What seems to work well for co-located team breaks down once remotes join a team. The local team dials-in the remote to make them feel part of the team, yet remotes still feel disconnected. They don't feel like they have an equal voice in meetings than their local counterparts. They feel like they're missing key conversations from the hallway track. And having an ad-hoc, impromptu conversation, usually requires booking a meeting room. What if we were approaching this problem the wrong way ? What if the issues were not about remotes but rather latent issues exacerbated by being remotes ?
This talk will uncover how to improve your team's productivity by learning from remote team best practices. By approaching team collaboration from a remote-first perspective, you will gain insight into your co-located teams' inefficiencies.
An environment with everyone in close proximity encourages synchronous communication. You will learn how asynchronous communication and systematic documentation offers a far more inclusive environment and more accountability.
An open office makes it easy to break into impromptu brainstorming sessions. You will understand why fostering the distraction-free environment that remotes enjoy can also benefit your co-located team and let them get into the zone.
Last but not least, we will talk about the barrage of seemingly useless meetings that every remote dreads more than you do. By exercising empathy around remote
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