planetburgess

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by planetburgess 8y ago
Not entirely true. Many developed countries even with excellent public systems still have very active private medical insurance. Like UK and Australia. This can provide benefits like access to private hospitals, choosing your medical profes
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by planetburgess 8y ago
Even the simplest Google search would answer this for you. But here's a recent example https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/business-et...
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by planetburgess 8y ago
Also this free ebook from Valentina Thörner from the support team at Automattic is helpful for managers creating remote teams. https://valentinathoerner.com/from-a-distance-book-remote-le...
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by planetburgess 8y ago
Lisette Sutherland's book is very practical and very thorough https://www.amazon.com/Work-Together-Anywhere-Remotely-Succe...
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by planetburgess 8y ago
One other thing I would add to this is don't treat remote employees as "set and forget". The tendency is to sry someone up remotely and assume they will be happy with that arrangement indefinitely. But many people will experi
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by planetburgess 8y ago
We worried about this but it has proven unnecessary. Juniors can thrive in remote settings if they have the right personality. E.g. Someone who was very disciplined with their University study and assignments I think shows a good base for w
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by planetburgess 8y ago
Not convinced you are totally limited by timezones if you can embrace asynchronous working. Definitely makes it harder though. 100% on self starters. Micromanagers or workers that require great oversight aren't going to work.