8 Tips for Managing a Remote Team

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       The Internet – and all the technologies that piggyback on it – is responsible for a transformation in hiring practices in the last decade. With email, Skype, Basecamp, Google Docs, and the like, working across continents is not any different than working across cubicles.
However, distance does bring certain challenges that businesses have never had to deal with before. Let’s take a look at what these are and how successful businesses are overcoming them.

1. Get the right people
2. Schedule working hours, establish reporting systems
3. Embrace the right technology
4. Set clear goals and expectations
5. Make daily contact with head office teams
6. Incentivize productivity, provide regular feedback
7. Be available for troubleshooting
8. Trust your team

To read more go to: http://tech.co/tips-managing-remote-team-2014-08