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Team Bonding in the Remote Era

Team Bonding in the Remote Era

Virtual Working
It’s 8:30 a.m. You’ve made your short office commute across the house to your desk, carefully stepping over the dog..

by Jake Blocker

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Facilitation: The Must-Have Skill for ...

Facilitation: The Must-Have Skill for ...

Virtual Working
There's a lot to love about virtual and hybrid work arrangements. From increased flexibility to reduced commute times,..

by Jake Blocker

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How Camera-Off Meetings Can Support All Team ...

How Camera-Off Meetings Can Support All Team ...

Virtual Working, Meetings
I'm sure we've all had those days where the last thing we want to do is turn our cameras on and attend yet another..

by Jake Blocker

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How AI Can Improve Your Meetings

How AI Can Improve Your Meetings

Leadership, Virtual Working
We have all attended meetings where we sit back and think to ourselves, “This really could have been an email.” Whether..

by Jake Blocker

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How Time Blocking Can Save Your Sanity

How Time Blocking Can Save Your Sanity

Leadership, Virtual Working
Recent news about the modern workplace has been awash with CEOs pushing for higher levels of worker productivity. In..

by Chris Williams

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The Real Challenge with Hybrid Meetings

The Real Challenge with Hybrid Meetings

Virtual Working, Meetings
For the last two years, the pandemic transformed millions into remote workers and redefined workplace flexibility. As..

by Chris Williams

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4 Ways Facilitators Improve Your Hybrid Meetings

4 Ways Facilitators Improve Your Hybrid Meetings

Virtual Working, Meetings
Even as many businesses reopen their facilities and welcome employees back to the office, it’s clear that the future of..

by Nina Fojaco Reed

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One Year In...What I've Learned in Quarantine

One Year In...What I've Learned in Quarantine

Collaboration, Virtual Working
One year ago, many of us were thrown into a new way of life. We shifted, adjusted, and found our new norm. We may not..

by Kristin Mattison

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Six Insights from Working Together Across ...

Six Insights from Working Together Across ...

Collaboration, Virtual Working
Interaction Associates and Vantage Partners hosted The New Norm: Working Together Across Distances & Differences on..

by Jake Blocker

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Football, Mindfulness, and the Benefits of ...

Football, Mindfulness, and the Benefits of ...

Virtual Working, Meetings
With the support of cardboard fans and recorded cheering, NFL teams are pounding it out on the gridiron. Yes, even..

by Susan DeGenring

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What to Ask Your Relative Who Voted for the Other ...

What to Ask Your Relative Who Voted for the Other ...

Virtual Working, Meetings
Those of us in the United States are now moving from election season to dispute season. Tens of millions of Americans..

by Jay Cone

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IA Recommends: Overcoming Zoom Fatigue

IA Recommends: Overcoming Zoom Fatigue

Virtual Working, Meetings
It's 2:00pm and you're on your fourth online meeting of the day. The coffee that got you through the morning has worn..

by Jake Blocker

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Are We Done with this Meeting?

Are We Done with this Meeting?

Virtual Working, Meetings
As a project manager, I have tons of meetings. I can remember several meetings in my previous organization with clients..

by Eve Keller

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Did You Write That Down?

Did You Write That Down?

Virtual Working, Meetings
In 2009, Atul Gawande published the fascinating book The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, in which he..

by Chris Williams

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Is Anybody Listening

Is Anybody Listening

Virtual Working, Meetings
In online meetings today, people are still listening. But what we hear and understand is often not what the speaker..

by Barry Rosen

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Why Are We Meeting?

Why Are We Meeting?

Virtual Working, Meetings
A few years ago, I attended a meeting at my previous company entitled “Marketing Update.” This wasn’t our weekly..

by Jake Blocker

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Meet the Online Meeting Monster

Meet the Online Meeting Monster

Virtual Working, Meetings
The Online Meeting Monster™ sucks valuable time out of your busy day. In the time of COVID when people are worried..

by Kaitlyn Labbe

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IA Recommends: Podcasts

IA Recommends: Podcasts

Virtual Working
At IA we understand how important it is to create opportunities for self-care, relaxation, and joy, especially during..

by Ariel Rosen-Brown

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The Power of a Morning Routine During Times of ...

The Power of a Morning Routine During Times of ...

Virtual Working
Social distancing and other COVID-19 related restrictions have changed the world and our daily routines in a matter of..

by Lizzy Dickey-Murphy

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Dynamics of Effective Communication in a Virtual ...

Dynamics of Effective Communication in a Virtual ...

Leadership, Virtual Working
As you think about your smartphone, where are you within the adoption curve? Are you the person who finds themselves..

by Michael J. Reidy

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How to Question Our Future

How to Question Our Future

Change, Virtual Working
A stuck mind is disabled by complexity and uncertainty. In the face of our pandemic, stuck minds are yearning for a..

by Jay Cone

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Swapping Dress Pants for Sweatpants? Not so Fast!

Swapping Dress Pants for Sweatpants? Not so Fast!

Virtual Working
For many of us, working from home was not an option until a few weeks ago. This shift has required a lot of adjusting:..

by Kristin Mattison

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Business on top, yoga pants on bottom, snacks in ...

Business on top, yoga pants on bottom, snacks in ...

Virtual Working
I bet three weeks ago you thought you were busy, huh? Yeah, me too. It’s a brave new world parents. I write this to you..

by Allison McGuirk

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Your Office Set Up Can Change Your Work Life

Your Office Set Up Can Change Your Work Life

Virtual Working
The desk. If my basic math calculations are correct, this is a place you may call home for upwards of 950 hours each..

by Jake Blocker

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Fully Remote: Challenges and Opportunities

Fully Remote: Challenges and Opportunities

Collaboration, Virtual Working
As our workplaces and world have become upended due to COVID-19 in the past few weeks, we are faced with significant..

by Chris Williams

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You Can Have Better Online Meetings

You Can Have Better Online Meetings

Virtual Working, Meetings
“Meetings are a microcosm of the culture of an organization.” David Straus made that assertion in his seminal 1975..

by Michael J. Reidy

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Stay Connected When Working from Home

Stay Connected When Working from Home

Collaboration, Virtual Working
If you’re new to working from home or now have more virtual co-workers due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and social..

by Barry Rosen

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Today from IA: We're Better Together

Today from IA: We're Better Together

Collaboration, Virtual Working
COVID-19 Response from Interaction Associates and CEO Barry Rosen In communities and businesses across the globe,..

by Barry Rosen

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When Face Time Wasn’t an App

When Face Time Wasn’t an App

Collaboration, Virtual Working
“Face time.” If you were reading hard-copy business magazines twenty years ago, you'll likely remember articles urging..

by Beth Yates

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Convening People Who Work Remotely

Convening People Who Work Remotely

Collaboration, Virtual Working
Since 2015, I’ve worked as a remote employee for Interaction Associates. For me, it’s been great. Working from home has..

by Chris Williams

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