EP073 How to Successfully Work in Remote Teams with Céline Williams

Céline Williams is the Founder and Chief Strategist at reVisionary, a company that helps conscious companies and entrepreneurs develop healthy and successful businesses, in a human-focused way. She is a speaker who values communication, authenticity, and innovation, with 15 years of experience helping Fortune 1000 companies that are experiencing fast growth. Céline has a BA in English Literature, Sociology, Anthropology, and History from the University of Toronto and the University of St. Michael’s College.

 

Céline joins me today to share her story and love for working in the field of communication, people, and business relationships. She reveals what it takes to become successful and shares the challenges she faced while building her business. She explains how to successfully work in remote teams and shares essential tips for people working in or managing remote teams. She also dispels some of the common myths that surround remote workers and their productivity.

“A really effective team brings together diverse opinions, diverse people, and diverse ways of thinking to create and get to the best outcome.” – Céline Williams

This Week on Young Money:

 

• Céline’s background and her work that has always drawn on people, relationships, and communication skills.
• What is Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement?
• How building relationships, taking calculated risks, being open to change, and being gentle with yourself are common themes of successful entrepreneurs.
• Her biggest financial challenges when starting a business.
• The critical role of communication and respect when working in a team.
• The advice that Céline would give to team players and team leaders.
• Tips for people who are starting out in a remote team, including checking your assumptions.
• Why it’s vital to be mindful and help remote workers feel part of the team.
• The common misconceptions that surround remote workers.
• What Céline is working on right now.

 

Key takeaways:

 

1. Communicate.
2. Work towards a shared vision.
3. Have respect, which doesn’t equate to agreement.
4. Bring together diverse people and diverse ways of thinking.
5. Listen more and ask more questions.
6. Use the tools available for remote communication.
7. Check your assumptions.
8. Find out what the expectations are.

 

Connect with Céline Williams:

 

• reVisionary
• Céline Williams on LinkedIn
• reVisionary on Facebook
• reVisionary on Instagram
• reVisionary on Twitter

 

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