In this episode of Remote Pathways we are interviewing Susan Combs! Susan is an Executive Coach who specializes in career coaching and communications training to mid-level professionals seeking to expand their leadership capabilities and advance their careers. 

She also develops customized communications and training solutions for businesses and organizations with a special emphasis on facilitating corporate mentoring programs. With 23 years experience developing high-impact programs for individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations.
You're going to enjoy our conversation as Susan shares her story about working remote, the benefits of Mentoring programs and more!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Susan's remote working story
• Mentoring in the remote space
• Success Stories 
• Start your own mentoring program

This week's download from Susan Combs
Mentoring in the Remote Space

Guest Resources
Check out our NEW Guest page to learn more about Susan Combs

Additional remote connections mentioned by our podcast guest
MentorRoadmap.com for more on Susan (and Jennifer's) mentor training and mentoring resources for organizations.

This week's question
How have mentors helped you in the remote space?

Join the conversation on our next community call
Thursday, April 2nd @ 7am ET on Zoom (check Remote Pathways Facebook page for details)

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Check out the NEW Resource Hub!
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Thanks for joining us. Please share this with others who work remote and are interested in Mentoring Programs!

. March 18, 2020
 
Jennifer Britton and Michelle Mullins. In this episode of Remote Pathways we explore the differences between working REMOTE, working virtually and mobile work.

The Remote Pathways podcast is co-hosted by Jennifer Britton and Michelle Mullins. It is based on the writing of Jennifer Britton, author of Remote Pathways.

If you are a new listener to the Remote Pathways podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is the difference between remote, virtual and mobile work
• Definitions for remote, virtual and remote work
• How the language of remote work has been changing, as well as the context (and size of our connection devices)
• How today's business context characterized by complexity requiring the need of greater collaboration across traditional silos and different disciplines

This week's download
Remote Whitepaper

This week's question
What silos do you cross every day in your work?

Additional resources
This week Jennifer shares definitions from her 2019 PlanDoTrack Workbook and Planner for Virtual and Remote Professionals.

Join the conversation on the Remote Pathways facebook page (see below)

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Thanks for joining us. Please share this with others who work remote and are interested in all things remove, virtual, and mobile!

In this episode of Remote Pathways we are interviewing Jennifer Grote! Jennifer G. is a Strengths Champion Certified Coach® for individuals, managers, and teams who want to leverage their innate talents to shine brighter and achieve more together.
She is also a Nationally Board Certified Integrative Health Coach, Yoga Teacher, and Mindfulness practitioner.
With this foundation she is able to bring a unique perspective to employee engagement and work life balance. Jennifer helps individuals and teams to thrive utilizing strengths, stress management, and work-life balance strategies.

You're going to enjoy our conversation as Jennifer G. shares her story about working remote, a little about Strengths, and what she likes to call 'Mojo'!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Jennifer G.'s remote working story
• Tips to overcome feelings of loneliness
• How community can make a big difference 
• Benefits of the Strengths approach to work
• Remote working culture for individuals and teams 
• Fun ways to find your 'Mojo' and why it matters

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This week's download
Mojo Habits for Remote Workers

This week's question
What helps you find your Motivation in the remote space?

Additional resources
Guest page to learn more about Jennifer Grote

Join the conversation on our next community call
Thursday, March 5th @ 7am ET on Zoom (check facebook for details)

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Thanks for joining us. Please share this with others who work remote and are interested in Strengths and Motivation!

​ In this episode of Remote Pathways we are taking a   closer   look at the Pathways 11 - Victor the Volunteer  and 11 - Sam  Selling Start-up. We also explore collaboration in the   remote  space.

 We love hearing from our listeners! Please             visit RemotePathways and let us know how we can       help you today.

In this episode, we discuss:
● The last two pathways related to the Digital Dozen - Victor the Voluntary Sector Remote Worker and Sam who is selling her start-up
● Collaboration in the virtual space
● Building community and relationships with purpose
● Systems - Systems every remote worker should have
● Resources to support you around collaboration and questions to ask as you start developing a collaborative partnership

This week's download
Collaboration Questions

Let's talk systems! Join the conversation in our Remote Pathways Podcast Community
Mighty Networks

This week's questions
What is the MOST important thing you have done as you got started as a remote professional (entrepreneur, leader or team member)?

Additional Resources
Teams 365 Blog
9 Habits of Mojo Success for Remote Workers

Jennifer Britton and Michelle MullinsIn this episode of Remote Pathways we are taking a closer look at the Pathways 9 - Malcom "the Mentor" and Pathways 10 - Alex "Work From Anywhere". We also explore systems we use in the remote space.

