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Six Steps to Simplify Remote Management
By Jim Bain
October 2010
Managing people and projects from across the hall is tough enough. Managing people and projects from different cities, states, time zones, or countries is infinitely more difficult. You might as well be on different planets. And, as the world economy changes, this remote sort of management is becoming more and more common. Whether your organization has a sales force spread around the country, an engineering group located across the state, or projects you might be building across town, the lack of opportunity to “run into” the other members of your team can be devastating to the team’s performance. While there are certainly some advantages to a remote workforce, its downsides must be recognized and either minimized or avoided completely.
The goal of most organizations and sub-organizations is to deliver something of value to their external customers, their internal customers, or both. As such, the difficulty of managing people remotely has a direct impact on both the productivity of the workforce and the quality and quantity of the end product or service. To operate at peak performance today, managers simply must learn how to improve their interactions with remote employees.
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The goal of most organizations and sub-organizations is to deliver something of value to their external customers, their internal customers, or both. As such, the difficulty of managing people remotely has a direct impact on both the productivity of the workforce and the quality and quantity of the end product or service. To operate at peak performance today, managers simply must learn how to improve their interactions with remote employees.
Read more HERE.
Where is the Money? Psst: The Government has It!
Success in business is all about finding the money. In today’s economy, the private sector is reeling, but governments, both federal and state, seem to have money to spend and the desire to do so. The problem is that being a contractor or vendor to the government is a tough club to join. If you jump through the right hoops, and if you qualify, there are plenty of opportunities, but dealing with the bureaucracy can be a mind blowing experience.
In the fiscal year 2008, the federal government spent $550 billion for contracted goods and services. That’s a lot of money! Twenty three percent (23%) went to small businesses. In fact, the federal government is the largest single buyer of goods and services in the U.S.
Read more HERE.
In the fiscal year 2008, the federal government spent $550 billion for contracted goods and services. That’s a lot of money! Twenty three percent (23%) went to small businesses. In fact, the federal government is the largest single buyer of goods and services in the U.S.
Read more HERE.
