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We don’t have a specific policy for how soon or how often things need to be communicated. I’d say the Golden Rule... -
Everyone needs to attend the daily and weekly meetings related to their work. They should be reachable on Mattermost during working... -
There are very tight guidelines for communication around classes, and we expect immediate communication if there’s any reason a teacher... -
We meet once a year and vote for the location that most people want to do. So far, we’ve been... -
We had our first company retreat less than a year ago in the Catskills when we were 12 people. I wouldn’t... -
We don’t organise retreats, but we do have a ‘visit Melbourne’ subsidy where we reimburse remote workers $1,000 if they wish... -
All of our events are optional, but yes we have a lot of in person events. -
We meet in person every three or four months, except for during our busy holiday shopping season. -
Yes, we do, and the frequency varies between teams. Some meet quarterly, others annually. We try to bring the whole company... -
Strictly speaking, we measure it in their output. What’s most important to us is that the work needed is getting done, and that... -
In many cases, it is activity in Slack, commits to source control, responses to clients, etc. It’s challenging, but from experience of working... -
It’s actually a lot easier than leaders in brick & mortar environments expect it to be. We are results-oriented by necessity. We’ve... -
Clear communication guidelines are very helpful. Miscommunication happens all the time in person, and happens a lot more over Slack or... -
Trust and transparency. In order for our team to work together effectively across locations and time zones there must be a... -
Communication is absolutely the most critical part of having a successful relationship with your remote employees. Not only is there a... -
The hardest part is maintaining discipline for management to make sure that we are active in all the key areas of... -
Without the luxury of seeing colleagues each day, it can, at times, take longer to identify issues. For this reason managers... -
Sensing everybody’s mood, level of motivation, identifying issues before they develop. With an on-site team, you get to take advantage... -
We invite them on a trip and do fun things together! -
We use quarterly OKRs (objectives and key results) to align everyone. Similar to Google, Netflix, Twitter and other companies we define... -
In addition to regular team group video conference sessions, as in our daily scrum meetings, we meet as a company once... -
We offer employees a notable equipment stipend to be used for purchasing company assets when they start ($2,000 for technical production like designers and engineers, $1,500... -
We tend to equip people with a strong Mac so they can be effective wherever they are. -
We provide all equipment people need to do their jobs. If someone wants to use their own device, that’s fine too. -
Employees start with two weeks of paid vacation. We also accommodate employees with school age children by letting them take extra unpaid time off... -
We have an open vacation policy. People typically take around 4 weeks. We don’t track it, but we do ask that... -
We offer time-off to our employees with 24-hour notice. We’re an incredibly collaborative and connected team, so this is important... -
I never had any fears. We’ve been told countless times that at some point we need to get an office... -
The biggest fear is “culture cracks” as our CEO calls it. Since we do have such a significant amount of remote... -
We knew that shifting to remote would mean that much of the verbal communication would have to be replaced with documented...
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Managing a remote or distributed team successfully requires good support, planning, and communication. Whether deciding if and how to get the team to meet in person or defining the line between vacation and flexible work, the management of a remote team has differences from managing traditional on-site teams. In our Managing Remotely section we ask top remote companies how they keep their teams running smoothly from thousands of miles away.
