Thoughts

• January 19 2012 Grow with it I have shared before about what I call the parallel journey. It is a principle I have seen in my own life where I am often learning about something as I am doing that job. I am sure it is something that many people can relate to. There is an expression that if often used [...] 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

• 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 Wunderlist I am absolutely and unapologetically, and even unshamelessly a ‘to-do list’ junkie. I have talked so often about the importance of planning and having a to-do list, and my wife would describe me as someone who has a ‘to-do list for my to-do list’. It is how I function, it is ... 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 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

• August 18 2011 It Not Always About Business! It’s Not Always About Business! from Adam Michael on Vimeo. 0 Comments posted by Adam