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We would like to welcome you to the best ARA/Vegan group on all social media, "VEGANS UNITED" Our goal and main mission. To help people understand that all lives are Important human and non-human. Most of all that non-human animals have the sophisticated rational abilities needed to have rights, to live and love just like us and should never be treated as products or commodities.
I must make this clear, with no ill will towards anyone. We will not treat vegetarianism as a stepping stone towards veganism any way whatsoever. We are a vegan group here for all vegans and people that want to learn to be vegan. We will not coddle or teach baby-steps to veganism, but we will help you be vegan and hope you will start to see and feel the same way we do about all sentient non-human animals.
Veganism: a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. In dietary terms, it refers to the practice of dispensing with all animal produce, including meat, fish, wool, down poultry, eggs, animals milk, honey, and their derivatives. As vegans, we don't condone and never will any "Horseback riding~ Eating or using any backyard Chichen Eggs or Honey.
Unlike the word "vegetarian", the word "vegan" specifically implies moral concern for all non-human animals. Therefore the word vegan extends to more than just diet. Vegans don't wear leather, fur, wool or silk and are against Zoos, Circuses, Rodeos, Vivisection-animal testing and any other industry that exploits or abuses animals. #BeVegan. "We are "VEGANS" United.
We are caring Non-Speciesist Animal Rights Activist Vegans who care about all non-human animals and this planet.
This group, like all of #ONEfoundations of groups, are for people who want to be vegan, or currently already living A life of Veganism & ARA ~"Animal Rights Activists"
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We are independent freethinking non-human animal rights activists vegans. Who follow our own path. As a "free" grassroots level ARA/Vegan assemblage WE have the power to STOP this non-human animal holocaust now! Animal Rights Activism and Liberation is a Revolution to stop all Oppression.
Eco-Vegan For All Animals, the Environment & and a Healthier World.We are here to open the eyes of the blind flesh eaters.
#nonspeciesistsvegans
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A community based upon Veganism as a social justice revolution with our goals to UNITE all vegans to act as "ONE" powerful voice for all the voiceless non-human animals to help save all earthlings and this planet.
As we follow the Vegan Society Doctrine by Donald Watson. Veganism: a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. In dietary terms, it refers to the practice of dispensing with all animal produce, including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, animal-derived milk's, honey, and their derivatives.
Unlike the word "vegetarian", the word "vegan" specifically implies moral concern for animals. Therefore the word vegan extends to more than just diet. Vegans don't wear leather, fur, wool or silk or any skin from any animal and are against zoos, circuses, rodeos, animal testing and any other industry that exploits or abuses non-human animals.
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Eco-Veganism for all life.This Planet and all Sentient Beings.
This group is part of the ONE FOUNDATION of groups.
When we love all non-human animals and not just some, then we make the conscious decision to stop all forms of speciesism and oppression and cruelty to ALL non-human animals while saving this planet.
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WE ARE "#ONE"
#ONEfoundation of groups on social media. #ONEveganvoice <3
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We encourage vegans in progress to ask the group any questions
and we always try to help as best we can. Please feel free to Tag or PM crew members if needed for any reason whatsoever. We are here to help you. Please remember "WE" were once new to being vegan try to be cool, we all know how inefficient this can seem at times but this #comesfullcirlce and you can be part of #beingthechange that person needs. We can all bring people to #BeingVegan and being the voice of the voiceless @ #ONEveganvoice
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**************Guidelines and Rules for VEGANS UNITED*****************
Please feel free to post any topics relating to veganism and any associated issues that are part of our group standards and within rules, as posted below.*
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*VEGANS UNITED is not a dating-hookup group so please no post that is just promoting dating other members.
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*We really try our very best to always do everything we can to help all people to be vegan and we are a large quick and fluid group so we always must stay on top of everything going on but we can't see everything all over this group so please help us out on these simple things. We as vegan teachers can use all the help we can get from any good and lovely people that give their lives to being Vegan. So when you see a member post about riding on a horse looking for wild honey and giant Scottish backyard eggs lol :P Please let an Admin/Mod know so it can be removed.
