Bostonians were just settling back to work after the holiday break when news of the pending storm hit hard. Weather forecasters were throwing around big words like bombogenesis and bomb cyclones. School children rejoiced at the prospect of more days off while employers let out a collective groan. It was clear even before the first… Read more »

As companies think through how they manage and evaluate their remote teams, conventional practices for measuring performance don’t cut it. If you have a remote workforce and you want the best from them, be prepared to integrate old techniques with new ones to accommodate this new style of working. To be effective, you need to set clear expectations, observe behavior carefully then take the best evaluation methods and meld them with new perspectives.

Good team dynamics don’t just happen on their own; they are the result of good planning on the part of the team leader as well as lots of personal accountability among the team members. As a remote team leader there are some simple steps you can take up front to set your folks on a… Read more »

Here at Sophaya, we took time in January to look ahead and lay out our operating plan for 2018. This is so important for any team, but it’s particularly critical for remote teams. Having a clear roadmap that is communicated to all team members keeps everyone excited and focused. Your team may be virtual, but… Read more »

Your guide to leading a remote team that can’t be beat The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. – Ralph Nader Leadership is an oft misunderstood term. A favorite kids’ game is Follow the Leader, in which you do exactly what the leader does. The phrase, “Lead by example” implies… Read more »

Building trust with employees takes work, but the effort pays off There are advantages to building a company around remote work. You can hire the right people, no matter where they live. You can work without office distractions. And because of the tools and software available, you can cut down on waste and administrative inefficiencies,… Read more »

Val Gordon, who lives in Connecticut will be overseeing strategic planning for a InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a campus ministry based in Madison, WI with staff all over the country. Previously, she worked on a college campus overseeing InterVarsity’s program there to engage students. In that role, she worked out of a home office and spent… Read more »

Regardless of your relationship with technology, it’s hard to ignore the impact it’s has had on the world. I was thinking about this on my way to the airport recently armed with my 2.2 lb laptop with its long-life battery and my smart phone; reminiscing on the day, many years ago when I schlepped my… Read more »

Building a company culture is important for almost any work environment. It sets the tone for the way that employees approach their responsibilities, and it determines the values of the company as a whole. Building the right organizational culture in any work setting can be difficult, but there are unique challenges that come with developing… Read more »

Dan Cavaliere loves loud music. A few years ago, he turned his passion for subwoofers into a high-quality custom audio business that makes high-end systems more affordable. He and his wife, Adriana, manage the business, New England Providore, LLC, from their base in Connecticut working with a team of distributors and dealers throughout the country. How… Read more »