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Leading from a distance

Leading from a distance

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Leading from a distance

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- Sometimes when business owners talk about hiring someone in another part of the world they call them a virtual assistant, and one of the first things that I say is, "There is no such thing as a virtual assistant." There are only overseas or remote employees. In other words, these are real people. These are people that need your time, and attention, and management just like someone who's working physically in your office, and you want to make them a part of your company culture. Let's talk about a few things to help someone move from just being a virtual assistant to a true remote employee. Number one is to make sure that you have a company vision, company values, and a company cause. These important cultural documents for your business are things that you can and should share with your remote employees. I know a company that even has these employees post these documents up in their workspace at home. This allows the employees to take just a little piece of that culture with them…

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