Remote Teams: 5 Things I'm Doing Wrong & Maybe You Should Too • Ted Tencza • YOW! 2019

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2019. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Ted Tencza - Head of Engineering at Prospa ABSTRACT It's increasingly common that teams are distributed across multiple offices, in different countries, all working on the same product or project. But how do you make this work well? There seem to be a number of readily accepted tenants of conventional wisdom to help deal with leading distributed teams, from seeming good ideas “teams must be co-located” to ones that are purely economic “offshore teams can be run at a far lower cost”. This talk will challenge the conventional wisdom around leading distributed teams. I will explore how I have structured distributed teams at finder.com, and explain where and why I deviate from conventional practices (teams are not co-located or bounded by geography for instance). I will show how ignoring or modifying these can produce much better outcomes, happier, more productive teams, and a great culture of distributed work. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Tsedal Neeley • Remote Work Revolution • https://amzn.to/3lTDGtI David Burkus • Leading from Anywhere • https://amzn.to/3fUThp0 Maria Sam • Remote Work Secrets • https://amzn.to/3CDRYV1 Phil Simon • Reimagining Collaboration • https://amzn.to/3yGPXoA https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #RemoteWork #PostOffice #RemoteWorking #WorkingFromHome #PostOfficeWorld #DigitalTransformation #Transition #TedTencza #YOWcon 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