What makes a good manager? We are all familiar with the beast, a micromanaging control freak who rules their team by fear instead of empowerment and motivation. Most employees not only fail to give their best to such a manager,
How do you keep a remote team on the right track and in-line with the company and team needs? How do you ensure they understand how to perform and know how they are performing? You can keep your team focused
Managing Performance – Keeping a Remote Team on the Right Track Read Post »
When you are managing a team of remote employees, it can be more challenging to keep them motivated, engaged and focused. You need to know they are self-driven to do their best, even when you can’t be there to see
Motivating Remote Employees by Making Work More Like Play Read Post »
Setting clear goals with remote teams helps keep them focused and on the right track. The best method involves using SMART goals. If you are not familiar with these yet, here is a brief overview: Specific – Goals need to
Goal Planning With SMART Goals Read Post »
Company-wide cohesion is not created with a forced work environment, but rather with good management. In today’s global workforce, the majority of US companies now have some portion of their workforce that works remotely from their main office. Companies now
Effective Management, Not Telecommuting Bans, Make Employees More Productive Read Post »
When the term Micro-Manager is mentioned, it incites painful ideas of a manager that is smothering, controlling and demotivating. But the conundrum for most managers of field teams or distributed workforces is how to ensure that the job is getting
Creating Accountability with a Distributed Workforce Read Post »
When considering a change to an off-site vs. on site employee structure, how do you know if it is right for the company? Or how to you make the argument to executive management that it will be. Some of the
The ROI of an Off-Site Employee Structure – Arguments for the change Read Post »
In today’s corporate environment, companies can struggle to keep morale and productivity high, and to keep a competitive edge. Retaining talented employees and keeping their performance at peak capabilities can be a challenge for managers. A training program can be
Your Training Budget: Money can’t buy happiness, except when it does Read Post »
Project Management is proving attractive to many who formerly considered only traditional Functional Management. What is the difference, and what personality types are best suited to each? Project Management is purely Goal-oriented, whereas Functional Management is often oriented toward keeping
Career Paths: Project versus Functional Management Read Post »
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