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Becoming A Good Virtual Leader

becoming a good Virtual Leader"No great manager or leader ever fell from heaven; it's learned, not inherited." - Tom Northup"A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame; a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all; a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery; a leader makes it interesting." --Russell H. Ewing

“A leader leads by example, not by force." --Sun Tzu

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becoming a good Virtual Leader"Early on I realized that I had to hire people smarter and more qualified than I was in a number of different fields, and I had to let go of a lot of decision making. I can't tell you how hard that is. But if you've imprinted your values

on the people around you, you can dare to trust them to make the right moves." -Howard Schultz

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Imparting your company values: Explaining the big picture Explain the overall goal and vision of the company

Explain the goal of their workYou want to create one cohesive unit.

All parts are needed to create a super strong company

Make them feel needed and appreciated

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” - Harry S. Truman

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Train them and get out of the way"In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way." - Tina Fey

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Theodore Roosevelt

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Train them and get out of the way“Don't hire a dog, then bark yourself.” - David Ogilvie

Example: how I lost a really good employee because I micromanaged Nica without even realizing it… 45 min feedback on each blog post nitpicking over tiny things.

“There are many organizations that fret over small, direct expenses, yet have no misgivings about keeping staff tide up in a conference room for hours.” - John Arnold

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Lacking something?Can you fix the problem in 30 days?Unreliable internet

Can you pay them a monthly allowance to upgrade?

Typing speed to low

Pay them an hour a day to use ratatype.com

Some things you can’t fix… move on

Bad English/GrammarRefusal to use tracking software

Not a good culture fit

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Treat your team like gold Pay for training hours/time spent on self development

Skillshare,

udemy

, specific courses for their job title

Yearly 10% raise

If they have been a great employee and have met milestone goalsChristmas bonus

Typically a couple hundred dollars (after 1 year with company)

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month bonus (after 6 months with company)

10 days PTO (one lump amount for vacation and sick time)

Unlimited non paid time off (with notice)

Respect religious/country holidays (Government holidays, Christian, Muslim)

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Pay them what they are worth“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” - Warren Buffett

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Running On Autopilot - Section 5 – becoming a good virtual Leader – Source:

https://blog.onlinejobs.ph/filipino-virtual-assistants-salary-guide-2019-update

Ask them about their livesAsk how they are doing weeklyHow do you like your job so far?

What is the best thing about your job?

Which task do you hate the most?

Why?

Ask about their life outside of work

Hobbies

Family

Kids

Pets

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Be kindTo handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Example: Jamalia’s

family store was destroyed

Example: Aubrey wanted to become a nurse

“Most likely, the problem won't be around any year, but my reputation of how I dealt with it will.” - Whitney Cummings

Example: Teo’s SEO job offer

Example: Employee stealing intellectual property

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Hire correctly from the start (Part 1)Creating a killer job description

Write your job description in the style of your “office environment”

Explain exactly how long the job posting will be active

Explain what the next step will be

Hide a “pink elephant” somewhere (1

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test)

Require your “pink elephant” to be included in a creative subject line (2

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test)

Minimum job requirements you should add to each job description:

Fluent written English

A reliable, high-speed internet connection

A reliable computer

A willingness to use

HubStaff

to track all of your hours while you work

The ability to type at least 40-50 WPM (words per minute)

Microphone & Webcam (could be cell phone if not job critical)

Ability to work without having to care for a child/adult during “tracked” time

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Example: Article Writer

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Example: Article WriterThis job requires, at a very minimum:

1) 100% perfect, fluent written English (no syntactical, grammatical, spelling errors or use of slang incorrectly)2) A reliable, high-speed internet connection

3) A reliable computer

4) The ability to research even the most unfamiliar topics, and the ability to write a high-quality article teaching that topic to others (similar to a research paper — I have detailed training for this)

5) A willingness to use

HubStaff to track all of your hours while you work

6) The ability to type at least 40-50 WPM (words per minute)

7) A willingness to proofread your own work and upload it to the website

8) A willingness to find royalty free pictures that are relevant and engaging for the article

9) A willingness to learn how to create SEO optimized articles

(If any of these sound daunting, please don't worry. I have in-depth video training that will show you exactly how to do each one. Also, I am always here for questions you may have)

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Example: Article Writer

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Section 5 homework“Rip IT Apart/ Keep going…”

Create your job description for your first hire.

Take your second task (from section 4 homework) and try to break it

Give it to a “stranger” to go through it with a highlighter

Fix (make incredibly clear) any areas that are highlighted or where someone got stuck/confused

Take your third easily handed off task from your task discovery list and create your training for that task

This should be the next task that gives you the most time in the same job category as the first and second task

(Example: Admin/VA)

Make a video for that task

Upload it to YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo (etc.)

Create your training outline with screenshots for that task

Every click or movement of the mouse needs to be documented by screenshot. If you have to make a mental decision write down VERY DETAILED how you make that decision as well (try to make a decision tree for this)

Link the outline with screenshots to the outline with video (so it is right in the document for them to find)

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