Managing Your Online Team
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8 Strategies to Help You Find (and Keep) Rock-Star Employees
Building a business is no walk in the park. Neither is finding rock-star employees who can help you grow and expand your company. Fortunately, there are quite a few effective strategies for identifying, hiring, and keeping employees with that elusive “it” quality. Let’s take a look: Dig Deep Into Their Life Experiences Resumes or CV’s…
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Five Ways to Settle Conflicts in a Remote Work Setup
On-the-job conflicts happen regardless of the work setup. Hence, leaders in the new normal must know how to address arguments that can occur over emails, texts, and other channels. According to a recent study, a whopping 81 percent of professionals have experienced some form of conflict in a remote work environment. Meanwhile, almost half or…
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How to Handle Five Types of Difficult Remote Employees
It’s always inspiring to work with driven and dependable employees. While the vast majority of remote workers are such, you’re bound to run into difficult people at some point, and that’s normal. We’re talking about lazy, insecure, and/or obstinate individuals. When faced with these sorts of employees, you can either try to find a resolution…
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Remote Staff CEO Shares Things He Learnt Working with Filipinos at Emergence 2022
Every year, Wholesale Investor, a leading global venture investment platform, holds an investment conference for business investors and business owners. The goal of this Emergence event is to get them to connect and exchange information to help increase opportunities for innovation and success for businesses. For Remote Staff, being invited by Wholesale Investors to this…
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Slow Internet? Here Are Tips to Cope – and Still Ensure Remote Work Success
Remote work has become an indispensable part of just about every workplace. Quite a few organisations survived and even thrived during the pandemic because of it – and employees, in particular aren’t keen on giving it up. However, while it comes with undeniable benefits, remote work isn’t without its challenges. One is that a slow…
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8 Ways to Celebrate Employee Achievements
Do you ever feel like having a drink after a long day’s work? Or maybe having dinner at your favourite restaurant to treat yourself for waking up early today? Regardless of small or big wins, celebrating makes you feel happier and more motivated. Try applying this in the workplace. Imagine a team or a company…
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Four Tips for Improving Security in A Remote Setting
Since 2020, many businesses have already adopted a fully remote workforce. Hence, they started adding more remote positions and some even offer WFH as a signing bonus. However, we need to address a few lingering issues before one dives straight into a remote working set-up. For instance, one of the biggest questions that entrepreneurs grapple…
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Addressing Poor Employee Performance
Being a leader is empowering, but it’s also a huge responsibility. And one of the most unpleasant tasks that come with the job is addressing your subordinates’ poor work performance. Whether you’ve been running your own company for the last 25 years or have just started a year ago, dealing with underperforming employees will always…
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Pitfalls to Avoid When Working with Filipino Virtual Assistants
The concept of working with a virtual assistant is enticing if you think about one solely based on the word “assistant.” Assistants are supposed to make your work (and life) easier by accomplishing tasks you do not have the time of day for. They also tackle repetitive tasks you are not good at or tasks…
