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Distributed workforces: pros, cons and challenges

Distributed workforces: pros, cons and challenges

goncalossilva

August 16, 2018
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  1. Remote is great No commute Your time Your place Ownership

    and initiative Extraordinary people
  2. Remote is great No commute Your time Your place Ownership

    and initiative Extraordinary people Family
  3. Remote is hard Set a schedule Take care of yourself

    Communication Asynchronicity Timezones Work–life balance
  4. Remote is hard Set a schedule Take care of yourself

    Plan your days Communication Asynchronicity Timezones Work–life balance
  5. Remote is hard Set a schedule Take care of yourself

    Plan your days Take breaks Communication Asynchronicity Timezones Work–life balance
  6. Remote is hard Set a schedule Take care of yourself

    Plan your days Take breaks Weekends off Communication Asynchronicity Timezones Work–life balance
  7. Set a schedule Take care of yourself Plan your days

    Take breaks Weekends off Work can wait Remote is hard Communication Asynchronicity Timezones Work–life balance
  8. Co-working space Lunch with friends Go out Know your colleagues

    Remote is hard Communication Asynchronicity Timezones Work–life balance Social balance
  9. Remote is the future “Remote-first work means that, for the

    first time in the human history, people can access tremendous career opportunities and high-paying jobs regardless of where they live.” — Amir Salihefendic in The Age of Remote-First “Workplaces”
  10. Nurture them Pay fairly Perks (that make sense) Vacations, holidays,

    sick days, paternal leave Meaningful work with modern technology
  11. Pay fairly Perks (that make sense) Vacations, holidays, sick days,

    paternal leave Meaningful work with modern technology “The best idea wins” Nurture them
  12. Let them shine Trust Their time, their place Promote initiative

    and creativity Give plenty of ownership
  13. Trust Their time, their place Promote initiative and creativity Give

    plenty of ownership Great leaders Let them shine
  14. Planning is asynchronous Discussions are asynchronous Work is asynchronous Everything

    is asynchronous Tools that enable asynchronicity Asynchronous, always
  15. Vision (5y ~ 10y) Roadmap (6m ~ 1y) Work cycles

    (1m ~ 3m) Demos (1m ~ 3m) Explicit vision, explicit plan