127 Coronavirus: Effectively Leading Remote Teams

Ben Gallagher is the co-founder of B+A, a creative management consultancy whose clients include Converse, Google and Beats by Dre. Before he founded B+A, Ben was a journalist at MTV and later, Sir David Frost’s producer at Al-Jazeera. He then found himself leading Nike’s efforts to make running appealing to young people. With COVID-19, he's here to give his tips on how to work and manage smarter through this time. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO ONLINE PLATFORM BANDWIDTH DEFICIENCIES DURING THIS PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SOME AUDIO DROPOUTS DURING THIS EPISODE. In this episode, Audrey, Lee and Ben discuss:  ·      Building a positive culture with remote, global teams in the pandemic ·      How recognizing small wins to provide enjoyment, hope and satisfaction ·      Boosting your empathy levels ·      Recommendations on better leadership amid the COVID-19 “rollercoaster” "Too often the assumption is that the best answers come the most senior people, but the best answers come from collaboration with the whole team. Secondly, leaders feel uncomfortable being vulnerable because business culture largely still promotes knowing the answer as opposed to being able to work with people to find it.” – Ben Gallagher  Join hosts Audrey Strong and C. Lee Smith every week as they dive into the aspects and concepts of good business management. From debunking sales myths to learning how to manage with and without measurements, you'll learn something new with every episode and will be able to implement positive change far beyond sales.     Connect with Ben Gallagher  https://bandaequals.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-gallagher-2832a63/ Connect with the hosts of Manage Smarter:  ·         Website: ManageSmarter.com  ·         Twitter: @ManageSmartPod  ·         LinkedIn: Audrey Strong                                                            ·         LinkedIn: C. Lee Smith    Connect with SalesFuel:  ·         Website: http://salesfuel.com/  ·         Twitter: @SalesFuel  ·         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salesfuel/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices