Yaes: Filipino offshore teams operate in a hierarchical 'boss is God' culture
Matthew Yaes · He Let a Filipino Team Run His 7-Figure Agency for 2.5 Years · May 23, 2025 · at 9:53
Matthew Yaes, CEO of Extend Your Reach, explains the cultural management hurdles of running remote teams in the Philippines.
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“When I talk to my team, it's there in a I'm boss, I'm God culture, and you have to really pull things out of them.”
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