How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

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  kumarkhc@...09/28/07 Report as spam
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  Thats excellent paper work

  Dear Editor,
  
  How to manage employees from remote locations- A excellent work by the writer and set examples were realastic. Plz convey my sincere appriciation for the excelent job don!
  
  Chinthaka Kumarasinge RWP RSP psc MBA
  Lt Col (Retd)

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  valenrobas@...09/28/07 Report as spam
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  RE: null

  Excellent piece. It's very sensible and would highly recmmend for everyone to peruse.
  
  Val

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  ana_schel09/28/07 Report as spam
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  RE: null

  This is so GREAT!! Pact of information!! An excellent source for my study.

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  jvardner@...09/28/07 Report as spam
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  RE: null

  Valuable ideas and takeaways. Especially since most of these are actionable. I've definitely been frustrated managing my remote teams in an organization where few other managers do, so little advice is available.
  
  Thank you.

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  lln909/28/07 Report as spam
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  RE: the ideal remote boss

  Great article. It would be awesome if all remote managers could be this conscientious! However when managers get too over-loaded themselves (as I'm sure is the case in many companies), these things fall by the wayside in the name of being 'too busy'. As someone who is remotely supervised, I have to admit, I get pretty offended (and you might even say I pout) when my boss doesn't seem to have or want to take the time to say 'hi' on IM. A word to the wise remote manager... Be polite! With so little interaction, little things go a long way, and each encounter carries a lot more weight. The manner in which you handle attempts at small talk (a tool with many uses, one of which is to gauge the mood, humor, etc. of the person you're trying to communicate with) will have an effect on how comfortable your employee feels about asking you for help or bringing up issues. I hate that I feel like such a burden on the rare occasions when I do need to engage my boss!

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  thor032201/04/08 Report as spam
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  Spending time with remote workers is vital

  Your comments really ring true with me. As the manager of a virtual PR firm, the "face" time with each of my people is very important and, as it turns out, very valuable. Thanks for reinforcing that point.

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  pjost09/29/07 Report as spam
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  Managing Employees in Remote Locations

  Having been privileged to manage many internationally remote teams, I completely concur with this excellent article. I would add that having an appreciation, understanding and most importantly empathy with other cultures (both real and company) and languages plays a vital part of successfully managing such teams. There are too many companies who treat their non domestic or non head office teams as inferior because of language or cultural approach differences - a damaging mistake to make when building companies. Communication with a common understanding by all is paramount.

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  K-B09/29/07 Report as spam
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  Agreed, excellent article... not just for remote teams

  The points brought up for leading a team with mobile staff are excellent, but not just for remote teams. In many respects, as teams grow within large organizations they tend to splinter into subteams that might as well be remote. Within my own group right now, we have a problem in that these key elements of leadership have evaporated. Moreover, any attempts to gently bring the issue of leadership have been met defensively. I am not quite sure how to handle this situation, but if anyone has any advice I would love to hear it. Cheers.

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  lnmehta@...09/29/07 Report as spam
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  REMOVE TEAMS & COLLABORATION

  A very well thought out article embracing team work and accelerating collaboration between team members located far from each other.

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  alexpapa10/01/07 Report as spam
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  Interesting article broken link

  The article is full of very practical, common sense tools that can really make a difference IMHO.
  
  Please note that the following link (in "What you will need") is broken: http://www.bnet.com/2403-16_23-166425.html

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  n-solis10/01/07 Report as spam
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  Fixed the link

  We've fixed the broken link. Thanks so much for letting us know.
  
  Nicole Solis
  Managing Editor, BNET

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  mbpatel10/07/07 Report as spam
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  RE: Great article

  Great and comprehensive article with tips spanning mulitple areas of work, work/life balanace and soft management factors. Thanks.

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  2rite11/02/07 Report as spam
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  Sensible stuff

  Hit the nail on the head. I for one will use these ideas in a proposal for an India IPO.

