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[TuringFest 2017] A clear-eyed look at distributed teams

[TuringFest 2017] A clear-eyed look at distributed teams

Maria Gutierrez

September 27, 2017
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  1. A clear-eyed look at
    DISTRIBUTED TEAMS
    HELLO
    my name is
    María Gutiérrez
    VP Engineering @ FreeAgent
    @mariagutierrez

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  3. “How did I freelance for 10 yrs
    without @freeagent?
    Bookkeeping a breeze, auto
    invoice chasing and my support
    email answered in 32 minutes”
    @tomcopy

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  5. Committed to build a
    DIVERSE, HIGH PERFORMING
    AND HAPPY TEAM

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  10. 1/3
    engineers
    WFH

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  13. 2000

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  14. 2000 2001

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  15. 2000 2001 2004

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  16. 2000 2001 2004 2008

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  17. 2000 2001 2004 2008 2011

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  18. ~180 engineers
    worldwide
    ~80 in my team
    DC, Portland,
    Boulder, All over
    the US, Scotland,
    India, Australia,
    Brazil
    I was working
    from my house
    in Scotland
    for ~5years
    Travelling to DC
    or other offices
    once a quarter

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  19. 2000 2001 2004 2008 2011 2016

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  20. MIKAELA
    NOGLE DEJLIGE GADE
    ODENSE
    DENMARK
    DEAR MIKAELA,
    THE WEATHER IS FAB AND
    WE ARE HAVING AN AMAZING
    TIME ON HOLIDAY.
    CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW YOU
    ALL THE PHOTOS!
    LOVE, MARIA
    BARCELONA
    10 JUNE 92

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  21. Show your
    COMMITMENT

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  22. CRITICAL MASS
    Avoid snowflakes

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  23. Break through
    GLASS CEILINGS

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  27. Treat on-site and remote
    FAIRLY NOT
    EQUALLY

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  30. @mariagutierrez
    Communicate
    INTENTIONALLY

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  31. Patrick Lencioni, “Five dysfunctions of a team”

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  33. COLLABORATE
    daily to build trust

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  35. being visible
    being honest and open
    being responsive
    delivering
    being consistent

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  36. SHOW YOUR WORK

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  41. ETIQUETTE
    Permission to play values

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  42. WATCH THE WORK
    not the worker

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  43. DO YOUR HOMEWORK
    Budget, law, expectations

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  47. Strengthens your company
    COMMUNICATION
    STRATEGIES

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  52. Angela
    Senior Software
    Engineer
    Staffordshire
    1 month

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  53. Thomas
    Head of
    Infrastructure
    Cambridge
    6.5 years

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  54. Anup
    Mobile Team Lead
    Sutton
    4 years

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  55. Eva
    Software
    Engineer
    Edinburgh
    1.5 years

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  56. “I rarely think about looking for a
    job at another company”
    “I see myself still working at
    FreeAgent in two years time”
    “My manager genuinely cares
    about my wellbeing”

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  57. “I rarely think about looking for a
    job at another company”
    “I see myself still working at
    FreeAgent in two years time”
    “My manager genuinely cares
    about my wellbeing”

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  60. BE INTENTIONAL
    srsly!

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  61. THANKS!
    @mariagutierrez
    I’ve got Winston stickers,
    come and say “Hi!”
    Illustrations by the amazing FreeAgent designers

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