**** No Religious or Anti religious post It's shown to do nothing but bring chaos to our group and will not be allowed.
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*Graphic Post Not everyone visiting this group is vegan and these messages provide a compelling window into the reality that is commonly obscured.
For this reason, VEGANS UNITED will always allow some *Graphic Imagery.
As vegans, these images remind us of what we are fighting for. Based on the number of self-professed vegans who constantly defend animal exploitation in vegan groups, perhaps we need to be seeing MORE, not fewer images like this.
Complaining about these images will not make them go away from this group. The admins have made this point clear countless times.
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* "Posting Screenshots" * VEGANS United is a closed group, therefore because of Facebook privacy rules and our own rules we don't allow any member to screenshot out of VU and into another group or a person's personal page for any reason at all doing this can get you removed from our group. Thanks for understanding that our members deserve respect.
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*Please be civil and refrain from making personal attacks against other members ie no bashing members.
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* Bivalves like mussels and oysters. ... “Clams and mussels and oysters are not plants and are not listed in any science book as plants" The fact they contain animal protein should let you know that they are off limits and not vegan to eat or harm in any way. *This is not open for debate.
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Please respect all Mods & Admins, we do this to help the "world" be vegan. We spend some days all day working on our groups because we do our best to help everyone in our groups and give our lives to open the eyes of the world to end this war on all non-human animals and save this planet.
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*Any posts promoting speciesism, racism, sexism, homophobia or anti-natalism will not be tolerated and immediately removed.
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* Call to action post can't be posted in VU for the reason of Facebook rules and we must protect our group. “Call to Action” posts that encourage or result in the harassment of others on Facebook or other groups. Violations of FB rules can result in the permanent serious repercussions to VEGANS UNITED.
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*Absolutely no turning off comments in any of our groups the OP will be removed immediately and a *Warning will follow Via' PM
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*We are Animal Rights~Vegan, Non-speciesists human animals and we come in all shapes and sizes. We will not tolerate any "Body Shaming" at all in VEGANS UNITED.
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*No advertising your product or service, it is considered spam and will be deleted along with any solicitations and this also applies to GOFUNDME or anything or way of asking for money for any reason.
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*Please do not share any Francione propaganda, Francione's criticism of ARA does little to help alleviate the suffering of individual animals and also trivializes the efforts of workers in the field who handle cruelty cases. It also creates divisiveness within the animal liberation movement instead of focusing on shared goals.
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*Beekeeping, Honey, Backyard Chicken Eggs and Horseback riding "IS NOT VEGAN" and will not be up for conversation or debate. All post will be removed without notice. *
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*This is not the place for any Abortion and Antinatalism ie Anti-Birthers all post will be removed.
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Plants are NOT sentient beings and Honey, Eggs, and Horseback riding or Riding any non-human animal is animal exploitation and Is "NOT VEGAN!"
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*No Vaccines or PRO or Anti-GMO Propaganda. This Is not open for debate. We are all Anti-GMO in ONEfoundation but we also know so many paid spokespeople it's scary so we try and keep it simple and not open for debate.
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*Cat food is not open for debate and will be deleted. There are groups just for this topic: Vegan cats etc. *(This does not apply to "Vegan Dogs) and what vegan dog foods people use.)
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**We @ VEGANS UNITED do not condone the use of any non-human animal for any reason. (Service Animals) This topic is not open for debate, for example, ~ Non-speciesists vegans do not condone the use of any non-human animal "service animals" for any reason this includes but not limited to dogs, dolphins, horses etc. These sentient animals are not on this planet to become items that belong to any one person, army, governments and police departments. Until a non-human animal can sign a consent form you have no right to have them sniff out bombs, jump out of planes or chase people down. Again this topic is not open for debate ** "We also understand some human beings have companion animals for medical reasons and that is between you and your moral baseline, not ours."