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  raghu542711/02/07 Report as spam
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  Good One

  Definitely one of the best practical discussion.

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  lauraf11/08/07 Report as spam
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  Sensible advice

  Practical nuts'n'bolts advice.

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  Richard M.11/10/07 Report as spam
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  Good Article

  I manage a team of 18 managers in 7 countries and I can find credence in the pointers and directions given in the article. I use a lot of the ideology and will be implementing the ones that I dont currently use ... because they make sense!

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  davidevery11/15/07 Report as spam
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  RE: null

  Very useful tips.

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  chafer01/02/08 Report as spam
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  Excellent information

  This is great information. I've saved this article. I haven't had to do much remote managing so far, but as my business grows that will becoming more important.

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  csmagg01/15/08 Report as spam
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  Unleashing the power of remote collaboration & virtual team management

  When thinking about factors that distinguish top performing companies, the root of their success often can be traced to the human equation. But how many companies are able to tap more than a fraction of their workforce potential? How many are able to unleash the power of remote collaboration & virtual team management? The companies that find the means to use a larger fraction of their human resources will undoubtedly supersede their competitors. That is their edge in the global economy.
  For further insight on this topic, please visit:
  http://www.saastream.com/my_weblog/2007/11/unleashing-the.html

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  anjun01/15/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Extremely relevent and useful information in today's operating environments.

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  BRIGHT-DAVIES01/16/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Very useful tips for closer teams as well.

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  amsongole01/16/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  This topic is really interesting and quite educative.
  My personal experience is in support of what is covered in a topic on remote control management.For example lack of communication may deter timely decision making when the team in remote area is facing a certain problem which requires immediate action.
  Communicating with the team in a remote area and building a sense of ownership by using "We" plan to achieve an annual sales of USD 2million for example and each one of us will be entitled to a 10% bonus if we actually achieve the target.In a scenario like this,each member in a team will feel that whatever he or she is doing is for his/her betterment and the company at large.
  I thank you for the interesting topic and hope to receive more challenging topics from you in the near future.
  Cheers!
  Adisai

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  ric.sellar@...01/16/08 Report as spam
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  Managing employees in remote locations

  Today's business environment is becoming more virtual, so understanding how to manage a remote team is essential to success. I have 5 direct reports located across the country, and even though there are corporate goals the whole company works towards, we have to be sensitive to varying regional client needs. This means flexibility in how we accomplish goals and how we approach our client needs is more important than have a "one plan fits all". Never easy, but always fulfilling. A great article! Another one for my files!

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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Great article and excellent information.

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  CISPRO888@...06/10/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Typical techie answers. A lot of tactics and very little strategy. How do you get a team collaborating as a team. Check this out. http://collaboration360.blogspot.com/2008/03/collaborate-without-borders-compass-ae.html

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  CISPRO888@...06/10/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  /// Correct entry
  Typical techie answers. A lot of tactics and very little strategy in terms of connecting everything together.
  How do you get a team collaborating as a team?
  Check this out. http://collaboration360.blogspot.com/2008/03/collaborate-without-borders-compass-ae.html

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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Scanning this and taking in what I want is just so sweet. Thanks for the information.

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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  link in comment 10 / 11 is broken again error 404.

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  wanghao08/22/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  it is a good article.

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  osiris080610/02/08 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  very well written! i can utilize this in my business management!

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  angel.howard@...03/12/09 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Thank you so much for the very useful information. I have just been given the task of managing remote works who not only will not be on site, but will be working odd shifts which will limit communication. Hopefully using your tips, I can create a good working environment and relationship with these folks that works for us all.

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  gsmsvv10/15/09 Report as spam
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  RE: How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations

  Hi Author,
  
  This is an excellent atricle and may be eye opener for a whole lot of managers. I myself being a remote employee, I see some of the situations, traits and behaviours reflected in this article and a number of my own thoughts too.