{"id":2736,"date":"2018-02-14T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2018-02-20T01:55:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T09:55:38","slug":"managing-a-remote-team-make-sure-youre-doing-these-4-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/managing-a-remote-team-make-sure-youre-doing-these-4-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing a Remote Team? Make Sure You&#8217;re Doing These 4 Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a question that\u2019s going to become more and more relevant over the next decade: How do you manage employees when you&#8217;re working with a remote team?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I started SalesFolk, one of the first things I made sure to do was create definite ideas around how employees would communicate and collaborate remotely, whether with me or one another, in groups or one on one. 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