together with Remote Manager Circle.
What you can expect:
- two 30-minute sessions a month with experts in management, leadership, and remote work
- a space for you to ask questions when you're stuck
- being held accountable with recurring time slots on your calendar
Starting this week, we'll host Remote Manager Circle every Tuesday at 4.30 pm Berlin time (CET) / 9.30 am Chicago time (CST).
You can sign up here to start becoming a great manager one session at a time.
See you there?
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