Virtual Business
The future of business is virtual teams. Business leaders who harness the power of remote work can scale faster, with lower overhead, better talent, all while remaining more agile. Tools like Slack, Zoom, Asana, & Trello (to name a few) mean it's never been more attainable to run a serious business with a virtual team. However, with this newfound freedom comes new challenges of creating a real team that advances the company mission, and not just a bunch of people texting each other from their couches. Find out how we do it...Hosts Deacon Bradley (VP), Angela Ponsford (VP), and Ralph Burns (CEO & Founder) share the keys which enabled them to grow from one guy with a virtual assistant, to a thriving team across 5 continents, 14 countries, and counting.Find the show notes and resources for every episode (and more) at https://deaconbradley.com/
Episodes
13 episodes
What Makes A Great Virtual Hire?
#13 If you want your virtual team to run like clockwork, then you need to know exactly what to look for in the hiring process. Listen in as Angela Ponsford & Deacon Bradley discuss the key attributes that allowed them to grow beyond a team ...
How To Process Hundreds Of Emails In Minutes A Day
#12 We've all been there - email overload. But take heart, there's a simple three-part system that will get you through hundreds of emails in just minutes per day.And you'll never drop another "email ball" again.Change you email...
How We Created & Launched A New Product In Just Five Weeks
#11 Creating a new product is a hard job. Creating it with a 100% virtual team is even harder. This week we take you behind the scenes of a new product we created and launched in just five weeks with a team of 13 people across four cont...
What To Do When Your Team Doesn't Deliver
#10 A big fear of any manager is what to do when a team member doesn't do what you needed. In a virtual environment this fear is magnified so intensely that many business owners don't even try to build a virtual team.In this episode we t...
6 Quick Fixes To End Slack Overwhelm
#09 There’s a maxim I love about email that goes something like this…Your email inbox is other peoples’ todo list for you.If you’re not careful, Slack can turn into that on steroids! With a growing team of 40 across 5 continents, ...
Seven Tips for Virtual Managers - Part 2
#08 Are you a virtual manager? We’ve got highly actionable tips to get you headed in the right direction.These are things you must get in the habit of doing regularly or your team’s performance will suffer. Even if you’re an experienced ...
Seven Tips for Virtual Managers - Part 1
#07 Seven Tips for Virtual Managers Part 1New virtual manager? We've got highly actionable tips to get you headed in the right direction.These are things you must get in the habit of doing regularly or your team's performance wi...
Why Virtual Meetings Are Better Than IRL Meetings
#06 Meetings are a necesity no matter the size of your organization. From our experience, meetings are even more crucial in a virtual environment.Master the techniques and resources in this episode and you'll discover your virtual meetin...
Project Management for Virtual Teams
#05: It doesn't matter if you work in a co-located business or are part of a remote team, project management is crucial to coordinating efforts. We've used our fair share at Tier 11, and evaluated dozens more to find things that work for our di...
Keys to a Great Zoom Experience For Your Remote Team
#04: Zoom is such an integral tool to building a high performance virtual team. Before zoom we were a bunch of co-workers and loose acquaintances. But with Zoom we've become close friends (complete with inside jokes and worldwide meetups). ...
Slack Lessons From A Worldwide Virtual Team
#03: Slack is the glue that holds your remote team together. And just like real glue, it can either work miracles or be a total sticky mess! We've done it both ways, and in this episode we share the key elements of our Slack setup that make it ...