78: Building and Leading Effective Remote Teams

Alexis Monville, Michael Doyle and I talk about working effectively with remote teams when meeting in person isn’t possible. This topic came up as we collaborated on version two of Alexis’ book Changing Your Team From the Inside.

Highlights

Taking individual initiative
How to build remote teams when you cannot meet in person
As individuals we can do something
Choosing (or not) to work together
Learning about others to learn about yourself
Using prompts to break the ice and get to know each other
Ways to intentionally form remote teams
Daily investments
Pairing people up and then creating larger feedback loop with the team
Thinking of the remote experience first (as opposed to the collocated team)
Good audio and video make a difference
A good meeting facilitator aides in making sure everyone has a voice
Level the playing field by having everyone at the meeting in a unique physical location
Your own mindset is an important place to start
The importance of celebrations and appreciation
Forming culture and traditions
Coffee and water cooler time
The affects of AI (artificial intelligence) on remote teams
Having a mission and vision–raison d’etre
Picking tools to manage and capture common goals

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