[Short] How I've built an empowered team of fully distributed teammates

This is a short version of my talk about building empowered distributed teams.

Transcript

1. How I’ve built an empowered team of fully distributed teammates Marcus Wermuth - Mobile Lead at Buffer
3. How I’ve built an empowered team of fully distributed teammates Marcus Wermuth - Mobile Lead at Buffer
4. How I’ve built an empowered team of fully distributed teammates Marcus Wermuth - Mobile Lead at Buffer
5. 5 Timezones
7. 11 Timezones
8. I considered timezones a big problem.
9. So how do we work now?
10. Async Communication Weekly “Meeting Calls” No Standup Calls 3 Week Cycles with 1 day per week of free roaming
11. Empowerment was the key for me!
12. Authority Opportunity Motivation Initiative Accountability
13. give Authority provide Opportunity increase Motivation encourage Initiative foster Accountability
15. Put Ego behind you Get good at Feedback Learn how to Delegate
16. Communication
17. Over-communication
18. I chose to be open and honest
19. Transparency
20. Transparency Trust
21. Artificial Harmony
22. Put Ego behind you Get good at Feedback Learn how to Delegate
23. Give praise all the time
24. Ask for Feedback
25. Don’t hold it back and be honest
26. You can frame it as Growth Opportunity
27. Practice Reflection
28. Put Ego behind you Get good at Feedback Learn how to Delegate
29. Managers are supporters
30. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate…
31. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate…
32. Learn to stop taking over work in the name of helpfulness.
33. You will block growth opportunities.
35. Invest in the people!
36. Experiment - Question the Status Quo.
37. Work can’t happen in the same way remotely as it did in the office.
38. Thank you! @mwermuth