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[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.

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Marcus Wermuth

February 14, 2019

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Transcript

  1. How I’ve built an empowered team of fully distributed teammates

    Marcus Wermuth - Mobile Lead at Buffer
  2. None

  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

  6. None

  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

  14. None

  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.

  34. None

  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