All post will be removed without notice. **
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*Please do not share any pro hunting pages/groups or YouTubers bashing veganism. The reason why all these psychopathic asshats get paid per click and will say anything to get you to visit a page or view a video so please don't share them in our groups because they will be removed without notice.
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https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism
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We want all non-human animals to be free from all harm and never exploited.
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*Again ALL people are welcome into our groups so please be kind again Please Be Nice!
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* *We ask that all members please have respect for our group we love. Please do not post anything against VEGANS UNITED or entice anyone to do so. This is our Facebook home for all ARA~Vegans.
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*Please no exit speeches they only make you look silly.
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*Please do not block MODS/ADMINS of this group. If you do you will be banned and blocked.
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*We will not condone any bashing of other Animal Rights Activist and or groups/organizations or members in VU or any of Facebook, so please refrain from doing so.
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*WE MUST #ENDspeciesismnow! & #BeVegan to end non-human animal husbandry and change the numbers coming out of every Factory Farm. ~ "We will wake to see a vegan world" UNITED as ONE we will #BeTheChange
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"Until all cages are not bigger but all cages are empty." ~cph
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Founder's Note** ~ This is "your group" let's do our best to keep it the best ARA~Vegan group on Facebook so if you see spam, trolls or any above-mentioned muck please report it to us or PM any crew member. We do this for you to help you so in return we are helping this planet we call home and most of all helping stop this all out "war" on all sentient non-human animals. Let's keep our home clean from trolls and trash and protect our little safe haven that is VEGANS UNITED we love and are very proud of what we've all done with this once tiny group. Thank you! I love all of our ARA~Vegan Family. <3
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"Peace love and vegan jelly beans"
We love all of our members and Thank you for all your help.
To all of our VU Crew our wonderful Admins and Mods for the pure dedication and love you show everyday 24/7/365 Thank You! <3
~Please contact any member of thhe crew 'Mods/Admins' for any needed reasons: The crew of VEGANS UNITED are as follows:
: Christophe Patrick Horner : Becky Edgar : Jodie Oliver : Elaine Avery : Jammie Creager : Jennifer Hill : Amanda Van Der Poel : Mary Jane McBride Grant : Rhonda Pendleton : Heidi Priest : Aasiyah Whitney-Holmes : Patrick O'Tuel : Sandra Dwaileebe : Aaron Mycar : Matt Merhar : : Katie Louise Myers : Devorah Ruder : Genie Childers : Leeyah Michelle Seddon : Naveen Narayan : David Lawler : Jeremy Moore : Brianna Kelly : Hugo Fernandez : Kathleen Herzik : Stacy McCord : Ingrid Cohen : Keiha Danaher : Jasmine Afshar : Celeste Hibbetts <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Jack Heneisen
Jack Heneisen Just in case. I never thought I would ever have to worry about this again in my life. Thanks Trump.
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Adam Meyer
Adam Meyer We've had to worry about this for 20 years. Not thanks Trump, because he has nothing to do with it. It's "thanks Iran", because they are the ones funding north Korea testing
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Chris Inkslinger The white folks voted for him let's not forget everyone was complaining about Obama and his healthcare now here we are sitting worried about a fucken nuke great job folks 😂😂
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Joseph Po Don't blame President Trump, blame that half wit that was in office the previous eight years along with Hillary clintons dumb ass.
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Jesus Marruffo
Jesus Marruffo Its not Trumps fault..they were building the bomb and improving the last past 8 years while Obama was in office..he did nothing..turned the other way and gave iran a deal to produce nuclear power..btw! Iran and North korea are allies!
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James D Hall If nuclear bombs are being dropped you are dead. You may live through the blast and the fall out but you are dead. All the water will be contaminated. Food production and distribution stops. And within weeks people are fight over the last remains o...See More
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Michael White There were survivors at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and both towns are if fact still prospering so follow history not all will be lost
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Paul Ostasiewicz That what trump wants to do to mexico if they don't pay for the wall.trump is afraid of north korea and is taking orders from vladimir.how does this make and sense?
