Show Notes | March 17, 2020 | Episode 024

Working remotely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? One of the biggest changes, for a lot of employees and companies, has been a sudden shift to remote work. As a subject matter expert in the virtual workforce as well as in business processes, host Kimber is sharing her 8 Strategies to Mitigate Risks for your business and your team. These strategies apply to businesses, business owners, employees, and anyone else who currently finds themselves working remotely (either by choice or by necessity). Tune in to hear how you can make remote work work for you in this season of unknowns.

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We’ve all been reading or watching the news. We know that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, life is changing drastically. One of the biggest changes, for a lot of employees and companies, has been a sudden shift to remote work. Kimber Hill, VirtForce founder and podcast host, is a subject matter expert in the virtual workforce as well as in business processes. 
Kimber is sharing her 8 Risk Mitigation Strategies to support remote work for your business and your team. These strategies apply to businesses, business owners, employees, and anyone else who currently finds themselves working remotely (either by choice or by necessity). 

Make sure to tune in and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Spotify).

These 8 strategies are easy to implement and will benefit everyone as we navigate a world that is currently filled with a lot more remote teams. Kimber’s suggestions center around the need to have a remote flexible business plan in place so you are prepared for the unexpected.
 
In this brief 20 minute episode, Kimber will cover the following 8 strategies in detail, supporting how they can keep you and your colleagues in business during quarantine. 
1 Practice Remote Flexibility
2 Maintain a data back-up 
3 Establish a Call Tree
4 Create a recent travel list
5 Support working parents
6 Agree on a communication plan 
7 Set communication ground rules
8 Manage Client Expectations



Listen to the full episode to hear our tips and tricks for not only succeeding as a remote team, but also communicating with clients and supporting your employees.
Make sure to tune in and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Spotify).