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Jennifer Hamel
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7 tips for Americans working on a global team
Note from Jenn: Although I usually try to write for a broader audience, this blog is intended for Americans. Consider it a "family chat,"...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
3 types of trust your team needs to be efficient
My husband is a firefighter, and I often tease him if he forgets to wear his wedding ring outside the house. “Put that thing on!...
Jennifer Hamel
- 5 min
How to stay in sync with your co-located team when you're remote
For a few years, I led a team from my home office, but my team wasn’t remote; they were all located in the corporate office 1,500 miles...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
3 types of communication vital for leading a remote team
Working remotely can be a dream for people who want flexibility in their hours or want to avoid spending 100 hours a year battling...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
3 tools your distributed team should explore
“Don’t you love cold snowy days, where you can curl up next to a fire with a good embedded email trail?” . . . said no one ever. Email...
Jennifer Hamel
- 5 min
How to say "no" to clients, bosses, and stakeholders
When is the last time you told a client “no?” Better yet, when’s the last time you told your boss “no?” Maybe I’ve just worked with...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
How to plan for the worst
Firefighters are like local celebrities. Who doesn’t love a firefighter? Believe me, whenever my husband and I meet new people, and they...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
Setting healthy boundaries as a remote employee
My husband is a firefighter, and he is absolutely wired for this very specific job. He loves the uncertainty each day; he loves the rush...
Jennifer Hamel
- 6 min
5 tips for working remotely according to the experts
In 1999, Prince’s prophetic party from the 80s was in full swing, Y2K was freaking people out, we were still eight years away from the...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
3 ways to engage your boss when you're remote
During most of my time as a remote employee, my managers knew how to work with distributed teams. They were comfortable in direct...
Jennifer Hamel
- 6 min
5 steps to becoming a people-centric problem solver
I used to joke that my husband and I were both firefighters. He’s an actual firefighter, but I was in project management putting out...
Jennifer Hamel
- 4 min
How to restore broken trust on a team
Once upon a time, I led an amazing team that was the core service arm to a large division in a company. The clincher was: the team was...
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