Building and Maintaining a Distributed Workforce: A Startup Story

To start a company is a noble thing! To start an online company, nobler still. A distributed workforce (or even a workforce working in an online “space”) has special requirements. There are nearly endless possibilities where expansion and direction are concerned, but finding and maintaining a workforce in those environments is a task that can be made simpler through a few key components.

To be discussed:

  • Finding the right “fit”- choosing candidates that can grow with you.
  • Training and resource management – resource acquisition and expansion.
  • Putting people in positions that allow them to excel.
  • Facilitating communication, facilitating ongoing improvements.
  • Data collection – what is working, what isn’t, and “why”.
  • Issue resolution and workflow.
  • Consistently considering “what’s next”.

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