We love hearing from our listeners! Please visit our contact page and let us know how we can help you today.

In this episode, we discuss:
● Why mentoring is important in the virtual space (those who flourish usually have seen great remote work in practice)
● Reverse mentoring
● WFA - What this term means
● Systems - Systems every remote worker should have
● How habits can help you as a remote professional (more on this topic in a later episode!)
● Building community and relationships with purpose
● Resources to support you around systems

This week's download
 Systems Checklist

Let's talk systems! Join the conversation in our Remote Pathways Podcast Community
Mighty Networks

This week's question:
What is the MOST important system that helps you FLOURISH as a remote professional?

Thanks for joining us. Please share this with others who work remote and are interested in mentoring and/or WFA.

In this episode of Remote Pathways we are taking a closer look at Pathways 7 and 8 - Mo the Creative Solopreneur and Jane the Virtual Facilitator. We also explore
SMART-E GOALS in the context of remote work, and a new year!

We love hearing from our listeners! Please visit our contact page and let us know how we can help you today.
In this episode, we discuss:
● The pathways 7 and 8 – Mo, the Creative Solopreneur, and Jane, the Virtual Facilitator
Some of you may have met Jane in Jennifer’s 2017 book, Effective Virtual Conversations.
● Why Goals are Important
● What creative solopreneurs can benefit from in the remote space
● The importance of ongoing learning in the VUCA space
● How “growth mindset” (as Carol Dweck terms) can help professionals thrive in the remote space. Working in the unknown.
● SMART-E Goals and Goal Setting
● Resources to support you around goals – SMART-E Goal Worksheet

This week's download
SMART-E Goal Worksheet

Let's talk goals! Join the conversation in our Remote Pathways Podcast Community
Mighty Networks

This week's questions
What's your #1 goal that you are working on this year? What supports do  you need to make it happen?

In this episode of Remote Pathways we are taking a closer look at Pathways 5 and 6 - Sujit the Project Manager and Sally the Sales Professional. We also explore the importance of VISION, and the fact that METRICS matter.

We love hearing from our listeners! Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today.

In this episode we discuss:

• The pathways 5 and 6 - Sujit the Project Manager and Sally the Sales Professional
• Vision - Why doing this works
• The landscape of Sally the Sales Professional - What she brings and what support will benefit her.
• The landscape of Sujit the Virtual Project Manager - What he brings and what support will benefit him.
• A foreshadowing of three core skills needed for this work - Feedback, communication, influence.
• Metrics matter - What are you tracking? Are you using the Monthly Daily Trackers found in PlanDoTrack?
• Resources to support you around vision - Vision questions download. More questions available on page 99 of PlanDoTrack.

This week's download:
Vision Questions

Join the conversation! Connect with us at our Remote Pathways Podcast Community at Mighty Networks. 

Tags:  Project Management, Sales Professionals, Vision, Questions, Communication, Feedback, Remote Work

​Title: Remote Pathways - Goals, The One Page Plan, Serial Entrepreneurs and Coaches

In this episode of Remote Pathways we take a closer look at Serge, a Seasoned
Entrepreneur, and Mel, a Professional Coach . We also zoom into the topics of goals and having a One Page Plan.

If you are a new listener to the Remote Pathways podcast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The pathways a seasoned, serial entrepreneur – Serge (Pathway 3), and Mel, a Professional Coach (Pathway 4)
• Working with Goals and having them visible in a One Page Plan
• The landscape of Serge, a seasoned (experienced) serial entrepreneur - What he brings and what support he can benefit from
• The landscape of Mel, a professional coach – What she brings and what support she can benefit from
• If you are a coach, be sure to check out the companion edition of PlanDoTrack, geared for Coaches which is called the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner. Both are authored by Jennifer Britton and are available through Amazon.
• Join us online in our remote virtual meeting space at the Conversation Sparker Zone to share your vision for your work.

This week’s download:
One Page Plan 
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Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen in our Conversation Sparker zone, on social media, and in our comments section.

Question: 
This week’s question is: How do you keep your goals visible?

Title: Remote Pathways - New Remote Workers and Team Leaders​

In this episode we take a closer look at the pathways of NED, a new remote worker and JO, a Virtual Team Leader and what remote workers need to be successful.
 
If you are a new listener to Remote Pathways, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit RemotePathways.com and let us know how we can help you today!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Getting Started as a remote worker
• Five things remote workers like NED need as they get started.
• What you can do to support new remote workers.
• The world of Jo, the remote leader. Core skills and characteristics of remote leaders.
• Research continues to show that those who excel in the remote space have things well modeled.

