The challenges of managing a distributed workforce and how to overcome them with Cody Rogers

The landscape of global work is evolving, and businesses are adapting to new challenges in workforce management, productivity, and compliance.

On this episode, Cody Rogers, Chief Product Officer of Hubstaff, discusses the intersection of time tracking, workforce analytics and management, along with the trends shaping remote work and global hiring.

Key Takeaways:

(03:52) The importance of combining time tracking, workforce analytics and management.

(06:53) How global hiring is changing business operations and talent acquisition.

(11:13) Compliance challenges businesses face when managing a distributed workforce.

(13:45) Balancing flexibility and simplicity helps users get control without overwhelming complexity.

(16:24) Building features in-house vs. integrating with existing tools.

(19:28) How product integrations improve customer retention and user experience.

(21:59) Key factors in making product development and partnership decisions.

(23:58) Lessons from launching a SaaS tool focused on reducing customer churn.

(25:13) Essential skills for product managers, including communication and ownership.

Resources Mentioned:

Cody Rogers -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/codyrogers/

Hubstaff LinkedIn -

https://www.linkedin.com/company/hubstaff/

Hubstaff Website -

https://hubstaff.com/

Gusto -

https://gusto.com/

Deel -

https://www.deel.com/

Wise -

https://wise.com/

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