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Tasha Diamonddiva Wilson Everyone is speaking about who holds the power... Well, the GOD I serve, sees all. You all are forgetting who really runs this country, this world. God does. Stop putting your faith in man. MAN will always fail and disappoint you.
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Donna Pitts Wallace Wow thanks Trump for this new level of FEAR you are putting on American! Thanks for making American Great Again! Baffoon! I'm sure his ass will be in a bunker along with his entire family!
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Julio Garza The wall isn't going to do shit... they wanna build a 100 million dollar wall when my ppl still gonna cross it with a 60$ ladder lol 😂 smh white ppl think they can keep Mexicans out but they can't deport us all.. suck it and get booty hurt just goes to show how soft and weak ppl are!
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King Frost And don't forget if the explosion is larger than your thumb held up at eye level you are in the radiation zone and need to travel in the opposite direction immediately if possible
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Sweeping study shows sharply declining male fertility
Meta-analysis finds that among men from North America, Europe and Australia, sperm concentration has declined more than 50% in less than 40 years.
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A groundbreaking meta-analysis of data collected between 1973 and 2011 has found that sperm concentration has declined by more than half among men from Western countries, with no sign of a “leveling off” in recent years. The study appears today in Human Reproduction Update.
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The research — the first systematic review and meta-analysis of trends in sperm count –was led by Dr. Hagai Levine, head of the Environmental Health Track at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem.
Levine worked with Dr. Shanna H Swan, professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and other researchers from Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Spain and the United States.
Their findings strongly suggest a significant decline in male reproductive health that has serious implications beyond fertility and reproduction, as recent evidence shows that men with poor semen quality may have a higher risk of hospitalization and death from a variety of health conditions.
“Given the importance of sperm counts for male fertility and human health, this study is an urgent wake-up call for researchers and health authorities around the world to investigate the causes of the sharp ongoing drop in sperm count, with the goal of prevention,” said Levine.
Dr. Hagai Levine, the study’s lead author and Head of the Environmental Health Track at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Photo courtesy of Hebrew University
Why are sperm counts declining?
When the researchers screened 7,500 studies and conducted a meta-regression analysis on 185 studies between 1973 and 2011, they found a 52.4 percent decline in sperm concentration, and a 59.3% decline in total sperm count among men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The men were not selected based on their fertility status.
The study also indicates the rate of decline among Western men is not decreasing. The slope was steep and significant even when analysis was restricted to studies with sample collection between 1996 and 2011.
In contrast, no significant decline was seen in South America, Asia and Africa, although far fewer studies have been conducted in these places.
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The Art of the Stick (English)
Jim Lorriman
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This is the original 'Art of the Stick' video that I made for a presentation in Korea. I added some additional information and video on at the end.
There have been a number of comments about the way I have left the viewer hanging at the end of the video. Not only was this video used for a presentation, it is also used for instruction. The video ends where traditional wood turning techniques take over. However, if you wish to see the completed piece you will find it on my website here: http://www.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com/.... Scroll down, the piece is at the bottom of the page. You can also find similar vases here: http://www.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com/...
The Creative Lives Project mentioned at the end of this video did not get any traction. I encourage all of you who have any skills in the arts, crafts or culture to teach the video camera what you know. Talk to your local museum to see if they will creative a digital archive where these skills can be on record for any who wish to study and become adept at them.
In 30 years (2046) many of the skill sets that are practicing today will be gone. We have the means and technology to capture much of which has been learned. Please take the little extra time required to leave an archive of your accomplishments behind. There are generations to come who will be grateful that you did.
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FionaImpala
FionaImpala1 year ago
Awesome process but where is the finished product?
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Ted Weddell
Ted Weddell1 year ago
Metamorphosis is a good name as parts of it look like butterflies. Thanks for sharing the process, will have to try it sometime soon.
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zeek wolfe
zeek wolfe1 day ago
Zzzzzzzz!
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Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes1 hour ago
Holy mouth noises batman!