This week's download:
Getting Started in the Remote Space Checklist. Download it here.
Five Things New Remote Workers Need. Download it here.

Great Remote Resource:
Check out Jennifer’s books related to remote work – analog edition of PlanDoTrack, or one geared for Coaches which is called Coaching Business Builder. Also Effective Virtual Conversations.

Follow our Podcast
BE sure to subscribe and let others in your network and on your team know about this new podcast. You can follow along at: 

• Remote Pathways Podcast

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Follow us

• Facebook.com/RemotePathways
• Instagram.com/Remote Pathways

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Join the Conversation
Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our Mighty Networks community, on social media, and in our comments section. 

Connect with us at our Mighty Networks Group – and let us know your remote pathway. Visit our website and scroll down to join the community.

Question: 
This week’s question is: What pathway are you on? What’s going to help you excel?

Check Out More Remote Pathways Programming and supports

• Jennifer’s PlanDoTrack Workbook and Planner – pick up a copy at Amazon
• Michelle’s Living The Remote Dream Workshop - click here

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Need a Presenter?

• Contact Jennifer to speak virtually on topics related to project management, Effective Virtual Conversations, virtual team development, virtual team leadership, OR her own experience in designing award-winning mentor training programming for financial services and health care. She also brings experience in training thousands of professionals (leaders, coaches, and facilitators to have more engaging virtual conversations) and leading remote teams in the days before the internet where she would connect in via radio with her teams. Potentials Realized

 

• Contact Michelle for coaching and program design. She loves partnering with business women, ministry leaders, virtual team leaders and work-at-home moms from around the world, helping them thrive in the remote working lifestyle. Michelle is passionate about focusing on what’s good and right in people and their decision to work remotely. She wants her clients to give themselves permission to dream big and prosper in all they do. Connection Coach

​Title: Remote Pathways – Introducing the Remote Pathways Podcast and the Digital Dozen

Welcome to the Inaugural episode of the Remote Pathways Podcast! In this podcast we explore the people, places and pathways to remote work, providing you with valuable tools, resources and insights to help you on your journey as a remote professional. It's geared for all different types of remote workers - from those who work remote a few days a month, to remotepreneurs, and also digital nomads.
 
In this episode of Remote Pathways we are exploring the landscape of the Digital Dozen, twelve different professionals who work in the remote space. This podcast episode introduces the co-hosts and provides an overview of where we are going with this podcast.
The Remote Pathways podcast is co-hosted by Jennifer Britton and Michelle Mullins. It is based on the writing of Jennifer Britton, author of Remote Pathways and Effective Virtual Conversations.
If you are a new listener to the Remote Pathways podcast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Who we are 
• Where we are going in future episodes 
• Twelve different pathways remote professionals can find themselves on 

This week’s download: 
The Digital Dozen

Great Remote Resource:
Check out Jennifer’s books related to remote work – analog edition of PlanDoTrack, or one geared for Coaches which is called Coaching Business Builder. Also Effective Virtual Conversations.

Follow our Podcast
BE sure to subscribe and let others in your network and on your team know about this new podcast. You can follow along at: 

• Remote Pathways Podcast

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Follow us

• Facebook.com/RemotePathways
• Instagram.com/Remote Pathways

​
Join the Conversation
Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our Mighty Networks community, on social media, and in our comments section. 

Connect with us at our Mighty Networks Group – and let us know your remote pathway. Visit our website and scroll down to join the community.

Question: 
This week’s question is: What pathway are you on? What’s going to help you excel?

Check Out More Remote Pathways Programming and supports

• Jennifer’s PlanDoTrack Workbook and Planner – pick up a copy at Amazon
• Michelle’s Living The Remote Dream Workshop - click here

​
Need a Presenter?

• Contact Jennifer to speak virtually on topics related to project management, Effective Virtual Conversations, virtual team development, virtual team leadership, OR her own experience in designing award-winning mentor training programming for financial services and health care. She also brings experience in training thousands of professionals (leaders, coaches, and facilitators to have more engaging virtual conversations) and leading remote teams in the days before the internet where she would connect in via radio with her teams. Potentials Realized

 

• Contact Michelle for coaching and program design. She loves partnering with business women, ministry leaders, virtual team leaders and work-at-home moms from around the world, helping them thrive in the remote working lifestyle. Michelle is passionate about focusing on what’s good and right in people and their decision to work remotely. She wants her clients to give themselves permission to dream big and prosper in all they do. Connection Coach