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Remote Transformation: Going Beyond Slack and Zoom


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The hot topic for several years has been digital transformation. Today, remote transformation has become essential for every company. There is little doubt now that employees only have to be in the office to work. However, going remote goes beyond installing Slack and Zoom. Going remote requires companies to transition from approval-based workflows to audit-based workflows. In this episode, Andrew and Fahad discuss from their experience new workflows and what it really means to be a remote company. Listen in as they discuss how remote is eating the world. Don’t let it eat you.

In this episode we discuss: 

  • the benefits of remote work 
  • the importance of implementing not just a digital transformation, but a remote transformation in your business
  • moving from an approval-based workflow to an audit-based workflow
  • building trust in your organization by implementing more latitude and less leash
  • the mindset shift needed to become a results-based company
  • how collaborative, web-based apps speed up work 
  • the challenges of remote work and management
  • collaboration is the next wave in software
  • leading through a crisis

The future of work is remote, how are you going to adapt to this new landscape? You can read more on this topic in this article from the Skiplist Insights. 

Resources and/or Tools mentioned in this episode: 

  • "Deep Work" by Cal Newport
  • Figma
  • Visual Studio Code

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Thoughtful Software PodcastBy Fahad Shoukat and Andrew Wolfe