Joe Payne - Former CEO, Eloqua

Managing Distributed Workforces

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Joe Payne, Former CEO Eloqua and BoD at Dealertrack, Cornerstone OnDemand, Plex Systems and Trackmaven

Joe Payne was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eloqua, a leader in automating demand generation. Joe served as the company’s President from June 2007 to September 2012. He currently serves as a Director on four SaaS boards: Dealertrack (NASDAQ: TRAK); Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD); Plex Systems (privately held); and Trackmaven (privately held). He also sits on the advisory boards of Mintigo and Gold Lasso.

Summary Notes on Managing Distributed Workforces

Best Practices

  • Cadence: Hold weekly meetings virtually, quarterly meetings in person, and biannual meetings live with the entire company

Technology

  • Social Networks: Use internal networks (Jive, Chatter, etc.) for communicating about customers, deals, and personal happenings

Video

  • Desktop video and video conferencing is extremely useful
    Video holds people accountable