Ali Greene jumps back on the podcast from under COVID-19 lockdown in France to share Emergency work-from-home techniques that everyone can begin implementing immediately. She discusses best practices for maintaining routine in a changed environment, navigating new work-life-family balances, creating new ‘workspace’ boundaries, and tips for communicating and coordinating with others in the household. She then shares both short-term and medium-term tips to guide business owners through this transitionary period. She explains how to set up the right tools immediately, establish a two-way trust relationship between management and staff, and emphasizes the importance of extending empathy, flexibility, and support to each team member. She also talks about medium-term priorities relating to sick leave policies, honing in on top business priorities, and using long-term sustainable tools to thrive in a fully remote work environment. She then emphasizes the importance of team comradery and social connection during times of physical distancing. She suggests some fun ways companies can keep up the social cohesion and fun to keep people’s spirits up for the good of both their mental health and their work productivity. She also gives specific tips to managers about the key questions to ask their staff people and ways to keep up with life changes that are impacting individual staff members. And finally, she discusses her own company Cohana, which specializes in helping remote teams to operate in the most efficient, effective and innovative ways, and she offers a FREE CONSULT to Maverick Show listeners (link in the show notes for how to claim yours). FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #77: Emergency Work-From-Home Techniques for Everyone and Remote-Transition Tips for Business Leaders with Ali Greene
Episode Summary
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About the Guest
Ali Greene
Ali Greene is a full-time digital nomad, logistics guru, business-consultant, and remote work expert who helps companies optimize their remote work infrastructure to succeed in the changing world of work. With ten years of startup experience and four years leading remote teams and implementing frameworks for organizations while traveling the world full-time, Ali is a sought after speaker, author and business strategist. She is the founder and CEO of Cohana whose mission is to educate, inspire and engage teams to create efficient, effective, and innovative frameworks for the future of work, regardless of where (or what) their “office” looks like.
What You'll Learn
- Emergency work-from-home techniques you can implement immediately.
- Tips for business leaders on transitioning and managing fully remote teams.
- Creative ideas for virtual social events, team-building, and just having fun.
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Time Stamped Show Notes
[2:22] Matt and Ali talk about their isolation experiences during COVID-19
- Matt’s experience “sheltering in place” in Asheville, NC (USA)
- Ali’s experience under lockdown in France
- Being in touch with fear, anxiety, and stress
- Not getting overwhelmed or paralyzed by the new realities and challenges
[14:11] Techniques for Optimizing the New “Work From Home” Dynamic
- Maintaining certain aspects of your “normal” routine
- Finding out what works for you
- Navigating new work-life-family balances
- Arranging your physical space and creating new boundaries for “workspace”
- Communicating and coordinating with others in the household
[26:30] Tips for Business Leaders on Remote Transition and Management
- Setting up the Right Tools
- Establishing a two-way trust relationship between staff and managers
- Extending empathy, flexibility and support to each team member
[32:32] Medium Term Priorities for Business Leaders
- Sick leave policies
- Focusing on the highest priority activities
- Ali’s favorite remote work tools
[39:04] How to Create Virtual Team Comradery, Fun and Social Interaction
- The importance of social connection, especially in remote work environments
- Virtual Karaoke parties, board games, book clubs and happy hours
- Making people laugh and checking in on their mental and emotional health
[45:12] Tips for Remote Managers
- Key questions Managers can ask during one-on-ones
- Keeping in touch with changes that are impacting individual staff members
[47:54] Ali’s Company “Cohana”
- The background and mission of Cohana
- How Cohana can help your businesses optimize your remote work infrastructure
- How to get a Free Consult with Ali
[51:15] Contact Ali
- Check out the Cohana Website
- Schedule a Free Consultation
- Follow Ali on Social Media
- Read her Content on Medium
