What Makes A Good Year Good

What Makes A Good Year Good

Over a longer than usual lunch, I met with two team members for a year-end review. One of my colleagues said, “This has been a really good year.” It has been, for so many reasons.  We don’t call the year good because it’s been easy, without challenges.  We faced...
What Are Your Personal Core Values?

What Are Your Personal Core Values?

Core values are what determine our attitude and actions, inspire us to reach for unique goals, and motivate us to live a certain way. They dictate how we spend our time and money, how we interact with others, and how we approach challenging circumstances. It’s...
What We Love & Hate About Remote Work

What We Love & Hate About Remote Work

At first glance, remote work looks like it has all the perks and none of the frustrations of an office job. No dress code. No commute. No loudmouth neighbor in the next cubicle. Freedom to stay home or travel or visit the beach whenever you want. But remote work has...
How to Have Fun as a Remote Team

How to Have Fun as a Remote Team

We’ve been talking a lot lately about remote teams, everything from staying flexible to fostering teamwork to keeping everyone engaged. All of those are important for developing an effective, productive team of competent remote workers. But what about the...
5 Ways Remote Teams Can Build Teamwork

5 Ways Remote Teams Can Build Teamwork

Remote work used to be a very rare occurrence, but according to a study by IWG, two-thirds of the workers across the globe now work remotely at least 1 day per week. That’s a staggering number — and it’s growing. We at Weaving Influence work remotely, too. Some...