The folks at TinyPrints released this cool infographic about why you should work from home, and how the perfect home office should look like. The infographic highlights some nice tips and statistics, including having a separate room for your home office and outlining what the business savings are for a company that allows its employees to work from home. Click on the infographic below for a larger version. Hope you found this helpful! Cheers, Hassan P.S. - If ... Read More
I beat Tim Ferriss’ “4-Hour Work Week”?
I had to blink a few times when I saw this yesterday: My "Influencing Virtual Teams" book hit the #1 spot in a category right next to Tim Ferriss’ “4 Hour Work Week” AND Jason Fried’s “Remote: Office Not Required.” I'm super-stoked about that. Tim and Jason are not only two of my favorite best-selling authors, but they're also among the most successful entrepreneurs on earth. I was also honored to see that the #1 reviewer of ALL TIME on amazon gave my book the following 5/5 star ... Read More
I’m Writing a Book (and I need your help :-) )
I finally decided to write a book about virtual teams (Update 7/14: The book is now published on Amazon Kindle) I've been playing around with the idea for a while now, especially after publishing my latest course, but I kept delaying it. Why? Because writing a book is hard. I know how much work it takes because I've done it before. For my first book (published back in 2006), I remember spending every single weekend for a FULL YEAR at a local Starbucks in Michigan typing away on my laptop while ... Read More
Why You Need to Hire a Virtual Assistant (and How Not to Screw it Up) – A Review of Chris Ducker’s “Virtual Freedom” Book
A few years ago, I hired a part-time Virtual Assistant to help me with a few administrative tasks. If you’re new to the idea of virtual assistants (VAs), they’re basically self-employed professionals who typically work offshore (usually in lower hourly-wage countries such as India or the Philippines) that help you out with a wide range of tasks. Entrepreneurs hire VAs to do everything from web research to content development to even reading their kids bedtime stories over Skype. I hired ... Read More
How 1 Word Influences Your Virtual Team to Get Things Done
There's a famous experiment called the Xerox Study which was conducted back in the late 1970's. The idea was to understand how easy it would be to cut in front of someone who was waiting in line to use a photocopy machine. Three requests were used (with different people at different times): "Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine, because I'm in a rush?" "Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine?" "Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use ... Read More
6 Uncommon Tips for Running a Virtual Meeting
I recently wrote an article for the premier edition of SOLVE Magazine, a new publication created by Time Warner Cable Business Class. The article discusses 6 unconventional tips about how to run virtual meetings. The title is “Remote Meetings That Get Results: Keep your employees on the same page, even when they’re not in the same city,” and is a relatively short read (1 page). I’ll think you’ll find some of those tips quite helpful, especially the “Don’t bother with meeting minutes” ... Read More
6 Tips for Virtual Team Managers from “REMOTE: Office Not Required”
I just finished reading Jason Fried’s and David Heinemeier Hansson's latest book “REMOTE: Office Not Required” and thought it was a great primer about working remotely. The book focuses mainly on why companies should consider shifting to a remote workforce if they haven’t already. So if you are not already sold on the idea that having a virtual team is better for you, your employees, your company’s profits and the environment, then this is a must read. The book also discusses how Jason and David ... Read More
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