by libsyn | Aug 19, 2019 | Interview, Managers, Podcast, Teams
WAYNE TURMEL is the co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute and the co-author of The Long Distance Leader: Rules For Remarkable Leadership. In this interview, we discuss what makes a good remote leader, how to build trust on virtual teams, and how to give great...
by libsyn | Jul 22, 2019 | Interview, Podcast, Teams
ABBY DOWNING is the partner and creative director at The Superfan Company, an all-female team of pop-culture enthusiasts creating powerful programs and products that engage superfans. In this interview we discuss how Abby’s team communicates with each other...
by libsyn | Jul 8, 2019 | Interview, Podcast, Teams
JAY HYETT and RUMA DAK are Delivery Coaches at Envato, a collection of themed marketplaces where creatives sell digital assets. Envato allows their employees to work from wherever they are most productive, and even encourages them to travel for 3 months of the year....
by libsyn | May 27, 2019 | Interview, Managers, Podcast, Teams
TIM BURGESS is the Director at Shield GEO, a company that helps others manage and employ their international employees. Tim’s colleagues work in 9 different countries across all time zones. In this interview, he shares how they manage time zone issues, how they...
by libsyn | May 13, 2019 | Interview, Managers, Podcast, Teams
LIAM MARTIN is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com, which are tools that help manage remote employees productivity. Liam is also the co-organizer of Running Remote Conference. In this interview, we discuss how to manage, communicate, and hire on...
by libsyn | Apr 15, 2019 | Interview, Managers, Podcast, Teams
DAVE HECKER, cofounder at SourceSeek, is a seasoned tech executive, speaker, and author with an exclusive focus on distributed team software delivery. Before working with any offshore team, Dave will spend time with them in person to assess whether it will be a good...
by libsyn | Mar 25, 2019 | Interview, Podcast, Teams
LAURA FREW is a Partner at HolacracyOne, a company that promotes self-management practices for organizations. They are also 100% remote! I talk to Laura about how HolacracyOne works, their quarterly retreats, their non-management practices, hiring and firing people,...
by libsyn | Feb 25, 2019 | Interview, Podcast, Teams
JESSE HOUWING is a trainer, coach, and tinkerer who likes to make software development fun. Jesse and I met (in person) at the nlscrum Meetup in Amsterdam where I asked him about remote pairing and mobbing. In this episode, he talks about the benefits and challenges...
by libsyn | Dec 10, 2018 | Hybrid, Individuals, Meetings, Podcast, Teams
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS PROS AND CONS BEST METHODS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR VIRTUAL COLLEAGUES There are many ways to communicate with our virtual colleagues: face to face, video, email, group chat, telephone, social media. But each form of communication has its pros...
by libsyn | Nov 19, 2018 | Celebration, Managers, Podcast, Team Building, Teams
How To Include Remote Colleagues In Your Holiday Parties build camaraderie among remote team employees Holiday parties can be daunting – even if you’re all in the same physical location. This week, we discuss some ideas to help you celebrate the holidays...