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How to lead your team to survive the first two weeks of working remotely

The Workspace Connection’ Workplace Strategist Nina Fountain has written a blog post about surviving working remotely during this time of unprecedented stress and upheaval. Over the past three weeks the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way employers work, whether they were prepared or not. Remote working can have significant benefits when managed effectively, including the …

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The role of tech in team trust

By Nina Fountain

Technology is rapidly changing who we trust and how we get to that point, and in a world where teams are working remotely, leadership teams need to understand how trust is built even when time spent face-to-face is minimal. A team without trust isn’t a team: it’s just a group of people, working together, often …

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Don’t make these rookie errors when leading a dispersed team

By Nina Fountain

Being liberated from an office has significant benefits, but if you get it wrong, you could undermine the benefits you hoped for. The modern workforce is flexible, it’s remote, and the challenges for leadership teams have evolved. However, it doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Each industry, organisation and team will have its unique challenges, but …

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Leadership lessons: five critical success factors for distributed teams

By Nina Fountain

In my last article, I talked about the power of camaraderie in distributed teams; an often overlooked aspect of teamwork that is pivotal for the success of your business. Today I build on that by outlining the five critical success factors of a distributed workplace strategy. As a leader today, you are no doubt watching …

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Why your workspace is vital for productivity

By Nina Fountain

We spend so much time at work; we should make it enjoyable. An employee’s Workplace Experience affects their state of mind and really plays a significant role in their psychological well-being, creativity and ultimately, their productivity. One of the biggest drivers of the remote workforce is that remote employees can produce better results than their …

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Co-working, an inspiration for effective workspaces

By Nina Fountain

There’s a correlation between personal interactions, performance, and innovation and in Silicon Valley Facebook, Yahoo and Google have designed their ways of working to maximise chance encounters. Nina Fountain, the founder of The Workspace Connection, agrees that creative ideas aren’t going to happen behind a computer, but how can businesses create a Workplace Experience that …

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Are you offering staggered work hours yet?

By Nina Fountain

For most of the 20th century, people went to offices in cars the way parts were carried along a conveyor belt – predictably, almost uniformly. Then in the 1970s a cheeky Astronaut – Jack Nilles – proposed that working from home could revolutionise productivity and reduce strain on infrastructure – an apparent win-win. His idea …

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Why your next strategic move should be to disrupt your work style

By Nina Fountain

Self-driving cars will hit the road at the end of this year. What do self-driving cars have to do with your business’ ways of working? Perhaps more than you previously thought. Did you know that this year BMW will release 40 self-driving cars? Volvo also expects to release 100 self-driving cars this year and Tesla …

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How to lead your team to survive the first two weeks of working remotely

The role of tech in team trust

Don’t make these rookie errors when leading a dispersed team

Leadership lessons: five critical success factors for distributed teams

Why your workspace is vital for productivity

Co-working, an inspiration for effective workspaces

Are you offering staggered work hours yet?

Why your next strategic move should be to disrupt your work style

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