REMOTE - How to manage a fully remote team

How to setup remote work

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   REMOTE
   Karin Christen
   How to manage a fully remote Team
   

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2. KARIN CHRISTEN
   Leader, Designer, Lecturer
   @karinchristen
   
   
   required.com/karin
   

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3. required
   we are
   

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4. 2009
   Zurich
   Schwerin Lucerne
   Hochdorf
   2013
   since
   

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5. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60619.Jason_Fried
   Starting a business on the side while keeping your day job
   can provide all the cash flow you need.
   
   
   ― Jason Fried, ReWork — 
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6. https://freshjobs.ch
   

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7. inspired by
   we are
   

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8. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/60619.Jason_Fried
   

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9. REMOTE
   we are
   

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10. ONE TEAM
    7 team members
    
    
    7 Cities
    
    
    3 Countries
    

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11. Lucerne
    
    
    Zurich, Basel, St. Gallen
    Schwerin
    
    
    Cologne, Bangkok
    we are required gmbh
    required gmbh
    

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12. Lucerne
    
    
    Zurich, Basel, St. Gallen
    Schwerin
    
    
    Cologne, Bangkok
    we are required gmbh
    required gmbh
    Taxes
    where to pay
    

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13. Being reliable and responsive
    
    
    brings trust in your client relationship
    

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14. “Being reliable and responsive
    
    
    brings trust in your client relationship”
    

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15. Stop commuting your life away!
    
    
    ― Jason Fried, REMOTE — 
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16. TIPS
    Hiring
    

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17. Hire doers
    

    Doers will get stuff done even if they are working in Disney Land.
    
    
    

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18. Hire people you can trust
    

    Remote work stops working when you can't trust the person.
    
    
    

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19. Trust the people you hire
    

    You also need to exhibit trust with the people you hire.
    
    
    

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20. Hire people who can write
    

    In working remote, almost everything is shared via written communication.
    
    
    

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21. Hire people who are ok without a social workplace!
    
    
    

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22. https://www.menti.com/ouvx5jf73b
    Share your experience:
    

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23. https://medium.com/digital-nomad-stories/working-remote-timezone-matters
    MATTERS
    Timezone
    

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24. +10 h
    -4 h
    -6 h +11 h
    Sidney - Brisbane
    Vancouver, Whistler
    +5 h
    -11 h -9 h
    New York
    

    San Francisco
    Hawaii
    Peru
    
    
    Chile
    
    
    Argentinien
    Thailand
    

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25. +5 h
    -9 h
    TEAM MEETING
    time managing
    

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26. https://savvytime.com/converter
    

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27. Ironically, you’ll probably get far more done when only half
    of your workday overlaps with the rest of your team
    

    — Jason Fried, REMOTE — 
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28. OFFICE
    virtual
    

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29. https://slack.com
    

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31. Video Calls
    Face time
    

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32. https://zoom.us
    

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33. Minimize screen time - try phone calls
    https://ideas.ted.com/zoom-fatigue-is-real-heres-why-video-calls-are-so-draining/
    

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34. COMMUNICATION
    

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35. Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Great writers know
    how to communicate. They make things easy to understand.
    
    
    ― Jason Fried, ReWork — 
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36. SMALL TALKS
    provide room for
    

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37. Photo by Kevin Grieve on Unsplash
    BREAKS
    no water-cooler catch-ups
    

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38. ENTERTAINMENT
    #Slack-Channel
    

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42. Emoticons
    ..are replacing..
    

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43. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
    

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44. Emotions
    

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46. PROCESSES & TOOLS
    A central hub for
    

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47. Code into the cloud
    Project-Managing
    

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48. https://www.helpscout.com
    

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50. Emojis
    

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51. Pros
    OVERVIEW
    

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52. FEAR OF MISSING OUT
    CONS
    JOY OF MISSING OUT
    

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53. COMPANY RETREATS
    Quality Time
    

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56. To successfully work with other people, you have to trust
    each other - Trust people to get their work done wherever
    they are, without supervision.
    
    
    ― Jason Fried, REMOTE — 
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57. Q&A
    @karinchristen
    
    
    required.com/karin
    

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