SUMMARY

TEN7 is a distributed company. Jeff Robbins of Yonder has been setting up remote and distributed companies for 15 years, and has a podcast about it. Now that the coronavirus is forcing the concept of remote work into the forefront, Ivan and Jeff decided to do a podcast with some high-quality information about transitioning to remote work during a pandemic, from folks who’ve been through it, and now believe it’s a better way to work.

GUEST

Jeff Robbins of Yonder

HIGHLIGHTS

• Companies need communication policies to define expectations, set clear direction and give feedback
• Managers have to learn to trust employees, even when they can’t see them
• Working from home is living at work
• Be respectful of remote workers, allow them to define and self-manage how they work best

LINKS

• Yonder podcast
• Lullabot
• Bureau of Digital
• Seven Tips for Productively Working from Home
• jjeff.com