Managing Your Online Team
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Managing Your Kids At Home During a Quarantine
By now, much of the world is under some form of a quarantine. Many schools and offices have ceased regular operations and have sent their students and employees home in order to stop the spread of the covid-19 virus. So, unless you are a frontliner at the hospitals (thank you for your service!!!!!), the best…
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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 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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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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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 Surprising Stats About Remote Work
As the remote working trend continues to grow at a mind-boggling pace, more money is being spent on research to discover what its effects (good and bad) truly are. Check out our video for some surprising statistics on the state of remote work.
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Essential Strategies for Managing Your Virtual Staff
Remote employees have become a fact of business life, and managing them effectively can be a challenge. According to a Trends in Global Virtual Teams survey, 20% of these virtual staff spend more than half of their day interacting with team members. However, 45% said a lack of face-to-face contact with colleagues makes it challenging…
