Episode 52

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29th Jul 2021

Managing from Home, with Katherine Spinney, Ep. 52

Katherine Spinney is a leadership coach from Baltimore, Maryland, whose background includes master's degrees in both teaching and social work. She's worked in diverse environments from urban to rural to suburban to international. She eventually was thrown into management with very little training on the subject, but she now has a decade of experience in managing teams and decided she'd like to help equip leaders with the help and information she wasn't given but could have really used. Recently, she has created Katherine Spinney Coaching LLC to support other managers on their respective professional journeys. With this, she provides training and courses, and other resources for those who want to advance their careers by going the management route; and she has a lot of valuable insight and ability to help train those who would like to take on a managerial role.

In this episode, Katherine shares how she has most recently been working with a lot of non-profits; but, with the changes related to the pandemic, she went from teaching and training leaders and managers in-person to utilizing virtual platforms for everything. She has found that, although the bells and whistles of some tools such as Zoom seem like they would help build engagement, she's learned that the majority of the people she's encountered prefer to keep things simple as they were more likely to become lost when too many external links or features are added. Katherine is just now beginning to resume traveling for speaking engagements and is curious to see how many conferences will continue to also offer virtual options going forward.

You can reach Katherine in the following places:

Katherine Spinney Coaching LLC: https://www.katherinespinney.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKat2017/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-katherine-spinney/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachkat2017

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkat2017/

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Yes, I Work From Home
April Malone interviews people who work from home
Yes, I Work From Home is a community where people share stories about their work-from-home journey. April Malone is the host and interviews a wide variety of people who work from home in different capacities. Guests include entrepreneurs, freelancers, teleworking employees, and those managing a home-based business or remote team. April and her guests discuss how they started working from a home office, some of the challenges they've faced, benefits, and tips and tricks that might help others. Interview guests will talk about why and how they work from home, what they do, who they help, and how they balance work with household responsibilities. They'll also talk about how they manage staying connected with colleagues, clients, and work to maintain healthy habits and a social life. Listeners will be informed about upcoming WFH community events and hear about helpful physical products, digital tools, and services that April and her guests feel are worth recommending.

This podcast has a typical run time of 45 minutes, published twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Learn more about April Malone and the community at Yes, I Work From Home: https://www.yesiworkfromhome.com/

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April Malone is the founder of Yes, I Work From Home and the host of this podcast. She is an adult educator who helps people improve their work-from-home situation by cultivating a community of sharing and accountability for people who work from home. April has worked from home for 12 years in a variety of roles including as an employee of a major health organization, running an online store selling physical product, and she spent two years as a full-time online ESL teacher. April is in the USA and is originally from the northern state of Minnesota known for its lakes, mosquitos, and brutal winters; but she now lives with her husband and three children in Arizona, where the desert summers are incredibly hot but the winters are lovely.