Webinar: Holding Employees Accountable in Remote Work Environments

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As remote and hybrid work become the norm, leaders must navigate new challenges in accountability, performance, and team engagement. How do you keep employees aligned, motivated, and productive—no matter where they work?

Presented in partnership with Crews & co., this webinar was designed to help managers effectively monitor, motivate, and drive results with remote teams.

  • Ensuring Performance: Learn effective methods for setting and tracking OKRs, Scorecards, and performance metrics for all employees.
  • Building Accountability: Discover strategies to create accountability and transparency in a remote work environment.
  • Fostering Collaboration: Get tips on cultivating a positive, collaborative culture that empowers remote workers to succeed.
  • Overcoming Remote Challenges: Understand how to address issues like multi-state payroll, performance reviews, and more.

Watch the recording to gain expert insights and actionable strategies for leading high-performing remote teams.

This webinar was recorded live on March 18, 2025.

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Co-Presenters:

 

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Jeff Plakans | Founder & President

With over 20 years of expertise in the payroll and HR industries, Jeff’s experience in creating employer and employee solutions that have an efficient and user-centric focus is born of his own evolution as a business owner. As the president of Payrolls Plus, he led its rapid growth and later facilitated its merger with Payroll Associates, forming PayChoice, a national payroll provider. In 2006, Jeff founded Commonwealth Payroll & HR and is proud to offer a service that combines technology and service to meet clients’ varying needs.  Clients come to Jeff for his depth of experience in making payroll processing complexities simple while understanding the sanctity of the employer/employee relationship. A University of Maryland graduate, Jeff lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his family and is an active member of Entrepreneurs Organization, USA500, and the Independent Payroll Processors Association. 

 

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Ryan Villanueva | Sr Growth ConsultantCrews & co. logo

Ryan Villanueva is a senior consultant and partner at Crews & co., specializing in guiding private equity-backed companies through structured growth. As engagement manager for clients with annual revenues between $20M and $200M, Ryan brings deep expertise in Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), helping leadership teams align on strategy and drive measurable results. He combines financial acumen from his experience as an analyst at Goldman Sachs with entrepreneurial insight gained from founding and operating his own company, Best Delegate. A graduate of Yale University with additional Executive Education from Harvard Business School, Ryan has also served as president of the Boston Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization, making him a well-rounded advisor to portfolio companies seeking high-impact growth strategies.

 

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