Telecommuting and distributed working is a growing trend. Gallup says 37% percent of U.S. workers telecommuted in 2015, up from just 9% in 1995. However, most organizations have not adjusted their talent management practices to accommodate (or optimize) distributed teams. Get practical examples for building successful culture, teamwork and engagement across all aspects of HR and across the globe.
This was a presentation for the Northern California HR Association Global Workforce Conference in September 2016.
2. What You’ll Learn
How world-leading remote teams build
and maintain culture
Practical tips for engaging your remote
employees
The tools we use as a remote team
3. 3
Hi, I’m Michael Overell
CEO & Cofounder of RecruitLoop
Former McKinsey consultant
Married to an HR Director
(we eat culture for dinner)
Australian in the Bay Area
@mboverell
michael@recruitloop.com
17. Step 1: Define the objectives of
your remote culture
We can be more productive and happy
at work, than if we were constrained to
a single office.
We can perform at a higher level, with
stronger talent, than if we were
constrained to a single location.
As individuals
As a team
19. Our remote values
Transparency Bias to transparency, in almost any situation.
Share what you’re working on, where you’re
working from, and how you’re feeling.
Bias to over-communication. This helps with
transparency, and also avoiding silos or
isolation.
Do what you say, get shit done, deliver to
deadlines and goals.
Trust each other, and that we’re all working
towards the same goals.
Communication
Accountability
Trust
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20. Our team processes2
Daily Weekly Monthly
Quarterly
Group chat > email
Video > phone call
Shared calendars,
agendas & actions
Daily status updates
Fun & foolery
Team meetings –
sales, product,
marketing, success
1:1s
Project updates
All Hands (recorded)
Strategy sessions
Off-sites & events
21. GOOD NO GOOD
Asynchronous, open
communication
Internal email
Transparent targets,
activities, focus
Team silos
Local = remote Us vs them
Human connections Faceless coworkers
22. Our remote ‘stack’3
Communication Collaboration Coordination
Group Chat
Video Calls
Docs
File Sharing
Calendars
Project
Management
Status UpdatesShared Email