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The Luzon Lockdown and Its Impact on Your Remote Staff
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) or a Luzon-wide lockdown, which started on March 15, 2020. The lockdown has been extended until May 15 in some areas. What the Lockdown Looks Like for Your Staff Philippine residents cannot freely move around to do their shopping or go out and exercise. Only…
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How to Successfully Transition from Entrepreneur to Leader
So many entrepreneurs struggle to reap the rewards of their efforts. They’re stressed out, overwhelmed, and unsure of how to get the best out of their teams. Yet they understand that to grow the business, they need more people — a classic catch-22. In fact, it’s become a common complaint of founders with expanding businesses…
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The Importance of Writing Down Tasks for Your Remote Team
The one thing you should always do when delegating is to write out the tasks. One great example of the power of writing comes from an old hidden camera TV show. The producers of the show placed a fake sign on the highway between Pennsylvania and Delaware that read “DELAWARE CLOSED”. Some of the drivers…
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How to Explain Tasks to Your Remote Team
Virtual teams have trouble understanding social cues, such as gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice. You have to be precise and direct with them, be very specific about your expectations, and avoid sarcasm and nonverbal communication. Check out the video for more tips on the best way to communicate with virtual teams to avoid…
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How Small Businesses Can Make a Big Impact with Content Marketing
Entrepreneur and marketer extraordinaire Seth Godin famously once said “Content marketing is the only marketing left.” Whether you agree or not, it’s undeniable that content is at the heart of today’s marketing strategies as businesses use websites and blogs to demonstrate their expertise. That’s all well and good for big companies that have round-the-clock content-generating…
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How to Assign Responsibilities to Your Remote Team
If you’re managing a remote team, you should always assign the responsibility of tasks to specific people. Some managers tend to shy away from doing that because they assume that someone in the team would just “pick the task up” and get it done. But that rarely happens. Here are three simple but effective tips…
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Mission Impossible for Small Businesses: Surviving Without Social Media
“Your mission, small business owner, should you choose to accept it, is to grow your company without using social media. As always, should you or your business fail miserably, feel free to disavow any knowledge of your actions. Your company will self-destruct in three years…or less. Good luck!” Breaking into CIA headquarters? No sweat. Climbing…
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How to Increase Reliability Among Your Remote Team
Reliability is basically the ability and dependability of a team member to accomplish a task according to pre-defined objectives. This is usually referred to by psychologists as the cognitive trust component, and it is a function of a person’s ability and integrity. In other words, it answers the question: CAN THE PERSON GET THE JOB…
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Growing a Small Business with No (Onsite) Employees
Rapid advances in technology have enabled a number of small businesses to start and grow with no onsite employees, instead of offshoring work to virtual assistants from the Philippines. In a time not so long ago, the mark of a successful business enterprise was upsizing. The need to invest in new premises to accommodate your…
