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In Business, You’re Either Growing or Dying
The best business leaders are always restless. While at times reckless, they always stay true to their principles and they’re in constant search for new avenues to pursue and explore. While staying still can be reassuring, reassurance can easily turn to stagnation. So whether you’re a startup founder or the CEO of a multinational conglomerate,…
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How to Set Deadlines For Your Remote Team
Deadlines develop a sense of urgency, hold team members accountable, provide a sense of encouragement, help in determining priorities, and provide a sense of accomplishment (after the deadlines are met). They’re a win-win for everyone. So use them. But how do you set deadlines? Here are three rules that you should keep in mind. Learn…
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5 Ways to Make Sure Your Remote Workers are Actually Working
Keeping track of your remote workers can be challenging. How do you know if they’re working during office hours or procrastinating on the task? Flexible work schedule might give remote workers more freedom, but it can also be extremely distracting. When your office is also your home, it’s easy to let boundaries blur between work…
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5 Remote Working Myths
Remote work is on the rise. Believe it or not, employees are opting for 30 more minutes of shut-eye over 30 minutes in traffic. Turns out they prefer home-cooked meals at a kitchen table over microwaved frozen meals in the break room. They’re also choosing impactful co-worker collaboration over water cooler gossip. In short, remote…
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Overcoming Business Challenges
As the great playwright Samuel Beckett once said, “Ever tried, ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” These are words that Remote Staff CEO Chris Jankulovski embraces every day, as each failure is a chance to start over and better. In this podcast episode from Mads Singers Management Consulting, Chris shares the…
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How Businesses Outsource Social Media Marketing
Too busy to manage your social media channels? Then perhaps it’s time to outsource. Here’s what you need to know before you take the plunge. I want to hire remote social media experts image credit
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Find Time to Enjoy the Returns of Your Small Business
If you’re a small business owner, you probably broke away from your role as a cog in a big company or chose to begin your career as your own boss, for one or all of several reasons: The independence The flexibility The job satisfaction The freedom to dictate your own career path and income But…
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7 Ways to Get More Work Done in Less Time
Have you ever spent all day working, but at the end, after at least eight hours of straight desk time, you have nothing to show for it? How is that even possible? And how can you fix it? I want to make better use of my time by hiring outsourced help
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Outsource Your Social Media The Right Way
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn… and the list just goes on and on. As a small business owner, you simply don’t have time to manage all these social networks yourself. In fact, you probably don’t have time to properly manage even just one channel. Realistically, it takes several hours each week to effectively handle a single…
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Top 3 Small Business Challenges in Australia
Australian business owners keep the economy humming along, and the rewards of running a business can be enormous. The challenges can loom large too, unfortunately. But when you’re prepared for the challenges, you’re better able to weather the storms.