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ardstsp
ardstsp1 hour ago
thanks for teaching through sharing freely
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speckspeck
speckspeck1 hour ago
TITLE IS DECEPTIVE
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Bob Loosemore
Bob Loosemore1 hour ago
I think I noticed the finished article, but it is strange that you did not make a decent portrait of it in a nice place.
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Westsky Southern
Westsky Southern1 hour ago
Great video Jim; really informative and very beautiful.
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Richard Mann
Richard Mann2 hours ago
i have heard that sticks with notches were like a bank account in earlier times
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JoshuaApathy Miller
JoshuaApathy Miller2 hours ago
Jim you are amazing, these are absolutely gorgeous. Especially since they're basically coming from scrap wood. my grandfather was a carpenter / woodworker, these pieces really bring back some great memories. He made mainly pens, vases, and bowls from stabilized burls, but he did some bowls and vases from single pieces of wood. he did not make them like this, theyre were just spun from one piece. Again amazing amazing work, well done sir. Do you sell your products somewhere?
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skyfooty
skyfooty3 hours ago
Wth. Where's the vase. You made us sit through far too much detail and didn't bother to show us the main event. You get too bogged down in the detail.
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Todd Corey
Todd Corey6 hours ago
Thank God for fast forward
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Jim Griffiths
Jim Griffiths9 hours ago
I recognized your Canadian accent, and was surprised you still use the inch and 16ths system. Beautiful work!
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chuckschilling
chuckschilling11 hours ago
Why on earth would you use an ice pick anywhere near a spinning saw blade? If you were to slip and that ice pick hit the blade, you would have massive shrapnel flying at you. That's a terrible practice.
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imetr8r
imetr8r13 hours ago
This is one of the best instructional videos I have seen, and a most interesting technique. Good Job!!!
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neosomato hypergenesis
neosomato hypergenesis13 hours ago
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gilbert furguson
gilbert furguson14 hours ago
so tell me sir ,, do you have stacks of BB's someplace ,, that is a joke and by no means a criticism,, your attention to detail is phenomenal and the finished product reflects it,, thank you for your time and instruction
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bob Last
bob Last15 hours ago
Have you seen a doctor about your obsessive compulsion?
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David Crouch
David Crouch16 hours ago
TOP MAN JIM!!
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John Coops
John Coops18 hours ago
T..H..I..S....... G..U..Y..... S..P..E..A..K..S...... S...O... ...... S...L...O...W......... T...H...A...T......ZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZ zzzzzzzz z z z z z z z ...... ..... ..... ....
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21 Must-Know Strategies for Managing Virtual Teams
BUSINESS
November 11, 2012
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managing virtual teams
I’ve been working with hundreds of virtual team members in over 9 different countries in the past 8 years. Managing remote employees oftentimes made me want to tear my hair out.
Sometimes I had no idea what my team was doing, or that team members would “flake out”–they’d work effectively for a while and then their quality of work would taper off or they’d quit, or I get frustrated about not being able to communicate with them effectively, or I had many issues finding and hiring great people remotely.
But now I know a lot more about handling tough situations and issues that come with the territory when managing virtual teams. The strategies I use reflect my years of experience figuring out what works best to keep the teams coherent, productive and motivated.
See how Time Doctor’s easy-to-use time tracking software can help your team be more productive.
These strategies on how to manage virtual teams are what we use at Time Doctor, where we have over 50 full-time global team members all working virtually, remotely, to create the best remote management and productivity software for individuals and businesses.
Communication
communication is important in managing virtual teams
Tip 1: Compensate for the fact that you are not bumping into each other
One of the biggest reasons why virtual teams fail is because they don’t compensate the fact that team members are not bumping into each other. They kind of forget about the other team members, live in their own world and do not communicate or collaborate as much as they need to.
In a virtual environment, you need to create opportunities for team members to just “chat” both formally and informally. Some effective options are online chat rooms (like Skype), project management software (like Basecamp or Azendoo), and video conferencing (Google Hangouts is free).
