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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They are what’s known as “liveaboards,” a breed of digital nomad on the water, with Sophie managing their digital brand, Ryan & Sophie Sailing , while Ryan works as a business development consultant. They spent two admittedly short Swedish sailing seasons preparing for the inevitable roadblocks and learning how to co-captain on their own.

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Why (and How) to Help Your Team Self-Manage in the Future of Work

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A 2020 study of 28 companies revealed that 100% of organizations with decentralized management structures experienced positive market-cap growth, while only 33% of companies with traditional structures could say the same. Building self-management skills in your team. When done right, people find more purpose in their work.

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Is Project Management Certification Right for You?

Eat Your Career

Project management certification can be a useful tool to advance your career, whether or not you’re a formal project manager or aspire to become one in the future. In December of 2020, I earned my PMP certification. But I do train on the topic of project management, and I manage a lot of projects on behalf of my clients.

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Alitzah and Brandon Stinson on Refueling Inspiration, Increasing Productivity and the Value of Gratitude

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Their boutique paper company specializes in creating planners, journals, stationery and more to assist entrepreneurs, self-starters and go-getters in their quest to manage the many stressors of the COVID era. We asked them how they manage it all together. Brandon and I have learned to truly trust each other and not micromanage.

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Working on vs. in Your Business: What’s the Difference?

Success

Working on your business might seem like the best way to reach your goals, but I’ve found that this approach makes it easier for things to slip through the cracks and leads to much bigger issues. I learned this lesson the hard way. I hired my operations manager (and first-ever employee) with every intention of working on my company.

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Are Productivity Paranoia And Lack Of Trust The Real Obstacles To Hybrid And Remote Work?

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Stanford University researchers doing a longitudinal study comparing productivity at different time periods found that remote workers were 5% more efficient than office-based ones in the summer of 2020. More concretely, 49% of managers of hybrid workers “struggle to trust their employees to do their best work.”

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