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Dealing With Sensitive Information

Security is easily the number one hurdle when it comes to setting up remote teams. So often I am questioned regarding how I handle information such as passwords and access to websites with somebody that is working for me on the other side of the world. I often will intentionally shock the person by ...

February 06 2012 When Morale is Down Every team, every employer, and every employee will at some point face a situation when the morale of the group is down. It could be due to many reasons; perhaps it’s financial due to late payments or the team may be overworked and flustered with the expectation to meet deadlines. Regardless o ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

February 01 2012 When You Lose Communication It is not uncommon to lose communication with members of my team. Perhaps they simply go offline for a few hours or even to an extent where they don’t appear at work for many days in a row. In the western culture that I live in, if someone was not to turn up to work [...] 0 Comments posted by Adam

January 30 2012 Constant Communication One of the first jobs I ever had was working for a small business in a retail setting. The shop front was so small that at most times I was working by myself. Being new to the business, the industry, and the type of job, I actually found it to be quite difficult at times. [...] 0 Comments posted by Adam

January 18 2012 Focus on your own skills An incorrect mindset that we often establish when setting up our remote teams, and even ongoing, is to focus on the skills of our employees. We look at our team members or our potential needs in regards to staffing and look at those associated skills. The correct mindset that we need to have is to [ ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

December 02 2011 Three keys to efficiency If you know my back story then you know that I have been working with remote teams and outsourced workers for quite a few years now, in all the different types and capacities. In any business, or team environment, often the word that is thrown around when looking at finances, budgeting and forward p ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

November 28 2011 It’s the team! “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” -Babe Ruth Babe Ruth knew what he was talking about. One of the greatest baseball players t ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

November 22 2011 Getting started today As we head towards the end of the year it is a good time to sit down and evaluate how this year has been, and begin to prepare for the next year. Too often we put things off that we need to do, and if 2011 has been for you as it has been for [...] 0 Comments posted by Adam

November 12 2011 The importance of clear communication There is a story that I once heard that goes like this: “A new hotel employee was asked to clean the elevators and report back to the supervisor when the task was completed. When the employee failed to appear at the end of the day, the supervisor assumed that like many others he had [.. ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

November 11 2011 Avoid micromanaging Quite a few years ago now my father and I were looking at different businesses to purchase and invest in. These businesses were existing, trading well and they were a physical or ‘bricks and mortar’ type establishment. One particular business that we did seriously consider was a fast foo ... 0 Comments posted by Adam