Podcast: http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/116-10-tips-for-working-with-multiple-time-zones/
Enevitably someone will be getting up early or working late. Don't let it just be one team all the time. Share the pain around.
Instead of going from East to West, try organizing from North to South. Even though there's great distance, timezones are close.
If you can, don't overlap remote teams. Have the teams work on separate problems, with overlap when convenient.
When you have 1 or 2 hours of overlap, prioritize the time together. That's the time for meetings, and make it video for bonding.
This is an item from the Team Agreement episode (42).
Pick a timezone, and everyone is reponsible for converting themselves. This minimizes confusion.
This also helps minimize mistakes with scheduling.
Not everyone can make every meeting. Record them.
Useful to see and hear the conversation, and feel like part of the team even though you're not there.
If you can't overlap, use tools to stand up asynchronously. E.g.,
You get timezones wrong. Get in the habit of double checking. Use:
Be aware with your team timezones. You're starting your day, but that might be dinner for others.
Every once in a while, go and meet up. Rebuild the human connection.