Managing distributed teams from your pyjamas
summary
Claims that fully distributed teams match or exceed office productivity, backed by examples: Beats ecosystem reaches 100M downloads, work flows through PRs/code reviews on GitHub, and coordination relies on Slack + video conferencing. Offers concrete practices: block calendar hours, prefer async PR feedback, run regular video 1:1s, judge by multi-month results not hours. Cites a 2015 survey (23% work longer, 52% take fewer days off, 77% report improved productivity) and a free mentorship platform Tupu.io mentorship to grow diverse talent.
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- 0:00Start
- 1:47A few years ago, many had doubts about the productivity of a fully distributed team
- 2:52People are forced to work from home during the pandemic times
- 3:36Your personal advantages
- 3:49No commute time
- 4:21Flexible schedule
- 4:51Work-life balance
- 6:47Company advantages
- 10:05Diverse teams build better products
- 12:37Challenges
- 13:24Work independently
- 14:52Isolation
- 16:50Collaboration
- 17:58Work more async than sync
- 20:52Have regular 1-1s over video
- 22:49Organize face-to-face time
- 23:33Recognize work
- 24:29Give early feedback
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