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Success with Virtual Teams Working in a Distributed Context Chris Lema @chrislema

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VP Software Engineering, Emphasys Software I’ve managed remote teams since ‘96 I’ve worked with WordPress since ’05 I’ve been coaching startups for 10 years

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Fully " Virtual " 2015 Partially " Virtual " 2015 N=1074

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EVERYBODY’S DOING IT

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Distributed Companies Distributed Partners Distributed Clients Remote Consultants Remote Vendors

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SO HOW DO WE DO IT RIGHT?

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PLAN FOR FAILURE – USE IT

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INTRODUCE “DONE DONE”

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FOCUS ON CULTURE CREATION

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CONTINUALLY PROVIDE CONTEXT

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HONEY I SHRUNK THE CHANGE

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LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY (no need to dress up though)

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YOU MUST WEAR A SHIRT I don’t care about pants.

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NOT TRAINED TRAINED ASK FOR HELP…

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…OR YOU’LL END UP HERE.

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@CHRISLEMA I blog daily over at chrislema.com.