80 percent of a company’s culture is determined by its core leaders. This is surprisingly true since each of us at least once has thought of how dramatically the leadership model actually reflects what’s going on in the company. Teams tend to reflect everything – their personality, strengths, and...

Pick the perfect tools for your business in your particular case, instead of chasing trends or overpaying for a hype solution, etc. Every employee from any digital career should feel comfortable in the work area you choose.

Make sure your remote team has all the technical capabilities to get the job done. If you suddenly have employees working from home, most likely they need to be provided with laptops, software products, mobile communications, and high-speed Internet. It is reasonable to assume that everyone shoul...

Time management skills come in handy while working remotely or being self-employed. It’s your productivity key and a good reason for staying positive, healthy & wealthy.

There is no freedom and independent work without certain self-awareness. Cherish it within your team and grow that of your own to become an excellent example for other teammates.

Since you have the necessity to work in distributed teams virtually, it’s important to preserve warm relations with the team members more than ever.

When and where possible, this communication should be one-to-one and in the format of a video to see people more often in real life. Phone cal...

Don’t let micromanagement happen to your team. Get rid of useless procedures. Don’t follow that cliché. Trust your professionals. It is impossible to control every aspect of the work of a remote team. Don’t try to do this with the team in the office, either. But it is especially meaningless when ...

It rarely happens that neither of the communication ways is effective. There are some gaps in communication with distributed teammates, which affect the working process, create product delays, and result in project success, etc.

If you can’t handle communication issues like that on your own...

Normally, you should communicate with your team on a regular basis. One of the hardest things to do when working remotely, especially when you’re not used to it, is the feeling of loneliness and isolation that can take hold of your mind. And this is greatly enhanced by the external need for isola...

During the most turbulent times, even remote businesses may experience pitfalls. Of course, this is not a reason to stop working. But it is pretty reasonable to revise your approach to productivity regularly, improving teamwork.

For many teams, traditional work hours and days are no longe...

Your good teamwork skills are out of the question. Also, master your ability to manage risks and all your resources, including human resources. Psychology will do, as well as budgeting skills or elementary financial knowledge. That’s also how to run a secure company and so many other aspects.

It’s nice to keep track of your progress, measure, and report in order to improve the processes next time. Especially if you work with talents on outsourcing or design outstaffing.

You need to help your team understand who is responsible for what. Communicate realistic expectations of their work out of that. Well, expectation management also applies to you as a leader. Prepare yourself and your team to successfully tackle work tasks by clearly defining those tasks and the r...

Your job as a leader is to keep your team connected & agile. Communication tools are an easy way to get all employees involved and get them together in one space. Mail and chats work well over a short distance, but to maintain remote communication control in the long run, it is better to use Slac...