How to Keep a Distributed Team Motivated and Connected

Distributed team collaborating on a video call

The Short Answer: Keeping a distributed team motivated and connected comes down to a few things done consistently: clear goals, honest communication, recognition that feels real, and intentional moments of in-person connection. Remote flexibility keeps people productive day-to-day, but it’s the time spent together that builds culture and trust. And here’s the truth: the strongest…

Read More

Cultivating a Culture of Generosity

In his best-selling book, Give and Take, Wharton Professor Adam Grant conducted research on a group of people with the goal of discovering why certain people more often ‘give’ and what attributes are associated with people inclined to ‘take.’ His research revealed three different types of people as it relates to giving – Givers, Matchers…

Read More

It Takes a Village to Raise… An Entrepreneur

As parent to two young children, a phrase that has become commonplace in my everyday life is “it takes a village…”. Usually it’s spoken conspiratorially by a member of my neighborhood parent squad as we feed each others’ kids spaghetti, applaud a random act of sharing, or hastily remove the stray choking hazard from the…

Read More