76. How to Run a Successful Remote Agency

Host Jim Schubert shows you everything you need to know about optimizing your processes to allow your staff to work from anywhere. He outlines the essential strategies, including choosing the right technology platform, creating a remote work agreement, creating systems of accountability, and deciding how to help remote agents feel like they belong on this episode of Agents Growth Academy.3 Key TakeawaysYou NEED to create a remote work agreement specifically outlining the common remote work scenarios that will protect your business and its data. Establish systems of accountability by assigning roles and responsibilities and creating an accountability chart.Employees need to feel like they belong in the company and are a part of some kind of community. This is equally if not more important for remote employees!ResourcesHow to Make Working From Home Actually Work for Your Company YouTube Video:The customizable remote work agreement template: agentsgrowthacademy.com/remoteagreementWatch for: How to Help Remote Insurance Agents Feel Like They Belong YouTube Video (Releasing next week!)Remote Work PlaylistAbout Jim SchubertJim is the CEO of Southern States Insurance, one of Georgia's largest independent insurance agencies. He is a nationally recognized author and podcast guest contributor appearing in Insurance Journal, Independent Agent Magazine, Insurance Business America Magazine, Best's Review, and Applied Systems.Jim is a passionate advocate for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and independent insurance agents. He loves sharing ideas about agency growth, digital marketing, and the lost art of human interaction.Jim is also the creator of Agents Growth Academy, an online resource for insurance agents and agency owners who want to take their growth to the next level. And when he needs to take a clarity break, he is either behind a camera lens in the great outdoors or teaching aspiring shutterbugs how to take beautiful nature photography at Schubert Photography.