Tip 2: Have a chat room open constantly
In our business we have a chat room open for each team in the business. Team members leave messages for the team that they are a part of. It’s essential to keep these chats alive but not distracting. There’s enough conversation to be able to discuss important issues and to feel like we’re connected as one team, but not so much that it becomes distracting.
We also have a fun company wide chat room open for non business related chat. This creates a bit of a water cooler effect where employees can chat about anything they like. It can be a lonely existence working by yourself at home and this company wide chat helps keep a feeling of social connection.
By the way, here is how we chose our team chat app.
Tip 3: Choose the right communication style
Depending on your needs, choose the type of communication that works best.
Email – For quick interactions. You can replace most email communication with a project management system.
Chat programs – Skype or Google Hangouts are great for quick instant messages and for creating a team chat environment.
Phone calls or video chat – Some types of communication should only be handled over the phone. Any kind of emotional issue such as performance problems should be handled over the phone. Video chat would be even better as it gives you more visual cues of what is going on with the other person.
Creating a short video – It’s very easy to create a video of yourself on YouTube using your webcam, or using a screen capture tool such as Jing.
Tip 4: Use tools for quick video or visual communication
Jing screen capture
When you’re not in the same room how can you explain something visually on your computer screen? A YouTube video or a screen capture tool like Jing is a great way to do this. Capture desktop screenshots and put arrows, labels and notes using Jing or create quick screen capture videos and share it with other team members via YouTube. You can also create explainer videos using tools like mysimpleshow.
Tip 5: Use screen sharing tools
There are tools that enable you to share your screen so that another person can see exactly what you are doing. Some of these tools even allow people to control another computer remotely. Many of these tools are free-to-use for small teams, including TeamViewer and Join.me. Skype also has screen sharing capability but without any option to control another computer remotely.
Tip 6: Collaboration on documents and spreadsheets
If you have a document that is being edited by many people, Google Drive is the best option. If you have a document that just needs to be shared, and will not be edited simultaneously, then you can place your documents (such as an excel file) in a shared Google Drive or in Dropbox. Many project management tools also have file sharing and collaboration features, so that’s another alternative for collaborating on documents.
Tip 7: Set up a project management system, and actually use it
For smaller teams you might be tempted to wing it and handle everything via email. This is dangerous. Project management systems are helpful in managing virtual teams because they help to organize documents and conversations into projects, making it easier to find them later. They also help with organizing and storing shared files. If you run your business purely with emails it can quickly become an unmanageable, disorganized mess.
Productivity
tracking productivity
Tip 8: Implement systems
Without systems, your business can fall apart. A business run in an office can compensate to some degree for not having systems and processes simply by the fact that people can talk in person and look over each other’s shoulders. In a virtual team, each person can be in their own world. They may develop their own processes and procedures that don’t mesh with the way other team members are working. It’s best to have a documented, standardized way of working that you’re constantly refining.
For example in our business, developers follow a very specific process for suggestions, building, testing and documentation.
Tip 9: Allow a degree of flexible work hours but also keep some consistency
People working from home will rightly want flexibility with their work hours. And it’s important to allow a degree of flexibility when managing remote employees. On the other hand, if things are totally erratic then it will be difficult to get a shared collaboration window when all of your team are online at the same time and able to chat.
Tip 10: Track work output
Whether your team is virtual or not, you need to try to measure their productivity. What are the key indicators of success for each job? Get transparency around this so that you will know quickly (in a couple of weeks and not in 6 months) whether each team member is being productive or not. Tools like SalesHandy are useful for this especially if you want a streamlined communication and analytics for a remote sales team.
Tip 11: Track hours worked, attendance and other basic measures of productivity
time tracking software reports
If you are paying based on hours worked, then it makes a lot of sense to track how many hours each person works.
In an office environment you can see who is coming in each day even if you are not tracking attendance. In a completely virtual environment it can be difficult to understand exactly what is going on, how long each person worked, and what they are working on. There is a minority of people who are self motivated enough that they do not need any tracking of attendance or hours. However there is also a large majority who need some level of discipline when working at home.
