Just because your employees don't all come to the same physical location doesn't mean they can be engaged. Distributed teams have needs much like co-located teams, and there are some additional steps you can take to drive employee engagement.

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D I S T R I B U T E D, N OT D I S C O N N E C T E D :
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E M P LOY E E E N G AG E M E N T F O R
R E M OT E WO R K

2. We have over 120 full time employees who
work remotely from around the globe
We’re a full-service digital agency.
We make a better web with finely crafted
websites and tools for content creators.
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3. “Remote” implies there is a center, to be remote from.
We’ve been deliberately distributed since day one.
“Virtual” implies there’s something less-than-real
about the company.
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B AS I C R U L E S A P P LY
• Employees in distributed companies seek many of the
same things as employees in a non-distributed company:
• Clear expectations
• Mastery & autonomy
• Recognition
• Sense of joint purpose / mission
• Pride of accomplishment

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E M P LOY E E E N G AG E M E N T S TA RT S E A R LY
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S E T C L E A R E X P E C TAT I O N S

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D O N ’ T F O R G E T T H E B AS I C S

8. A D C D A D E
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S M A L L , C R O S S - F U N C T I O N A L T E A M S
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C O M M U N I C AT E C O N S TA N T LY
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V I D E O I S M A N DATO RY
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M E D I U M G R O U P S

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L A R G E G R O U P S

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G E T TO G E T H E R R E G U L A R LY
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B U I L D T E A M S
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R E WA R D YO U R VA LU E S
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T R AC K E N G AG E M E N T
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25. H E A RT B E AT
S U RV E Y 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6
Would recommend 10up
as a place to work
85% 89% 92%
10up supports employees’
efforts to find work/life balance
66% 79% 85%
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D I S T R I B U T E D, N OT D I S C O N N E C T E D
• Keep employees connected: to their colleagues, their
managers, and their clients.
• Establish clear values & vision
• Pervasive communication
• Reinforce in person
• Track engagement
• Build relationships

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Q & A
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