How Do You Become a Better Listener?
by Tara Chklovski, Huffingtonpost.com
March 27, 2014
Here are some tips I have picked up along the way to read the person you are talking to have found them especially useful running an organization that is distributed and virtual. We conduct most of our discussions through video on Google Hangouts, and reading body language and facial microexpressions are a key means to...[Click to read more]
2014’s Social Video Starter Guide to YouTube, Vimeo, Google Hangouts Vine and Instagram – infographic
by Irfan Ahmad, DigitalInformationWorld.com
March 26, 2014
Video content is a major component of digital marketing. Presently, each month YouTube gets more than 1,000,000,000 visits. While, it’s predicted that by 2017 video traffic will be 67 percent of all consumer web traffic! So, if your startup company hasn’t ventured into the video marketing channel, now is definitely the time to get started.[Click to read more]
Infographic: 7 keys to successful client meetings online
by Elise Keith, Blog.LucidMeetings.com
March 25, 2014
Project managers with training and experience know that there’s more to running a project than simply writing down some dates and hounding people for status updates. Scrum masters and Agile coaches who have worked with more than one kind of team also know there’s a big difference between getting that certificate and actually knowing how...[Click to read more]
How to Travel When You Work Full-Time
by Twenty-somethingtravel.com
March 25, 2014
(This is part two of Life-Travel Balance Week. Check back all week for more tips!) Long-term travelers have all the time in the world, but not necessarily a ton of cash. When you’re working full-time, however, it’s easy to watch your bank account fill up but feel as if you don’t have the time or...[Click to read more]
Forget stereotypes about remote working (infographic)
by Bastiaan Brouns, SoYouKnowBetter.com
March 25, 2014
Contrary to popular stereotypes, more men than women telework in the U.S. According to a recent survey conducted by work+life fit Inc., 31% of full-time workers in the U.S. do most of their work from a remote location. A key result was that there was no significant difference between remote workers with or without children...[Click to read more]
Workers Without Borders: Managing the Remote Revolution
by Anthony Smith, Entrepreneur.com
March 25, 2014
Many managers dread the thought of managing a virtualized workforce out of fear of losing the ability to track employee progress. But that doesn’t have to be the case. By establishing core values, like clear and frequent communication, along with leveraging the right tools, it’s easy to streamline workflow between on-site and remote employees. Once...[Click to read more]
4 tips for building and managing a remote workforce
by Chelsea Segal, coxblue.com
March 25, 2014
Is remote work a sound strategy for your business? And if so, what are the best practices to make this strategy yield the greatest possible results? Here are four key tips, tricks and practices that should help you answer both of these questions. 1. Is remote work right for your business? This is the first,...[Click to read more]
Remote Work: Companies Who Are Winning the Race
by Sara Sutton Fell, Linkedin.com
March 24, 2014
When I get asked about the location of my company’s headquarters, and I say that we’re a completely virtual company, the most common response I get is, “Seriously?” It always strikes me as odd that, in this day and age of technology, people are still so doubtful or surprised that a virtual company can exist....[Click to read more]
Increase Workplace Flexibility and Boost Performance
by Scott Behson, Hbr.org
March 24, 2014
The potential benefits of workplace variability are numerous — increased morale, motivation, and the ability to attract and retain talent — yet many managers don’t know where to start. Others are afraid that performance could suffer or something important could fall through the cracks. Even the most employee-oriented managers have concerns about having employees work outside...[Click to read more]
On Working Remotely
by Luke Wertz, Palantir.net
March 24, 2014
Some people are cut out to work remotely; some people aren’t. Having grown up in East Africa and completed elementary and high school via an American correspondence school, I’ve always been a remote kind of a person. And although I traveled a lot growing up, I always loved being at home, wherever that was at...[Click to read more]