By now, you’ve established your presence in social networking sites and just how credible are you as an expert in your niche? It all comes down to social influence…
With new collaboration and project management tools, just how will freelancing look like in 2012 and the near future?
With 2012 just a few days away, how ready are you to face the new year with hope and optimism?
With the rise in demand for freelance experts comes a new breed of project managers, of those working remotely at the comforts of their home ( or wherever there’s an internet connection ). Unlike the conventional way of managing things, when remote managers don’t have the luxury of meeting their subordinates in real time, just how can they make the team work seamlessly to deliver a project’s success online?
What can be worse than failure? It’s not admitting that you are the very cause of it. If it’s your first time subcontracting work to a team of freelance experts from locations A to Z, know that it takes more than effective communication and video conferencing tools that will determine your project’s success. Just how do you position your project to achieve stellar results? It simply means resisting the blame-game, no matter how easy it is to do so.
Video conferencing is not rocket science, but meeting your virtual team from different time zones the world over can become another April Fool’s trick. If you have been working with remote workers from countries A to Z, know that language barrier is too much of a hassle already, other than finding suitable time zones that can work out for everybody. While online meetings can help bridge that geographical gap with the help of technology, it may not be as good as the real thing when it comes to connecting your team emotionally. So, how do you make it work?
In my search for the meaning of innovation, I’ve come across an intriguing blog of the Harvard Business Review where it says that businesses should hire graduates of Humanities than those with MBA or PH.D – if they want to get innovative. You can read more of the post below ( under Something Interesting ). Though this post is not related to that blog, it fascinates me that Liberal Arts graduates have a keener sense when it comes to getting under the skin of customers. So, which customers are we talking about here in the first place?
We’ve all heard the word ‘entrepreneur’ and you’re probably one.. but what exactly is being one? According to Wikipedia, an entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and is accountable for the inherent risks and the outcome. The site also classified entrepreneur into three types: the social, the serial and the lifestyle. Entrepreneurs varies in gender, age, motivation, and the business they’re into and to be one means you have to identify yourself as one.
“Life’s too complicated…” is what we hear people say these days, and businesses are starting to pick up the same sentiments as well. Keeping it short ( sweet ) and simple matters a lot in this era of complications as demand is rising for the simplest option around. A simple yet daunting task, when we’re so used to getting all the details right. You have an idea and you want to make it work. Sure you can write down your business plans on the back of a napkin, but why should you stick to the rules of brevity?
While taking a break from my usual writing gigs and reading a copy of Gary Vaynerchuk’s ‘Thank You Economy‘ – the book gave me an idea on my next topic for small business owners. There’s a passage there that struck me most, where you need to instill a culture of caring in your business and one way is to invest in your employees. It’s quite odd that I tried to Google “Freelancer Appreciation Day” and found none; though there’s an Employee Appreciation Day which was celebrated this 4th of March ( or do they celebrate it these days? )
Despite the controversies and stigma on offshore outsourcing, plenty of businesses today are taking the risk to try a solution that’s better, cheaper and faster. You’ve probably read a lot about this subject and when it comes to hiring offshore virtual workers, there are simply nuts and bolts that you need to dig deeper. It is a fact that virtual offices and businesses running them are growing by demand and finding the right mix of people is the first recipe for your outsourcing success.
Micromanagement is simply bad, like it or not. If you are standing in your worker’s way and keeping a tab on every minuscule details of the work they do, you’re a micromanager – or in simple word, a “bully” in the workplace. The Good News? There is still hope for you to change your ways and by doing so, you help not only others become the best in what they do.. but their contribution will also lead to your success.
If you haven’t heard of Napoleon Hill, he is a prolific American author and a thought catalyst that made him one of the best inspirational writers on the topic of success. You may have heard of his famous book ‘Think and Grow Rich’ – but you may not have encountered his other work, The Magic Ladder to Success. Many of Hill’s books focus on how an average joe can reach the heights of success – with the power of the mind. His self-empowerment books have reached the peak of success with millions of copies sold the world over. So, what was the secret?
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