How to Settle Into a New Location as a Remote Professional
My question is how can I meet other people who work from home? I recently moved to Pittsburgh, PA. Typically in an office setting you work alongside people in your field allowing you to talk about side projects, the latest innovations or even stuff like book recommendations. This is difficult to translate to the home… Read more »
Yes, This Traveling Vet Makes House Calls and Works Remotely
Maija Mikkola Curtis, DVM, got her first taste of remote work while at a conventional practice in Maine. A client couldn’t bring her cat to the office because she didn’t have a car. Maija made a house call and discovered the benefits of seeing pets in their own environment. The cat was more relaxed and… Read more »
5 Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees
Onboarding is a process that has been a staple of truly smart HR practices for decades but it is finally really getting the attention it deserves. Increasingly, employers are becoming aware that the earliest experiences of their new employees mean a lot when it comes to their productivity and their willingness to stay with the… Read more »
7 Virtual Team Management Skills For Large Organizations
Construct a result-driven virtual team management strategy by following these seven steps to success Remote-based businesses are popping up all over these days. When we think of these types of companies, the picture is typically a small tech start-up that builds social apps and cool software. But larger corporations, more and more, are beginning to… Read more »
The Ultimate Remote CEO Checklist for Growth and Profit
Remote CEOs agree: Communication and team interaction are key. Some 37 percent of American workers have worked virtually at some point in their careers, according to Gallup – a number that has increased fourfold in the last 20 years. And that means that somewhere out there, remote CEOs are working hard to herd all those… Read more »
How to Convince a Skeptical Boss that Remote Works
Dear Sophaya, I work from home three days a week and have done for a long time. My job requires a lot of concentration. Since the office is open-concept; it can be extremely distracting to get work done. Our office has a lot going on and there are a couple of people who constantly interrupt… Read more »
8 Virtual Team Success Metrics to Keep Your Team On Track
When you’re no longer working on-site, there are specific ways you can manage virtual team success You’re making the leap from on-site manager to virtual manager, and while you’re excited about the big change—after all, you’ve heard that virtual teams are the future of work—you also don’t want to get started off on the wrong… Read more »