We built the Time Doctor software to handle these exact issues, and also to track websites visited, applications used, time spent working and time on breaks. Our time tracking software can show you for example whether a team member is working or chatting with friends on Facebook. We also have some free timesheet templates that you may want to try out in case you are not ready to try out a software yet.
Tip 12: Organize a system of overlapping times for communicating in different time zones.
If members of your team work in different time zones, make sure that you have an overlapping period where everyone is working and organize your virtual meetings during these times.
Tip 13: Do a quarterly review to see how your virtual team members are coping
One of the issues with working from home is that people can feel lonely and isolated. Not everyone copes well with this style of working. Most people do not have this issue and love the freedom that comes with working from home, but it’s important to check in from time to time and make sure everything is working for them.
Hiring
hiring and managing virtual teams
Tip 14: Test new employees with short-term work before hiring them full time
You don’t need to hire someone full time right off the bat. You can get a taste of working with someone by hiring them for a small project, and then when it’s completed if you’re happy move on to full time work. It’s important that you do move on to full time work because if you have someone on part time or on a temporary project, their attention will be divided. It’s quite possible they will no longer be available just when you need them most. My experience is that staff who are working part time eventually drop off and stop working altogether. Full time people are relying on your company for their livelihood and are more likely to stick with you long term.
Tip 15: Pay virtual team members well
There are a lot of people who want to work virtually. Many professionals are willing to take a pay cut for the opportunity to work from home. While it’s true that you can find lower-cost team members virtually, if you pay them well, you’ll ensure that your team works hard and sticks with you for the long term.
Tip 16: Look for people who are the right fit for virtual work
Take a look at their environment at home. Do they have a quiet place to work? Are they constantly distracted by children in the house? On the other hand are they living at home by themselves and unable to get out and spend time with friends? Both distractions and isolation can be issues and it’s important to make sure that your team is happy & productive working from home.
Tip 17: Create a standard on-boarding process for educating new employees about your company
If you’re hiring employees remotely then they are not going to get the same kind of “learn by watching over the shoulder” method that can happen in an office. So when you hire someone, make sure that they have a training program (videos can work well) that educates them about your company and the way that you do things. Do as much as you can to get them adjusted to your company and to learn how to perform in their role.
Culture
Tip 18: Inspire via video
Remote workers can miss the feeling of a company culture. It’s difficult to create and maintain culture through written words alone. It’s much more powerful to create videos and use video conferencing services such as Google Hangouts. You can record hangouts for future employees as well. Use videos as a way to inspire your team, and to reinforce core concepts in your company culture (such as your company vision and mission).
Tip 19: Meet in person
Time Doctor meetup
Time Doctor Meetup in Bohol, Philippines.
It’s hard to develop true friendships remotely. Meeting in person about 4 times per year or as often as possible is the best way to create stronger bonds within your company.
Tip 20: Nurture virtual friendships
Don’t forget that your team are human beings wired to connect with others. People can get connected from outside of work but it’s great to fill some of this need at work as well, much more in a virtual team. In my experience, this is especially important in jobs that do not involve as much human contact, such as in software development.
Tip 21: Create a true “team” feeling
When working virtually it may take extra effort to keep people feeling committed to their team. They need to know that not only they’re contributing true value to the team’s common goal; they are also valuable to the team’s success in achieving its goal. Some ways to achieve this are:
Having and maintaining non-work related communication
Sharing the future vision of the company
Keeping your team informed about how the company is doing. People like to know what’s happening in other parts of the company and how they themselves fit in and are contributing to the bigger picture
Get everyone in your team involved in important events and projects
During birthdays and special occasions, send gifts with meaning.
Anything you can do to create a feeling that they are not just working separately but are truly part of your company and part of a team is worthwhile.
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Rob Rawson is a co-founder of Time Doctor which is software to improve productivity and help keep track and know what your team is working on, even when working from home.
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