How to Manage Remote Teams Effectively
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Keynote for Conector Business Accelerator about managing remote teams effectively using communication tools such as Slack, Buffer, Trello, Basecamp and others.
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How to Manage Remote Teams Effectively
- Hi, I’m @lexrodba
- Remote teams Chances are, you’re one too
- • Java developer 8+ years Freelancer IT consulting 5+ years Two stillborn startups Launched MarsBased Background
- How do we call this? • Entrepreneurship? • Remote working? • Digital nomad? • Show-off? • Hipster? • Starbucks bum?
- No office Yes office Travel No travel
- Breaking the myth How do they earn my trust? How can I see if they’re really working? What if they slack off all day? How will they come to my office?
- Wrong • Most of this assumptions come from back xp. • You’re probably not good at delegating. • You get what you pay for.
- Traditional companies • No work? I’ll check FB. • Too much work? I’ll check FB. • No company culture. • Low employee engagement.
- Pros of remote • Flexible schedules • No routine • Flexible calendar • More travel time • More creativity
- Shopping list • Excellent communication skills • Discipline • High availability • Collaboration tools • Open-minded • Creativity
- Choosing the tools • You will use the wrong ones • Again • And again • And again • Until you find the right ones… • … only for some time. • Go back to start.
- Quality over quantity
- Company culture Tools should be aligned with your culture • Rails: Basecamp, Github, Redbooth, Quipu • Remote: Trello, Buffer, Basecamp, Slack • Simplicity: Trello, Basecamp, Appear, Slack • Transparency: Trello, Buffer, Ghost
- Basecamp Slack Trello Google suite Gdrive / Dropbox Appear.in Communication stack
- Basecamp • Centralisation • Client-friendly • Reduces email • Decisions here
- Slack • Best chat ever • Killer apps • Integrations • Team-only • Slackbot
- Trello • Dev-friendly • GTD • Task-managing
- Google suite Free 100% uptime Shut up & take my privacy
- Video tools We use appear.in but Hangouts was cool too
- Some tips • Don’t stretch the day • 2 hours of overlap between time zones • Reply ASAP, deal with it later • Company activities & retreats every now and then • Talk about it openly
- Reading list • Read Remote: Office Not Required • Read Buffer’s blog • Read Trello’s blog • Follow @levelsio on Twitter
- How do we call this? Let’s call it working