Thoughts from the Shed: Benefits and Challenges of Managing a Remote Team Remotely
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THOUGHTS FROM THE SHED BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF MANAGING A REMOTE TEAM REMOTELY
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THOUGHTS FROM THE SHED
BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF MANAGING A REMOTE TEAM
REMOTELY
WORKING REMOTELY AND
MANAGING REMOTELY
BENEFITS
DRAWBACKS
COMMUTE
NO COMMUTE! WOO HOO!
ALTHOUGH…
ISOLATION
PEOPLE
INTERACTIONSIn Person Video Conf Audio Conf Text/IM
Facial Expressions Yes Sort Of No No
Gestures Yes Sort Of No No
Inflection Yes Yes Sort Of No
Words Yes Yes Yes Yes
PRACTICAL TIPS
LUNCH OUT
ONCE A WEEK
TIMESET YOUR SCHEDULE
STARTING AND ENDING ARE IMPORTANT
BUFFER TIME
WORKSPACE
DEDICATED
WITH A DOOR
EQUIPMENT ISN’T
EVERYTHING
BUT IT HELPS
AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCING
MULTI-TASKING
MUTING
RECORDING
VIDEO CONFERENCING
BRADY BUNCH
VIDEO CONFERENCING
FOCUSED
VIDEO CONFERENCING
LOOK AT THE CAMERA
VIDEO CONFERENCING
RBF
CHANGING YOUR STYLE
WORKS GREAT IN PERSONIN PERSON MEETINGS
SWINGING BY
HAVING LUNCH
CHATTING AT THE COFFEE MACHINE
SHARING AN OFFICE OR SPACE
EVERYONE IN A ROOM WHEN HAVING CLIENT MEETINGS
NOW YOU HAVE TO TRY HARDER
CHECK INS
PERSONAL
PROJECT
DROPPING IN
ATTEND MEETINGS
VIEW AND ENGAGE IN IM CHAT ROOMS
SCHEDULE TRANSPARENCY
YOUR SCHEDULE IS MORE VARIABLE
BE TRANSPARENT
REPORTING STATUS
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SCHEDULED ORGANIC TIME
VIRTUAL HAPPY HOURS
GROUP LUNCHES WITH IN-TOWN CO-
WORKERS
ELECTRONIC RANDOMNESS
OPEN VIDEO CONFERENCE LINES FOR
HANGING OUT
IM CHANNELS FOR NON-WORK SPECIFIC CHATS
JUMP ON A VIDEO CALL
CLIENT MEETINGS
BEING AWARE
RED FLAGS
TRANSPARENCY PROBLEMS
PEOPLE ARE MYSTERIOUSLY NOT AVAILABLE
EXPRESSIONS DON’T MATCH WORDS
DROPPING IN IS A PROBLEM
RED FLAGS
NOT LISTENING
REFUSE TO USE VIDEO
INTROVERTS VS. EXTROVERTS
OFFICE <> EXTROVERTED
HOME <> INTROVERTED
MOVING AND WFH
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION
MAKE FRIENDS
ENGAGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
CLIENTS
MANY ARE STARTING FROM ZERO REMOTE EXPERIENCE
TRAINING AND SHARING
CAN IT WORK?
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS
PICK A TOPIC
CLIENT ISSUES
PART TIME EMPLOYEES (OR VACATION)
TRANSITIONING TO REMOTE
PARTIAL REMOTE (OFFICE AND REMOTE WORKERS)
THANK YOU!
