Your Online Filipino Specialists know you’re going to see how much or how many they’ve accomplished for the day, and if you notice the amount of work more than anything else, this could lead your OFS to doing more than doing better. Let’s talk about giving importance to quantity over quality leads to mindless work. […]
Have you heard of Hofstede’s Power Distance Index? It refers to the degree of inequality that exists – and is accepted – between people with and without power. According to the model, in a high PDI country, like the Philippines, with a PDI of 94, team members will not initiate any action, and they like […]
Fear is one of the most powerful emotions. It has a powerful effect on your mind and body. Fear can create strong signals of response. I recently asked my team what they think the reason could be behind doing tasks mindlessly. They gave me many reasons, but five stood out. We’ll talk about one now […]
Remember that story about an awful video that got uploaded to YouTube by one of my OFSs? I talked about that video in one of my newsletters and got tons of responses from other business owners about what they think could be the reason why. I found it interesting that there are others who also […]
Business owners often reach out to me and wonder why they can’t find someone for their business. I recently received an inquiry on how they can find someone with technical skills — technical support, network engineering, AWS, cloud support. Etc. Let me just say that these technical people are not hard to find. I know […]
Remember the episode where I talked about a terrible video uploaded by my OFS? That video kickstarted a significant change within the team. Getting poor work from my team is one of the pitfalls of turning over everything to my OFS team, and I wasn’t sure how to fix that until the terrible video happened. […]
Sometimes, we need to tweak our game so we can be better. Ruben Kanya is not a stranger to outsourcing, as he has been working with VAs in his business since 2014. He is the founder and Director of Invested Talent, a video production agency helping real estate thought leaders repurpose their content on multiple […]
I believe in setting SMART expectations. I don’t only do it for work but also at home, just like my daughter’s race calendar. If you don’t know what SMART means, its S – Specific M – Measurable A – Achievable R – Realistic T – Time-bound You might have heard something about SMART goals. I […]
I’ve been running and managing OnlineJobs.ph for the longest time. It’s been excellent. But we are growing, and lately, I’m starting to see that I need help. I needed an operations manager. I decided to promote someone from the team and gave the role to my very first VA — the OFS that started it all […]
Education is important to Filipinos. They grew up with elders telling them that the only wealth they can give is education; they take that statement seriously. What if a student wants or needs to work to support their education? Should you take a chance on them? First, consider their age. The minimum age requirement for […]