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links for 2008-01-15 : 47 Hats — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:24:26 +0000

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By: Carey

Carey — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:29:07 +0000

I see email as the caffeine of business today. With coffee, you have to know when to put the Joe down or you get the jitters. In business, you have to know when to pick up the phone or do something in person…and I think LaBrosses’ point was about the power of the technology, and how email is a critical communication touch point — not the only one.

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[...] 8th, 2008 (6:00am) Dian Schaffhauser No Comments Last week, we shared the story of Michelle LaBrosse, who runs successful virtual operation Cheetah Learning. This week she shares the secret to getting [...]

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6 Secrets to Running a Virtual Company « David Strom’s Web Informant — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:17:27 +0000

[...] folks over at WebWorker Daily interviewed Michelle LaBrosse, who founded Cheetah Learning and from this post seems to know exactly how to motivate and keep tech types who work for her from all over the place. [...]

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By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:11:48 +0000

I can’t believe that phone conversations come a distant second to email and IM. If I ran a business like that (virtual, technological, or otherwise), I’d lose every client I had. Other than ‘personal touch,’ I’ve found that the next best thing is picking up the phone and closing Outlook. I don’t see how sales or project management could be run efficiently when relying on email so heavily.

By: Dian

Dian — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:47:44 +0000

Actually, Grahame, I asked Michelle if she had any job openings. Her response: She’s looking for a really really great PHP programmer. :-)

By: Grahame

Grahame — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:47:07 +0000

Michelle LaBrosse? Gimmie a job – now! It sounds like a great company with a great philosophy. I used to be part of a virtual company too. We published a trade magazine with the editorial, design and advertising “offices” hundreds of miles apart. It worked great, but the publisher/owner had aspirations to be seen as a big wheel rather than a virtual big wheel and brought it all in-house. The magazine still gets published, but if the last set of accounts are accurate, its not making a lot of money for its owner. Oh well…

By: Matthew Griffin

Matthew Griffin — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:25:17 +0000

I love her philosophy and the world is obviously ready for it too based on her success. It’s inspiring to see someone make a business work and also empower employees to live a lifestyle that doesn’t kill their relationships with family and friends.

By: 6 SECRETOS PARA GESTIONAR UNA EMPRESA VIRTUAL « DE COLOR NARANJA

6 SECRETOS PARA GESTIONAR UNA EMPRESA VIRTUAL « DE COLOR NARANJA — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:20:28 +0000

[...] en: Uncategorized — Oscar Antonio Moralí @ 8:20 pm Vía Web Worker Daily nos llegan los 6 secretos para gestionar una empresa virtual puestos en práctica por Michelle LaBrosse, fundadora y Presidenta de Cheetah [...]

By: howardtoronto

howardtoronto — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:26:45 +0000

I have ambitious plans for 2008 and do run a virtual company. Project management has always been an issue for me as a manager. I can grow if can handle 10s of projects. It is mostly about the juggling act. Anyways, I would like to mention what is becoming my online reality – Vertabase. If it is ok, here is a link to a case history that tells the story well on their site: http://www.vertabase.com/blog/project-management-software-for-marketing-companies-and-ad-agencies/ .

There is a big trick in herding creative cats who are generally poor project managers. This is a real solution.

By: Trina Roach

Trina Roach — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:08:42 +0000

What a great aspirational message for 2008!

As a leadership and business coach, I work with both entrepreneurs who went into business for themselves in order to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of the people they work with, as well as executives who want to find a new (read: better) way to work with their teams. I will certainly enjoy passing this article on to inspire both groups and to share and motivate a discussion around the great tips Michelle includes.

Chapeau!

By: Davey Moyers

Davey Moyers — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:27:00 +0000

Where do I sign up.

By: Amie Gillingham

Amie Gillingham — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:49:53 +0000

I came away from this VERY inspired. We’re also totally virtual, although not yet in a position to do as much for our employees yet(or even hire more than we have). But I definitely see Michelle’s model as one we want to emulate as we grow over the next year.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:12:26 +0000

Great article. There are some good take aways for regular business too and I call them “Free Benefits”, although there is some cost associated they are free in the sense of costing the company very little to get a lot back from employees.

Michelle clearly trusts her employees and understands that investing in them is an investment for her company. Little things like keeping laptops up to date, giving them iPhones etc mean a lot to her people I bet. The trip to Vegas with spending money no less. These things build loyalty to the company, something that is fading these days.

I wonder what her attrition rate is? I bet very low.

I also bet her staff puts in more hours than are expected. When you give you get.

I could go on and on here.

Anyway good work.