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Watch the full webinar here: http://go.emyth.com/how-to-manage-a-remote-team-webinar-recording Having remote employees and contractors is so common these days— it’s the rare business that doesn’t have at least one. And whether you got there on purpose or it ‘just happened’, managing these relationships can be incredibly tricky. In this webinar, we’ll help you think about some of these pitfalls from a new perspective. And we’ll share with you our best practices for how we’re doing it with our team.
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How to Manage a Remote Team
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Webinar Host Panelists
Jonathan Raymond Chief Brand Officer, EMyth
@emyth @jonathanraymond
Slade Machamer, Rachel Clark, Adam Traub, and Nick Lawler
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The Problem
Do you really know where they are and how they’re doing?
Do you need to micromanage to get things done?
Are you wondering if you made the right choice?
Are you afraid they’re going to leave you in a lurch?
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Takeaways
Develop great long distance relationships
Create a different kind of mentoring and evaluation
Hold productive meetings
Learn about our favorite tools
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The Structure For Great Long Distance Relationships
Weekly check-ins
Prioritizing regular meetings
Appropriate performance tracking
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The Substance of a Different Kind of Mentoring and Evaluation
Focus on brand embodiment not task completion
Extra care to be with the person and not their tasks
Get creative about inviting feedback
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The Best Way to Hold Productive Meetings
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Our Favorite Tools
15Five for weekly check-ins
Hangouts, GTM and Skype for video chat
Asana for collaborative task management
Honey for internal posts of interesting ideas and articles
‘Tuesday 20’ and ‘Thursday 360’; Dedicated Mentors
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Recap
Develop great long distance relationships
Create a different kind of mentoring and evaluation
Hold productive meetings
Learn about our favorite tools
© 2014 EMyth
Questions?
