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Managing a widely distributed team Dirkjan Bussink @dbussink
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Senior engineering manager Principal engineer
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Why?
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First some context
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28 people
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Original from 5 continents
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From 11 countries
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Psychological safety https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/five-keys-to-a-successful-google-team/
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Meet in person
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Regular cadence
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Use the time together well
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Long time strategy
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Team structure
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Iterate on collaboration processes
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No day to day development
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Do non work activities
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Grab dinner together
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Keep talking
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Continue to build trust in 1:1s
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Talk to people regularly
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Non work video chats
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Virtual water-cooler
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Be timezone aware
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Asynchronous communication
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No instant gratification
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Unblock others
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Don’t block yourself
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Over-communicate
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Use restraint
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Hardly anything is urgent
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“Durch Einfach Liegen Lassen Erledigt”
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Use timezone spread
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Recap
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Everyone is distributed Work hard on building team bonds Enable asynchronous workflows Use the power of distributed teams