January 24, 2023

239: Optimize Your Team for Remote Work with Kapil Kale

29 minutes

Developing a remote work culture is a crucial step for businesses to take in today’s workplace landscape. However, developing a remote work culture requires different skills and practices than an in-person culture. The majority of people working remotely report struggling to maintain their work friendships and feeling distant from their work. It’s up to managers to cultivate a remote culture that is inclusive and engaging—despite the distance.

Today’s guest is Kapil Kale. Kapil is the co-founder and COO of Tremendous. Kapil previously co-founded GiftRocket, an online gift card company that went through Y Combinator and became profitable. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company and also worked as a Portfolio Team member at Insight Venture Partners.

Kapil and I talk about building a remote-first culture. We get into ways to build trust, foster deep relationships, manage accountability, and so much more.

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Read the related blog article: Strengthen Your Team’s Capability for Remote Work

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Website: https://www.tremendous.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gotremendous

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tremendous-rewards/

Key Takeaways:

Explain to your team the reasons why you’re choosing a remote work setup.

Think through the skillsets your team members need for remote workers including good written communication and self management.

With remote work, we lose the opportunity to organically build casual relationships, like those ‘watercooler’ conversations.

Supercharge work relationships by engineering offsite events. Make sure these retreats focus only on having fun and not anything work-related.

Encourage teammates who struggle with remote work to spend part of their time in a shared office setting.

Those who haven’t developed the skills needed to effectively complete a task or responsibility, such as those new to a role, might benefit from being in person early on.

Find creative ways to celebrate and recognize employees, whether through in person events or virtual channels.

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