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February 16, 2023

Right Fit Leading: Telework Has a Bad Reputation

By Doc Brown
Blog, IGI Global, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Telework has a bad reputation. This can be caused when employers and employees fail to understand it. Companies may fail to see the ability for the employee to be as productive whether in the the office or working remotely. Remote employees may fail to be accountable for 8 or so productive hours of tangible work

November 10, 2022

Book Excerpt: Relating to Emotional Intelligence (EI)

By Doc Brown
Blog, IGI Global, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Emotional Intelligence (EI): Sharing another excerpt with you. You can purchase relevant chapters by selecting the link “Access This Chapter” at the bottom. Book Excerpt, Chapter 9, page 167 These findings are insightful because they help us examine the potential for leaders to improve communication in a variety of areas. These areas can include knowing

August 5, 2022

Examining Remote Work Pros and Cons

By Doc Brown
Blog, Leadership, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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While I was doing research on remote work for my latest book, Analyzing Telework, Trustworthiness, and Performance Using Leader-Member Exchange: COVID-19 Perspective, I found consistent themes in terms of reluctance to allow telework/remote work. I characterized the research into 13 reasons that may be given about the perils of telework/remote work. Most of our work

June 28, 2022

Right Fit Info Series: Teaching Plan Summaries Available

By Doc Brown
Blog, Human Communication, Leadership, Telework
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I have had a busy June talking to people about understanding and employing empathy and emotional intelligence (EI). I engaged with audiences about achieving shared understanding and building trust. The conversations and consultations have been so rewarding that I created four teaching plans that are readily available in my portfolio. I would be happy to discuss

May 19, 2022

Right Fit Leading: Telework vs Personal Choice

By Doc Brown
Blog, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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When I see leaders dealing with the choice to let their workforce work onsite or remotely, I often hear discussions about past practices and the need to have close contact. Those are important considerations, but the more important conversation is what employees want from their position and work life. The world has shown everyone remote

May 7, 2022

Right Fit Leading: Telework Benefits

By Doc Brown
Blog, COVID, Leadership, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Companies are trying to determine what “back to work” should look like, and workers are trying to take advantage of the positive work life changes they found in COVID-19. As the workplace changes, we must pay attention to trustworthiness and performance as they relate to telework. Trustworthiness is the quality of a person that inspires

April 19, 2022

Right Fit Leading: About Hybrid Work Solutions

By Doc Brown
Blog, Leadership
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Excellent share Deirdre Breakenridge! I am in total agreement with the feedback emphasis throughout, because I believe these integrative conversations are not happening the way they should. The article puts it well: “All employees have valuable insights and feedback to share that could improve the collective workplace experience, so it’s critical leaders look at the complete

February 15, 2022

Right Fit Leading: Dr. Brown’s Telework Series

By Doc Brown
Blog, COVID, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Thanks to my publisher, IGI Global, for producing video excerpts from my book, Analyzing Telework, Trustworthiness, and Performance Using Leader-Member Exchange: COVID-19 Perspective. The book focuses on evaluating the response to the pandemic and how to understand and improve the use of remote work. This book provides multifaceted perspectives focused on all parties involved in

February 9, 2022

New Journal Article on Telework, Trust, Performance

By Doc Brown
Blog, COVID, Telework
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Thanks to IGI Global for publishing the paper “Examining the Influence of COVID-19 on Telework, Trustworthiness, and Performance” that I wrote with David Miller. I appreciate the continued support of my research and writing! https://www.igi-global.com/article/examining-the-influence-of-covid-19-on-telework-trustworthiness-and-performance/297086

November 18, 2021

Right Fit Leading: The Beauty of a Network

By Doc Brown
Blog, Right Fit Leading, Telework
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Thanks to Jim Goodwin, Leslie Krohn, and Denise Siegfeldt for helping me make my latest book a reality well ahead of my publisher’s deadline. As I look at my author’s copy, I realize it would not be in my hands now if you had not worked with me. I also must thank the 13 great