Managing Remote Teams. How'd you do it?

by a searcher from Thomas A. Edison State College

4 years ago

I am looking at acquiring an IT services firm. The operation is relatively lean with only a few employees and several contractors. The entire employee base works remotely. Have any of the successful searchers here acquire a company with a remote workforce? What did you learn? What information is critical to find out during the due diligence phase? Thank you in advance.

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searcher from Southern New Hampshire University

I have experience managing highly distributed engineering teams, I would be happy to jump on a call and chat with you about the challenges and how I addressed them.

3 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Columbia University

Cadence, consistency, accountability and trust. Set up a standard and regular check-in...even if not necessary one day hold the meeting regardless - the tone needs to be set. 80/20 rules prevails - sometimes painfully. Learn who you can trust, who you need to manage more tightly, and who you can delegate too - both for task execution and management.

3 years ago | like reply | 1 like

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