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Ep 65 - Remote Work Competencies with Roberta Sawatzky
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Jeff Robbins interviews Roberta Sawatzky, a consultant, business professor and researcher, about the takeaways from her recent remote work research study in conjunction with her son, Nathan Sawatzky.
Discussion topics…
Why are employees feeling unsupported within co-located companies?
What kicked off the remote work research project?
The process of sitting down and talking to remote workers to conduct the research
How remote workers collaborate with others outside their organizations and geographical locations
Which competencies set co-located employees apart from remote workers?
How do personalities affect where people prefer to work?
Overcoming difficulties around communication, connection, and work environment
Can you develop the skills to become a remote worker, or are they inherent traits?
How to better interview remote job applicants for required competencies
Why competent remote workers exhibit quiet strength and confidence
Using StrengthsFinder when hiring remote workers
Feeling under-supported as remote workers and what managers can do about it
What type of feedback do remote managers need to give to remote workers?
Giving remote workers a purpose, sharing how they are contributing to the overall goals
Soft skills that managers need when they have remote employees on their team
Building better support systems that can easily accommodate distributed team members
Creating an assessment tool to help hiring managers determine if a remote candidate might be a good fit
Want to discuss your takeaways from this episode with us? We'd love to share ideas on Twitter @yonder_io!
47 episodes
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When? This feed was archived on August 21, 2022 00:20 (). Last successful fetch was on December 15, 2020 01:46 ()
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Manage episode 231583414 series 1396528
Jeff Robbins interviews Roberta Sawatzky, a consultant, business professor and researcher, about the takeaways from her recent remote work research study in conjunction with her son, Nathan Sawatzky.
Discussion topics…
Why are employees feeling unsupported within co-located companies?
What kicked off the remote work research project?
The process of sitting down and talking to remote workers to conduct the research
How remote workers collaborate with others outside their organizations and geographical locations
Which competencies set co-located employees apart from remote workers?
How do personalities affect where people prefer to work?
Overcoming difficulties around communication, connection, and work environment
Can you develop the skills to become a remote worker, or are they inherent traits?
How to better interview remote job applicants for required competencies
Why competent remote workers exhibit quiet strength and confidence
Using StrengthsFinder when hiring remote workers
Feeling under-supported as remote workers and what managers can do about it
What type of feedback do remote managers need to give to remote workers?
Giving remote workers a purpose, sharing how they are contributing to the overall goals
Soft skills that managers need when they have remote employees on their team
Building better support systems that can easily accommodate distributed team members
Creating an assessment tool to help hiring managers determine if a remote candidate might be a good fit
Want to discuss your takeaways from this episode with us? We'd love to share ideas on Twitter @yonder_io!
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