A New Way of Work | (re)adjusting to office life or going remote

Like many pandemic-era employees, you may have recently received an email along the lines of:

“We’re delighted to welcome all employees back to our offices soon!”
“After the successful transition to remote working, we have decided to close all offices and continue working from home.” Or
“We are permanently adopting a hybrid-work model.”

Upon opening your long-awaited (/potentially dreaded) email, you might be experiencing a mixed bag of emotions. After all, the tosses and turns of the pandemic have tested us all.

Whether you are excited to return to office or are feeling nervous about fully remote or hybrid, here are some suggestions on how to excel.

Guest post by Eilidh Corrigan

Culture, CareerEllie HearneSeptember 7, 2021culture, teams, how to

Culture without a Workplace | 8 ways to foster the human side of work

Absent the physical elements of the office, culture’s less tangible (and arguably more-important) qualities are front and center.

8 ways to foster culture when everyone’s remote.

Coaching, Culture, How-To, Team development, WorkplaceEllie HearneDecember 15, 2020culture, leadership, teams, team development

Working from Home? Here's Where to Start

With thousands of businesses opting to send their workforces home, how can each of us make the most of a less-than-ideal situation? How can we get stuff done - at home? And without going stir crazy?

How-To, Productivity, Life, Personal Experience, CultureEllie HearneMarch 10, 2020worklife, remo, teams

The Workplace Challenge We've All Encountered

It’s great that you graduated top of your class and can write code - but can you give a peer feedback about what they just said in your team meeting? Feedback that will make a lasting and positive difference?

For many leaders, that’s a hard “No.”

Pencil or Ink founder Ellie Hearne on how companies are setting leaders up to fail - what can be done about it.