Jul 13, 2021Remote Work Isn’t Challenging -Adopt This Life Approach To Create A Healthier Remote Work LifeThe Old Way My life was a constant challenge. Turning everything into a challenge was my way to cope with life. Do I need to study for a boring exam? Let me challenge myself into loving it. Am I assigned to a project I hate? Great chance to challenge myself and be the…Remote Work5 min read
May 24, 2021The Shocking Truth About Recognizing Remote Employees’ BurnoutAnd what you can really do to understand what’s going on and prevent a devastating wave of burnout. Several companies asked me a very simple question “Ale, how can we recognize whether one of our remote employees is in burnout?”. …Burnout4 min read
May 6, 2021A Counterintuitive Approach That Saved Me From Burning Out…Again!Focusing on the destination first and then on the journey. A bit of context I’ve always been competitive. For a long time, I thought that this trait of my character was a good thing. I thought that it gave me the strength to grit my teeth and accomplish something in life. …Burnout4 min read
Jan 6, 2021Get Serious About Online Meetings — 5 Questions To Make Them Shorter And More ProductiveYou can use these five questions for every dialogue in your life, even with yourself. I’ve always hated more-than-10-minute long remote meetings. They are draining and exhausting. In my experience, lengthy meetings lack one meaningful point: concreteness about what to do next and who takes responsibility for those steps. At…Remote Working8 min read
Dec 24, 2020What Remote Work Taught Me About Grieving And Creating A Fulfilling LifeAnd nobody I know died. Ale, what does remote work have to do with grief? That’s the question a client of mine asked me during a session and I think that you are probably as puzzled as he was. Chances are that the covid-19 crisis forced you to adopt a…Remote Working6 min read
Nov 25, 2020The Hardship of Working Remotely — Being by YourselfAn epiphany strikes me while I am preparing a workshop for the Italian company Zupit: remote work is so challenging because it involves being by yourself the whole time. It might seem a very simple thought and you might think that it would be obvious to me. I can almost…Remote Working4 min read
Aug 6, 2020From Academia to Coaching Remote Workers — Why I Made The Jump!My Story In A Nutshell Mine is the story of a guy who wanted to belong to a research team that he could call family. I longed for stability, namely a set of immutable conditions. Stability was my comfort zone. …Academia5 min read
May 18, 2020When Leaders Courageously Lead, All Remote Teams Are GreatLearn how to be recognized as a leader and bring out the best in a remote team. When you become a leader, your inspiring actions set the bar and the remote team will adapt creating a virtuous cycle. Thus, productivity, creativity and team spirit will increase dramatically. …Remote Team5 min read
May 4, 2020How To Be Much More Productive With Much Less Zoom Calls — A Remote Work ScenarioToo many Zoom meetings kill productivity! In this article you will learn why and what you can do to overcome the exponential counterproductive use of video calls. There is nothing worse than noticing that another day is gone and you still have the feeling that you didn’t accomplish much. A…Remote Working3 min read
Apr 17, 2020When Vulnerability Is Embraced, Remote Teams ThriveThe world is changing fast. Remote work got a huge kick and people worldwide are struggling to adapt to a new mindset. Whatever your role in the remote team is, you need to keep an eye on who, among your team mates, is suffering from loneliness, disconnection, lack of belonging…Remote Team7 min read
