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REMOTE - How to manage a fully remote team

karinchristen
November 21, 2020

REMOTE - How to manage a fully remote team

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karinchristen

November 21, 2020
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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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