A lot of people dream of working remotely. They picture themselves checking email occasionally from the beach or working a couple hours a day when it’s convenient for them. But anyone who works on a remote team knows there’s much more to it than that. Sure remote work gives you freedom and autonomy, but working with team members who are halfway around the world has its fair share of challenges. In this episode, we talk about how we’ve managed to build a successful remote team here at Asian Efficiency, and share the real secret that makes it all work for us.

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Cheat Sheet

How to figure out how to communicate as a remote team 3:15

Ways to make meetings work when your team is remote and people are working in different time zones 9:15

How to get everyone's buy-in on your team when deciding how and when your team members work 17:05

The language and cultural barriers when hiring team members from different countries 20:52

How to track performance when you have a remote team 23:35

How to address the lack of trust you might have with people you don't interact with often in-person 29:14

What you learn from getting together in-person as a remote team 39:52

Why there's a boost in productivity after an in-person meet up 47:36

The Importance of thanking team members and building trust with each other 56:18

Links

Atlassian

JIRA

Confluence

Zoom

6 Tips for Running More Effective Meetings (TPS195)

Our 3 Biggest Challenges of Implementing Scrum & How We Overcame Them (TPS191)

A Professional Scrum Master’s Best Advice for a Productive Team w/ Lucas Smith (TPS189)

Skitch

Alfred

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