The Slack notification pings, but the energy feels flatter than yesterday’s coffee. Your weekly team video call starts with the usual awkward silence as everyone waits for someone else to break the ice, camera squares revealing home offices and kitchen tables while you can’t shake the feeling that these people—your colleagues—might as well be complete … Read more
The fluorescent lights flicker overhead as your team sits through another soul-crushing indoor meeting, energy levels visibly dropping with each passing minute. Everyone’s staring at screens with shoulders hunched, creativity seemingly trapped by four walls and that recycled office air that somehow always smells faintly of last week’s leftover pizza. You can practically feel the … Read more
The forecast shows thunderstorms all week, your carefully planned outdoor team retreat just got moved inside at the last minute, and you’re staring at a sterile conference room wondering how on earth you’re going to create the energy and connection your team desperately needs. Maybe you’re dealing with another brutal winter, managing a distributed team … Read more