Wayne Turmel
For almost 30 years, Wayne Turmel has been obsessed with how people communicate - or don't - at work. He has spent the last 20 years focused on remote and virtual work, recognized as one of the top 40 Remote Work Experts in the world. Besides writing for Management Issues, he has authored or co-authored 15 books, including The Long-Distance Leader and The Long-Distance Teammate. He is the lead Remote and Hybrid Work subject matter expert for the The Kevin Eikenberry Group. Originally from Canada, he now makes his home in Las Vegas, US.
The bird watcher's guide to hybrid work
24 Jun 2025
Taking up bird watching has got me thinking about birds, about evolution, and about what this has to do with the evolving workplace.
Long-distance leadership: letting go and leaning in
25 Mar 2025
Leading a remote or hybrid team requires a different mindset than you may have had if everyone was all together in the same physical space.
Welcome back to the office. it hasn't got any better
27 Feb 2025
Companies trying to get staff back into the office need to address some fundamental questions about culture, productivity and collaboration if those RTO mandates are going succeed.
Remote working needs a unicorn
28 Jan 2025
Despite Amazon and other companies pulling the rug from under remote working, they will never be able to put the genie back in the bottle.
Five remote team new year's resolutions
03 Jan 2025
The new year is a great time to ask some fundamental questions about how your remote team works together and what needs to change.
Supporting mental health on remote and hybrid teams
18 Dec 2024
As a team leader, you need to be aware of the mental health of your team. So here are ten things to consider about creating and maintaining a healthy workplace environment.
Remote teams and common goals
19 Nov 2024
When your team isn’t physically co-located, how do you help everyone understand and stay focused on their common goals?
Why remote work can be hard on trust
04 Oct 2024
Trust is critical to successful remote and hybrid work. But even with the best of intentions, doubt and suspicion can creep in.
Getting honest feedback as a long-distance leader
23 Sep 2024
Getting honest feedback is critical for anyone in a leadership role. But imagine how much more difficult this is when you and your team are in different physical places.
Hybrid work: do you want a mule or a platypus?
12 Aug 2024
Would you describe the hybrid workplace as a mule or as a platypus? Stick with me, because the question is not as crazy as it might sound.
Remote working and mental health
29 Jul 2024
One of the more interesting and talked-about topics around remote and hybrid working is how it impacts people’s mental health.
Managing performance on hybrid teams
09 Jul 2024
As hybrid working becomes more and more widespread, one of the biggest difficulties that has emerged is how to manage individual performance when some people are in the office more than others.
Surviving re-orgs and buyouts at a distance
06 Jun 2024
For people working remotely, an internal re-organization or an external buyout can be especially disconcerting and confusing.
Are America and Europe returning to the office in the same way?
18 Apr 2024
It has been four years since Covid caused a seismic change in how and where people work. But are North America and Europe handling this trend in the same way? The evidence says not.
What to do when you’re just not feeling it?
18 Mar 2024
Working remotely can be great, but it can also be isolating, especially on those days when you’re lacking motivation or just can’t seem to get to grips with what needs to be done.
What to do if hybrid isn’t working
27 Feb 2024
How are team’s hybrid working arrangements working out? Are they better or worse than you expected?
Communication is more than a transaction
17 Jan 2024
One of the biggest complaints about working remotely is that communication has become a series of transactions. But why is that a problem?
The critical factor for team collaboration
13 Dec 2023
It doesn’t matter if your team is co-located, fully remote, or hybrid. Work slows if people can’t get access to the critical information they need to do their jobs.
Beware these remote management biases
17 Nov 2023
We all have biases that occasionally get us in trouble. And that's as true in a remote management context as it is in any other workplace setting.
Who is working from home (and who isn't)?
18 Oct 2023
Why do some people work from home and others prefer (or have no choice but) to work in the office? The reasons are more varied than you might think.
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