Remoter Podcast

In this episode, Alex, Andres and Erik discuss the intricacies and nuances of extending a job offer to your remote employees. Depending on where they're from, they might be used to something completely different! It is important to take into consideration cultural differences that may arise, too.

What's the point of retreats for a remote company? Alex sums it up pretty well in this quote:

"But retreats, man, every single person looks forward to those retreats. Every single person. I think that if I were to tell the members of my team, hey, we are going to do retreat out of your vacation time, most of them will say, yes, I'm going to do it. We don't do it and you shouldn't do it. But that's how excited they are about it."

In this Q&A episode, Alex sits Erik and Andres down and asks them a couple of difficult questions about decisions they would make if they were a remote-first CEO. This episode is centered around the compliance and compensations factor for a remote-based team, so tune in for a very educational episode!

How do you efficiently work with a globally distributed team? What are some factors you should consider? Should you even HAVE people spread out over different timezones? All these questions, and more, answered in episode 13 of the Remoter Podcast.

In this questions and answers type episode, Alexander Torrenegra puts Andrés Cajiao and Erik Hare on the spot and interviews them, as he'd normally would with candidates looking to work alongside him.

What is the future of recruiting talent, specifically for remote-first companies? This is a topic Alexander Torrenegra has been researching and learning first-hand for over 18 years, and how it has eventually translated to Torre's powerful first question, "if recruiting were to be reinvented from scratch today, what would it be like?"

In episode 10, we discuss the importance of building a personal brand because of the benefits it brings for businesses, especially for remote companies. Because if you think about it, there's no office to bring someone for a tour! So what are some ways to go about this and strengthen your digital presence?

In Episode 9, we're doing a deep dive into stories, lessons learned and processes of transitioning from an office-based company into a remote-first company. TL;DR - The success stories have a pattern. And that comes from leaders and decision-makers setting examples that propel remote culture, thus making the transition itself less painful for everyone.

Alexander Torrenegra, Erik Hare and Andrés Cajiao embark on an analytical conversation about "how does one define work culture?" And thought-provokingly enough, wouldn't you want the same factors to make up a positive work culture, no matter if it is remote or office-based?

Today, an important part of managing remote-first teams is to trust your team. As a leader, micro-managing and tracking everything they do isn't a healthy nor desired approach. In this episode, we discuss performance-based management (PBM) and a couple of ways to go about it- with OKRs, KPIs, and for Torre, our daily stand-ups.