Category archives: Managing Remote Teams

There will soon be more software developers outside the US than here. Hiring remotely is a necessity.

I define agility chiefly as speed, adaptation and fluid communication. A remote workforce is fundamental to all three of these.

Lack of community, miscommunication and distractions are just some of the elements you need to help your remote workers deal with.

Managing people is hard. Managing people you’ve never met before, though? It’s even more difficult.

One of those keys: Being a bit of a control freak can serve you well when you’re first starting your remote business. But then you have to delegate.

In my 30-plus years in HR I’ve learned that people who don’t work together rarely become a top-performing team.

A nomadic CEO’s approach to effective team management

It’s no easy task to coordinate teams across the country or around the world, but a handful of simple preparations can prevent your phone from ringing at 4 a.m.

Talking with people remains the absolute best way to communicate, even though technology allows you to avoid it.

Even self-sufficient employees who excel at figuring things out need tools and resources only you can provide.