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Employees Come to Work Late

One of my first jobs was delivering pizza and I recall one day arriving at work a few minutes late and realizing that the clock in my car was a few minutes slower than the actual time. Of course this excuse did not hold any weight with my manager and I was quickly instructed about [...]

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

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 10 2011 Build the Team I love history and learning about towns, sites and hearing about stories of the ‘good old days’ (as my Grandmother would say). Although I often wonder what it would be like to live in a different time than we do today, I certainly do love what it means to live in this technologically adv ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

November 09 2011 Relationship equals retention It is no great secret that retaining good staff is a challenge for any business – whether they work locally or in a remote team setup. As managers of remote teams with outsourced workers, we face the same challenges in this area that any local ‘bricks and mortar’ business would fac ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

November 08 2011 The importance of clear expectations When I speak with people about my remote team and how my business runs with team members located all around the world, I often get asked one simple question – How do I manage them? In other words, how do I know that the work gets done, that it happens on time, and that it [...] 0 Comments posted by Adam

June 30 2011 Managing Your Remote Team Assigning tasks and delegating work and responsibilities to your remote team can sometimes feel like standing on the edge of a cliff and throwing rocks into the ocean. In explanation: you send something via email or your project management software and then you sit there wondering if anything is goi ... 1 Comment posted by Adam

June 01 2011 Staff Entitlements One of the first consultations I gave to a client on outsourcing was to review the employment contract they wanted to use for their team. From memory, I didn’t get paid for the consultation because of the advice that I gave in regards to the employment contract. This contract was setup to complete ... 0 Comments posted by Adam

May 24 2011 Overcoming the Language Barrier: Cross-Contin ... Many outsourced and remote workers that you use in your team will come from countries and cultures where they may not share the same first language as you. I was born and raised in Australia with English or, some people say a form of English, as my first language and I primarily work with remote [.. ... 0 Comments posted by Adam