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/Â
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkilby/Â
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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