About Robin Madell


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Robin Madell has spent over two decades as a corporate writer, journalist, and communications consultant on business, leadership, career, health, finance, technology, and public-interest issues. She is a contributor to the On Careers section of U.S. News & World Report and serves as a copywriter, speechwriter, and ghostwriter for companies, executives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders across diverse industries. Robin has interviewed over 200 thought leaders around the globe, and has won 20 awards for editorial excellence. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association in both New York and San Francisco, and contributed to the book Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success, published by Random House. Robin is also the author of Surviving Your Thirties: Americans Talk About Life After 30 and co-author of The Strong Principles: Career Success. You can contact her via LinkedIn.


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How to Talk About Flexible Work Options With Job Candidates

Rather than hiding your flexible work policy, learn how to set clear expectations and showcase your company culture—here's how!

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What is a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE)?

ROWE may be the best option for your company. Here's how ROWE can boost productivity, motivate employees, and build company culture.

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5 Practical Ways to Grow Remote Teams

It's important to help remote team members feel valued and connected. Here's how to build a strong and productive remote team.

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What Are Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)?

Employee resource groups (ERGs) can help employees support each other and foster inclusivity. Here's how to create ERGs and why they are essential.

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Why LGBTQ+ Inclusive Companies Attract Top Talent

Creating an inclusive workplace isn't just the right thing to do, it's good business. Here's how to create an inclusive workplace—plus additional resources.

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How Work Flexibility Builds Better, More Agile Companies

Employers can do a few things to build agile, high-performing companies. And offering work flexibility is a great place to start.

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6 Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover

The last thing you want to do is lose valuable employees. Reduce employee turnover by creating a supportive culture, valuing output over hours, and more.

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What Your Company Culture Tells Job Seekers

A thriving company culture can attract top talent and retain valuable employees. Here's how to communicate your company culture to potential employees.

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How to Screen Candidates for Remote Jobs: 3 Tips

Wading through applications can be difficult. Use these three strategies to efficiently screen for qualified remote workers.

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Tips for Sourcing Remote Talent Online

Many businesses aren’t equipped with the tools for sourcing remote talent. Use these tips to make finding remote workers easier.

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How to Be a Great Manager of Remote Workers

Managing people who work remotely often requires new strategies. Try measuring productivity with scrums, keeping a remote "open-door policy," and more.

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What You Need to Know About Recruiting for Flexible Jobs

Recruiting for flexible jobs is a bit different than hiring in office. Check out these "need to know" tips to be successful in your flex work recruiting.

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How Remote Work Creates Better Employees

Unsure how remote work could create better employees at your company? In this article, managers, HR professionals, and executives share personal insights on how remote work has impacted their operations.

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How to Increase Team Productivity at Work

Are you looking for ways to boost your team's productivity? Use these five strategies to increase productivity and multiply the efforts of your team!

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6 Performance Measurement Tips for Flexible Workplaces

Are you a manager of a flexible workforce? These performance measurement tips for flex workers will help to stay connected and on track!

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How Much Does Employee Turnover Cost Companies?

How much does it really cost companies to lose talent, in terms that go beyond just dollars lost? Here you’ll find stats on employee turnover and how flexible work can help to combat it.

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Blind Hiring: What It Is and How to Implement It

What is blind hiring? And how can employers implement it in their hiring practices to eliminate bias in recruiting and selecting job candidates? Check out this advice from expert Janine Yancey.

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Managing Team Transitions in a Remote Environment

Workplace change in any situation is rarely easy for managers. Check out these tips on how to manage team transitions in a remote environment.

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5 Ways to Eliminate Bias in the Hiring Process

No manager wants to think they might bring a biased viewpoint into their hiring decisions. But research suggests that unconscious bias often happens at the leadership level—even when trained specifically on objective hiring. Here's how to fix it.

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4 Skills That Make a Great Hybrid Team Manager

If you’re at the helm of a hybrid team, you need some additional, specific competencies to be a great manager of a team that’s sometimes on-site, sometimes off-site.

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Remote Work Pay: What Employers Need to Know

As a growing number of companies grant their employees the option to work remotely, one current gray area is remote work pay. Read more here to check out the relocation debate.

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How Companies Can Stand Out in a Tough Hiring Market

A recent article in The New York Times, titled “Why It’s Hard to Hire Right Now,” stated, “Businesses of all types report that they are having trouble hiring despite high unemployment.” In such a difficult hiring market, it gets much harder for companies to attract the talent they need. “Right now, every company in the […]

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4 Ways Employers Can Help Keep Women in the Workforce

Curious how to keep women in the workforce or sway them back in after having to leave? Consider these strategies that companies can leverage to try to hang onto their talented women employees.

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Determining Which Hybrid Model is Best for Your Company

As companies think through their options to structure their workforce as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, many are considering the adoption of hybrid models that blend remote work with in-office schedules in various ways.

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3 Ways to Encourage Communication in a Hybrid Workforce

For employers seeking to encourage communication in an organization that has a hybrid environment, whether to jumpstart effective ways of communicating with staff or between staff members and teams, consider these tips.

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How a Hybrid Workforce Benefits Employers and Employees

Many organizations have discovered firsthand that hybrid work is highly effective. Read here for the top benefits of a hybrid workforce from a company perspective.

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10 Interview Questions to Ask Hybrid Job Applicants

When interviewing people for hybrid jobs—partial in-office, partial remote—you’ll want to ask the right types of questions. Learn more here!

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Create a More Flexible Work Environment

Consider implementing some of these flexible schedule and work-from-home policies, like remote months, individualized options, and more.

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Holding Successful Remote 1-on-1 Meetings

One-on-one meetings are vital to maintaining productive manager-employee relationships. Use these tips to get the most out of remote 1-on-1s and remote check-ins.

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Managing Team Morale in a Hybrid Work Environment

How do you manage team morale when people are working remotely? Use these tips to help your team stay engaged and help employees grow.

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How to Keep Team Culture Healthy in a Flexible Work Environment

Consider the following steps and actions that companies can take to support a healthy and vibrant team culture in a remote, hybrid, or flexible work environment.

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Remote Transformation: Give Your Company a Competitive Advantage

Looking to give your company a competitive advantage? Making the remote transformation permanent may do just that.

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Innovative Ways to Help Teams Connect Remotely

Keeping your team engaged and connected is important when working virtually. These innovative tips will help teams connect remotely.

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A Big Reason Workers Want to Stay Virtual? Moving Someplace New

Many workers are wanting to stay virtual and it's not just for work-life balance. Many want to stay virtual to control where they live.

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Key to Effective Remote Work Videoconferences

Remote work videoconferences can be fatiguing, but the impact isn't just from the screen. Group belonging also plays a part. Learn more!

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Motivation and Remote Work—How to Help Your Virtual Team Look Forward to Monday

Whether your company is staying remote or implementing a hybrid workforce, here are some ways that managers of remote teams can help motivate their group.