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Use meetings to show poise and presence

Online meeting

With the absence of in-person meetings owing to remote working, leaders use online tools to keep their teams working harmoniously, feeling supported and appreciated.

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What you need to know:

  • If not well managed, meetings can rob organisations of precious time and erode staff morale.
  • That's why leaders should underscore the need to respect staff time in the way they organise and carry themselves during meetings.

Executive leadership is imperative for the success of any organisation. The leaders bring to bear their leadership skills, including communication, persuasion, encouragement, and empathy. They provide air cover for their teams to innovate and produce. But working remotely through digital technologies presents unique challenges.

When everyone worked from the office, informal sessions between staff brought people together and broke generational, cultural, gender, and supervisor-subordinate barriers.