Remote Working Approaches That Worked (And Some That Didn’t) • Charles Humble • GOTO 2023

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Aarhus 2023. #GOTOcon #GOTOaar https://gotoaarhus.com Charles Humble - Editor in Chief at Container Solutions RESOURCES https://twitter.com/charleshumble https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble ABSTRACT During the pandemic many people experienced remote working for the first time, but they experienced it in a way that was, inevitably, rushed and forced. As organisations, governments, and individuals continue to deal with the aftershocks and try to work out what the future of work looks like, I want to share practical tips drawing from nearly two decades of working remotely in multiple organisations. We’ll look at topics including: • How to decide if remote working is right for you • Common pitfalls of remote working and how to mitigate against them • Specific techniques for managing remote teams • How companies can create a shared sense of purpose with an all-remote workforce Whilst primarily aimed at remote workers and managers, I hope the talk will also contain helpful advice for anyone in a management/leadership role, even those not dealing with an entirely remote team. Although I think that remote working amplifies some challenges, many of these exist in non-remote environments too. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 06:05 Why this talk? 09:35 Remote working upsides 12:47 Mitigations 14:05 Pomodoro 16:49 Separate office 19:59 Mitigations 21:24 Deep work 23:17 Mitigations 23:44 A bit win for remote work 25:59 Mental health 29:42 Mitigations 30:35 Make remote work work 33:03 Hiring 36:03 Trust 38:47 Communication: Meetings 41:36 Meeting rituals 43:17 One on one meetings 44:41 Tools 45:53 Scaling up 48:16 Over-communicate 50:00 Wrapping up 51:19 Outro Read the full abstract here: https://gotoaarhus.com/2023/sessions/2518 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Anne Currie & Charles Humble • The Cloud Native Attitude • https://info.container-solutions.com/the-cloud-native-attitude-2nd-edition David Allen • Getting Things Done • https://amzn.to/45j3LWS Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Remote Team Interactions Workbook • https://amzn.to/47EYQRA Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Cal Newport • Deep Work • https://amzn.to/3sfcsCK Kate Humble • Thinking on My Feet • https://amzn.to/3QKQAtl Richard Kasperowski • High-Performance Teams • https://amzn.to/45zNaxG Camille Fournier • The Manager's Path • https://amzn.to/3soECvm Gino Wickman • Traction • https://amzn.to/47H6F9m Daniel H. Pink • Drive • https://amzn.to/45ynscO Verne Harnish • Scaling Up • https://amzn.to/3YGY6aF https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #RemoteWork #RemoteWorking #Workflow #HomeOffice #AllRemote #Leadership #Management #Pomodoro #GettingThingsDone #DeepWork #CharlesHumble Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1