the 15 Cs for Success in a Flexible Workplace

Created 9 years ago in Skills & Management / Productivity

A flexible workplace strategy is critical for attracting, engaging, and retaining the best people. I spent five years as COO/CFO of an entirely virtual international marketing firm. The expertise I developed managing that highly-distributed workforce is greatly sought after by those leading flexible, virtual, and multi-generational teams. I have designed a detailed framework for developing flexible workplace strategies and sound implementation plans to help clients attract, engage, and retain top talent who drive top and bottom line results.

Once the big leadership and cultural hurdles of embracing flexibility are surmounted, there are two critical tactical challenges in managing a virtual or flexible work team: (1) equipping your employees with the right tools with which to collaborate and communicate productively, and (2) ensuring accountability.

I also advise on integrating a variety of different collaborative cloud-based software applications and communication tools into your workflow in order to help executives, teams, and individuals leverage time, effort, and resources, including:
-Outlook and Outlook 365
-Dropbox or Box
-Evernote or OneNote
-Google Apps
-Asana, Basecamp, Trello
-Skype, Zoom
-Web conferencing platforms
-Various social tools
-Plain language consulting
-Email, text, and IM protocols
-Virtual meeting protocols