by Lisette Sutherland | Oct 17, 2016 | Leadership, Managers, Podcast, Team Building
ONBOARDING VIRTUAL TEAM MEMBERS A SUCCESSFUL ONBOARDING PROCESS FOR YOUR VIRTUAL TEAM An onboarding process is a series of actions that allows new employees to get to know their team and learn about the company’s approach, procedures, and tools. And whilst creating a...
by Lisette Sutherland | Oct 3, 2016 | Managers, Podcast
While remote employee onboarding processes have received much attention, organizations often overlook the significance of offboarding. Offboarding refers to the steps taken when bidding farewell to a team member. It is a crucial process that necessitates effective...
by Lisette Sutherland | Sep 5, 2016 | Managers, Podcast, Team Building, Teams, Well-being
HOW TO TAKE YOUR VIRTUAL TEAM TEMPERATURE CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK Working together in the same space gives us constant contextual feedback and the opportunity to share concerns and delights. On remote teams, we have to create a space for things...
by Lisette Sutherland | Aug 22, 2016 | Celebration, Managers, Podcast, Team Building, Teams
VIRTUAL TEAM CELEBRATIONS HOW TO BUILD CAMARADERIE AND TRUST IN YOUR REMOTE TEAM We get together for birthdays, luncheons, after-work drinks, and other special occasions when we work together in person. Milestones, birthdays, and holidays give us plenty of reasons to...
by Lisette Sutherland | Jun 13, 2016 | Managers, Podcast
One of the biggest challenges we face when going remote is management. Going from time-based working to results-based working requires a total shift of mindset. It no longer matters how long it takes you to do a task, it only matters that the task get done by the...
by Lisette Sutherland | May 30, 2016 | Managers, Podcast
There are a lot of misconceptions circulating around the topic of remote workers. This is, in part, due to not being able to fully understand what you don’t know. And how can you know something if you’ve never tried it? In order to dispel the myths, we have to change...
by Lisette Sutherland | May 16, 2016 | Managers, Podcast
Why are more and more people and companies going remote? Freedom and profit. Being able to work from anywhere allows people to find and work on the projects they are most passionate about. This can end up being a key differentiator for businesses too. People can work...
by Lisette Sutherland | May 2, 2016 | Managers, Podcast, Team Building
How do we deal with company culture on our virtual teams? Understanding culture is about understanding each other’s behavior and why we do things. It’s also about learning each other’s preferences for working together. So regardless of the countries we’re from,...
by Lisette Sutherland | Feb 22, 2016 | Managers, Podcast
ADE OLONOH is chairman and founder at Formstack, a company that made the decision to transition from being colocated to remote years ago. The company was growing, and they wanted to take advantage of being able to hire top talent outside of Indianapolis, Indiana....
by Lisette Sutherland | Feb 15, 2016 | Managers, Podcast
One of the most common questions from managers of remote teams is “how do we know what our remote teams are doing?”. While each company is different, the real question is, how much do you need to know about what people on your team are doing?”. When...
