WLP303 Succesful Hybrid Leadership

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Roberta Sawatsky is a “research storyteller”.   As well as running her own consultancy, SAM is Remote, she is a business professor at Okanagan School of Business, Canada with a focus on HR and management. She blogs at</span> <a href="https://probeandponder.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Probe and Ponder… learning from life and travels. </span></a> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Below are some brief show notes. For a longer summary, check out:<br /> <a href= "https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/hybrid-leadership-competencies"> https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/hybrid-leadership-competencies</a><br /> <br /> Roberta’s research is around remote work/hybrid work/work from anywhere.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You have to be willing to take the responsibility, if you’re asking for the flexibility.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Roberta has had an interest in and has been involved in leadership her whole adult life, leading teams, or in a volunteer capacity. Whenever people are in a position of leadership or something less formal, leading by relationship, they have a responsibility to take it seriously, as they are influencing people. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Roberta’s recent research started in 2019, looking at the</span> <a href= "https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b045109c258b4052b14cd0d/t/5c61d23c7817f7b585cf2a9a/1549914722779/Remote+Work+-+competencies+and+motivation.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">core competencies of remote workers</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.  She then decided to build on that research, but focus on leaders, so she extended her study leave. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Never underestimate the impact of culture shock.”</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out</span> <a href= "https://probeandponder.com/2022/03/14/culture-shock-blog-107/"><span style="font-weight: