Distributed and Remote Team Practices | Mark Kilby

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Mark Kilby, a remote agile leader, mentor, coach, and author, discusses remote work, remote agile teams, and remote organization culture.

Mark works with remote, hybrid-remote, and location-centric organizations to coach and inspire innovation and collaboration.

Takeaways

• Rethinking practices and communication is crucial for successful remote work.
• Intentional connection and socialization are important for remote teams.
• Leadership behaviors need to adapt to remote settings.
• Coaches and mentors play a vital role in supporting remote teams.
• Asynchronous work can be beneficial for remote teams, allowing for flexibility and reducing meeting overload.
• Running retrospectives asynchronously can still be effective and allow for team collaboration.
• Finding sweet spots in team schedules for synchronous meetings can help ease the challenges of time zones.
• Hybrid work can be challenging and may not be the most effective solution for teams.
• Clear communication, multiple feedback channels, and understanding the why behind remote work are crucial for success.
• Organizations should carefully consider their resources and policies when transitioning to remote or hybrid work.

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Connect with Mark

• Website: https://www.markkilby.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkilby/ 

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

02:40 How does a successful distributed agile team look like?

04:38 Challenges of being a distributed team

08:12 Techniques to keep people more connected

13:40 Adapting leadership behaviors

16:45 Work of coaches in remote setting vs on-site

20:10 Keeping people engaged in meetings

22:52 Considerations for remote Scrum and Kanban

28:30 Challenges with time zones

34:28 How leaders can stay connected with their teams

39:53 The future of remote and distributed work

45:00 Preparing for a distributed environment

47:30 Advice from Mark

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