I managed a team in the Philippines remotely from the U.S. At the same time the rest of the firm was in NYC while I lived in Chicago. The remote experience wa

I managed a team in the Philippines remotely from the U.S. At the same time the rest of the firm was in NYC while I lived in Chicago. The remote experience was not exactly a positive one. Although remote teams and workers are a bigger part of business life today, I would avoid it when possible. It's very hard to get everyone on the same tempo of work and it is really easy to have a miscommunication.