The traditional workspace that we have come to know throughout the 20th and early 21st century has become a thing of the past. More businesses than ever are transitioning to a predominantly remote workforce and moving away from buying or renting costly office space for employees. Through the evolution of software and corporate communication capabilities, the need to interact in-person is becoming obsolete by the day. Although many industries still rely on face-to-face interaction when ... Read More
Top 5 Reasons Why a Remote Collaboration Project Fails
Small business owners can cut costs by hiring work-from-home employees, while large enterprises may choose remote workers so they can hire the best of the best no matter what country they live in. Still, other companies offer remote work options to long-time employees as an added job perk. Yet managing remote employees and projects has its own unique challenges—including security issues, managing different time zones and quality collaboration. Even an experienced manager may struggle ... Read More
The “User Happiness Curve” & How Elon Musk Explained Tesla’s Feature Philosophy on Twitter
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, tweeted an update about a new feature that got added to Tesla's car dashboards. A cool, time-saving feature. Musk frequently shares those updates, and people typically respond back to his tweets asking for more features to be added. Here's one of them: For context, "Sentry Mode" is similar to a home alarm system, where a Tesla car monitors the environment around it for any suspicious behavior. If any threat is detected (such as someone leaning ... Read More
The Future of Remote Work: What to Expect in 2020
The past decade has witnessed incredible growth in remote and flexible work opportunities. As 2020 draws nearer, it’s evident that remote work opportunities are here to stay and will play a larger role in how businesses and people accomplish their work. A recent report, which mapped the popularity of remote work from the early 2000s onward, reveals just how impactful off-site work opportunities will become in the new decade. In 2017, for example, 4.7 million people telecommuted for their ... Read More
Cybersecurity for Remote Employees: Four Tips to Keep your Business Secure
More companies offer remote working options for their employees. This can provide businesses with the ability to expand their talent without worrying about geographical location constraints for scouting employees. However, remote workers by nature do not work within the cyber safety of an office environment and are often left without sufficient cybersecurity software. This can leave important company or client data vulnerable to cybercrime. Here are four tips that help you keep your business ... Read More
Tara Powers on her “Virtual Teams for Dummies” Book
Tara Powers is the author of "Virtual Teams for Dummies," a book that should definitely be on your bookshelf if you're interested in remote work. Tara never really intended on writing a book, but Wiley (the publisher of the "For Dummies" series) reached out to her after she published articles on LinkedIn, asking her if she would be interested. On the latest episode of my podcast, "Writer on the Side", I talk to Tara, where she shares the story of how she wrote the book, some ... Read More
How to Use Gamification to Develop Stronger Remote Teams: 6 Powerful Strategies
Moving to a remote work model is a great way to minimize your overhead costs and enlist the best talent, but it comes with its own distinct problems. One of the most prominent is creating a sense of culture and drive within your company. With your workers spread throughout the world, the workday can often seem detached and isolated. But one way to remedy that issue is to employ gamification. By turning objectives into competitive and collaborative games, you can engender a sense ... Read More
“Effective Delegation of Authority” is out on Amazon ($0.99 for a limited time)
My latest book, Effective Delegation of Authority: A (Really) Short Book for New Managers About How to Delegate Work Using a Simple Delegation Process, is now published on Amazon and is available for only $0.99 for a very limited time. The book hit the Amazon #1 Bestseller list in three different categories: Office Management, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, and Small Business Franchise. Here's what a few folks are saying about it. So many managers fail at delegation, a core ... Read More
How to Turn Around an Under-performing Remote Team
Pushing an under-performing team to perform better is not as simple as tugging on a leash. But the task is even harder when team members are working from different zip codes. How do you turn things around? Here are some tips that you can keep in mind. 1. Identify and address unresolved concerns According to Fast Company, remote teams can be more efficient because they get to focus on getting the job done rather than deal with office distractions. But this lack of physical connection ... Read More
Instant Messaging for Business: Pros and Cons with Virtual Teams
Recently, I connected with a journalist who had some questions about using instant messaging for business purposes (using tools such as Cisco Jabber or Skype for Business). She wanted to know some tips about online chatting with workers, and the pros and cons of using real-time chat with teams in a business environment. Here are a few of her questions, and my answers. What are some of the pros of instant messaging for business? 1) Real-time communication: You can connect with ... Read More
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