Remote Work: How to Create Happier Employees Who Get More Done
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Pete Zimek, CEO of Novi AMS, led a roundtable discussion for the Florida Society of Association Executives on remote work. We discussed reasons to work remotely, the digital infrastructure needed to create a successful remote work environment, best practices for managing remote teams, and ways to lead staff when they're not in person. Presented May 9, 2019.
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Remote Work: How to Create Happier Employees Who Get More Done
- 4. I’m Pete • 2x Florida Gator • 2x Dad • 18 Year Remote Worker • 3x Entrepreneur • Founder & CEO of Novi AMS
- 5. Remote Work How to Create Happier Employees Who Get More Done
- 8. Today, we’ll cover… • Why You Might Consider Working Remotely • Remote Office Setup • Managing Remote Employees • Inspiring Employees from a Distance
- 9. Why?
- 10. Why Not?
- 11. Digital Infrastructure Creating an office environment for remote employees
- 14. Software as a Service Cloud-based, subscription software
- 28. Brick & Mortar
- 32. Managing Remote Employees It’s all about the people…
- 33. Hire the Right People • Invest the time up front • Look for people with a steady work history • Ask about their ideal work environment • Uncover WHY they want to work remote • Determine if their personality is a good fit for a remote culture
- 34. Establish Structure • Daily Standups • Sprints • Slack Away Status • Team PTO Calendar
- 35. Control Your Data • Everything in the Cloud • Single Source of Truth • AMS • CRM • QuickBooks • Mise en place • Own Your Data: Files - Passwords - Databases
- 36. Establish Clear Policies • Easily accessible handbook & procedures • Living document • Easily searchable
- 38. Inspiring Remote Employees Creating a fulfilling culture that drives results for members & customers
- 39. Rituals • Retrospectives • Virtual Coffee • Makin’ Bacon • Slack Emoji • Monday Lunch
- 41. Tell Your Story
Editor's Notes
- Story of engineer who brought baby to work.
- Today we’re going to talk about working remotely…
- Today is about you… Maybe you already work remotely full time… or one day per week… Maybe exploring a change in company policy… I’m happy to share what I have learned… And want to hear from you… Your experiences Your questions…
- Novi – first AMS approved by QuickBooks to be the QuickBooks App store. Born out of a collaboration of 4 associations and one really involved board member. Not a professional speaker or trainer… I’m just a guy who has been working remotely for a long time…. Stop me with questions… might have a nice surprise for solid questions.
- Why did FSAE ask me to present on this topic?
- Pay for the upgrade… don’t mess around Pay for new routers Pay for hardwire if you need to $100 to you isn’t as big of a deal as $100 to them
- Keep all of your passwords secure… Make sure that you can access everything Don’t let an employee quit and leave you stranded
- Need help? Call Rackspace…
- Sugarsync for small offices Sharepoint comes with Office 365 Just make sure all of your files aren’t on someone’s desktop
- “there’s an app for that” – trademarked by Apple http://thebizblogs.com/give-icing-on-the-cake-with-these-quickbooks-apps/ GO TO APPS.COM Only 50% are approved… many more apps than are listed. They just aren’t vetted. Tech, Security, Marketing
- Files & data everywhere is risky for lots of reasons…
- Living document, Not a PDF
- Tracy with the eagles gear… She used to work for them…
- Why does your organization exist? What kind of impact are you having on your customers or members? --- at the end of the day, you can't see these people… if they believe what you believe… if they believe in your organization… then they don't need someone looking over their shoulder. --- but if they're disconnected, game over.
- Get on a plane… go to conferences… or bring people together for a company meeting Marketing hackathon