I’m a Boss Working from Home, I Can Do as I Please in Meetings, Right?

I don’t know about you, but during the pandemic, I have got to learn a little more than I would like about some people, their leadership styles, etc. For example, some people are so professional and cordial in face-to-face meetings, but let them host a Zoom meeting from home and all of a sudden they become the cousin twice removed of a ravenous Tyrannosaurus Rex.

I have no explanation for this transformation, even though I can hazard a few guesses, including pandemic fatigue. Nevertheless, here are ten TOP THINGS that meeting hosts should remember. Maybe someone may find this to be helpful.

No list is perfect. What would you add?

Do my Behaviour, The Way I Dress, or the Things I Say Matter in Virtual Meetings?

Some of us have been part of a virtual team forever, and we actually find that it facilitates work-life balance. For others of us, virtual meetings have been a pandemic-induced intrusion on our private lives. The newness of the situation, as well as its ambiguity, has resulted in confusion regarding the rules of the virtual meeting, if there are any at all. It has also spawned a newsworthy faux pas from time to time that makes us raise our eyebrows.

Watch the video above and feel share to share what you think. Was it helpful? What would you add? With what did you disagree? Don’t be shy, just be respectful and let us know how you really feel.

Are my Social Media Posts my Boss’s Business?

Celebrities and “ordinary folks” have been finding themselves in the crosshairs at work due to something that they said on social media that came to their boss’s attention.

The question is: should an employee’s social media account even be the boss’s business?

Watch the video above and let us know if you think that what we put in our “private space” is fair game for our bosses.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SIMILAR LEGISLATION IN YOUR COUNTRY? PORTUGAL MAKES TIME VAMPIRE BOSSES ILLEGAL, WORKING PARENTS CAN REJOICE

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Working parents in Portugal can rejoice. New legislation makes it illegal for bosses to contact workers after hours. Although the purpose of the move was to attract more digital nomads to the country, the decision is also of benefit to working parents who have found that the workplace has infiltrated their homes to the point of the distracting. Furthermore, employers will now be required to pay work-from-home expenses for employees such as internet and electricity.

What do you think of this new initiative? Would you like to see similar legislation in your country? If you are a boss, do you think that this initiative negatively impacts productivity? Feel free to chime in in the comments below.