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I feel you, but I always try to think of how it was when WFH wasn't a thing. Rain or shine, literally or emotionally, you'd have to go in and do your possible best. This is a big length easier, so I usually don't allow myself to give in to instincts
I think you open yourself up to unnecessary judgement and criticism if you don’t have your camera on. Certainly there are exceptions when someone doesn’t want to eat lunch on camera, or if someone is sick, etc… but I personally get frustrated with the team members that are always off camera because I feel like I don’t know who they are, if they are even listening and observing the conversation.
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Yes. Get a background or blur it.
Yes, camera on every call. Leadership isn’t about convenience nor vanity. Camera off tells your team it’s fine to disengage… and yet we wonder why morale drops. Blur the background, throw on a clean shirt, swipe on some lip gloss if it helps, but leaders lead, no matter where they are.
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Always. And I show up whether I look my best or not (new mom here). As a sr leader (Dir is my old title), I’d rather people see my facial expressions and connect with me. But I agree with SE1, before the pandemic we always showed up. I show up- and bring my whole appearance and emotion to every mtg. No judgement if you don’t, but it does impact culture and connection in many cases.
I’m on camera for 90% of my calls. Generally no camera for unscheduled calls and occasionally I need to be off camera if too much “life” is happening around me. I think it’s fine to have occasional no- camera days. For a while our team pushed for using your natural background so people could see your environment and build connection. I did not jump on that trend. I love my office space but the laundry room is behind me and no one needs to see that!
Depends on the situation. My default is camera on but I will adapt to the others on the call. Also, if I’m taking calls while in a very public setting (like today, while working from the Nashville airport) I’ll generally leave camera off. My boss is mostly camera off, but will go camera on when others on the call do.
I think it depends your overall work culture. If the office culture is cameras-on, as a leader it’s on us to to set that tone and be the example of what we want teams to do. I’m cameras-on the majority of times because that’s my company’s standard and, while no one is really checking if I am or not, I still do it so my team doesn’t feel it’s a double standard. I do say Fridays are camera-optional days for any internal meetings. No one at my company needs to know about that and it’s a nice break from the mold. But net, I give myself as much grace as I’m able to give my team.
I enjoyed the fact that my manager did not require it, occasionally he would comment on it but he respected our choice.
My team is never on screen unless someone does it or it’s a certain type of meeting. If nothing is said, no need to worry. Pop on if you want!