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Transcript

  1. Success with Virtual Teams Working in a Distributed Context Chris

    Lema @chrislema

  2. VP Software Engineering, Emphasys Software I’ve managed remote teams since

    ‘96 I’ve worked with WordPress since ’05 I’ve been coaching startups for 10 years

  3. Fully " Virtual " 2015 Partially " Virtual " 2015

    N=1074

  4. EVERYBODY’S DOING IT

  5. Distributed Companies Distributed Partners Distributed Clients Remote Consultants Remote Vendors

  6. SO HOW DO WE DO IT RIGHT?

  7. PLAN FOR FAILURE – USE IT

  8. INTRODUCE “DONE DONE”

  9. FOCUS ON CULTURE CREATION

  10. CONTINUALLY PROVIDE CONTEXT

  11. HONEY I SHRUNK THE CHANGE

  12. LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY (no need to dress up though)

  13. YOU MUST WEAR A SHIRT I don’t care about pants.

  14. NOT TRAINED TRAINED ASK FOR HELP…

  15. …OR YOU’LL END UP HERE.

  16. @CHRISLEMA I blog daily over at chrislema.com.