The 21 Rules for Managing Remote Teams

[@RunningRemote]

Any rules that I left out? Please let me know.

[@TechAndStartups]

love the watercooler chat idea! Subscribed

[@ArmourerOz]

I only counted 18. You skipped 7 and 8 and then went from 13 to "16 or 17" and lost count.

[@ArmourerOz]

Some good info though as I am (as with many others) forced to manage a remote team for the first time.

[@Gary.wolter]

You were very informative. I have been running vtc's for the past 15 years and only a few of us worked remotely. These virtual meetings are great since I was working with the gov and we have employees all around the world. I have seen some wasted times during these vtc's and some great productive times. mostly great. Again, great job in this presentation.

[@syedirfanajmal]

I think one thing that has to be emphasized time and again while managing remote teams is that what they are doing with us is a real job (with prospects of career growth, a great future, and so on) as opposed to a non-critical freelance project. Part of this can be emphasized when incentives like yearly retreats are mentioned, and part of them within the daily or weekly meetings.

[@mrmaurice8951]

Thanks for sharing! My take-away from this video: 1: Track hours worked, attendance and other basic measures of productivity 2: Implement systems 3: Allow a degree of flexible work hours but also keep some consistency 4: Track work output 5: Organize a system of overlapping times for communicating in different time zones. 6: Do a quarterly review to see how your virtual team members are coping 7: Compensate for the fact that you are not bumping into each other 8: Have a chat room open constantly 9: Be wary of Chat and Email overload 10: Choose the right communication style 11: Use tools for quick video or visual communication 12: Use screen sharing tools 13: Video conferencing technologies 14: Set up a meeting rhythm 15: Effective collaboration on documents and spreadsheets 16: Set up a project management system, and actually use it 17: Test new employees with short-term work before hiring them full time 18: Pay virtual team members well 19: Look for people who are the right fit for virtual work 20: Create a standard on-boarding process for educating new employees about your company 21: Inspire via video 22: Meet in person 23: Nurture virtual friendships 24: Create a true “team” feeling 25: Beware of a mixed office and remote culture

[@RunningRemote]

Wow, thanks for the breakdown! Can I add that into the description?

[@mrmaurice8951]

@@RunningRemote Sure!

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

What tools do you use to track your teams working hours?

[@plants4thewin]

@@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam 🤣😂

[@parler8698]

22? Oh, hell no.

[@outsourceschool8672]

Very informative! 100% agree! What that doesn't get measured, doesn't get managed. And if you don't meet people on a set time and rhythm, people can easily get distracted and tasks often don't get done effectively.

[@rikkinewman8515]

Some very useful points, thanks. One thing I would say is that the music is way too loud in your mix. Could barely hear you in some parts.

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks for the heads up Rikki, we'll reduce the audio track for the next one.

[@im411seeker]

Totally agree, music is WAY too loud. I could barely stand to watch the entire video.

[@centralway]

Lower the music please !

[@RunningRemote]

I hear you Roberto. We have changed that for future videos.

[@ksmith1964]

Agreed. I could only watch about 5 minutes of this. At first the music was nice but then it got to be too distracting.

[@sirjoemonye4792]

Tip 7&8 not discussed!

[@WCarr]

Yeah it’s unwatchable currently. Are you not able to edit that within KZbinStudio?

[@divyanigam8541]

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on rules of managing remote teams.

[@kayanbsoul7483]

Thank you! I am starting a remote management position soon so this was a great introduction with great points to note!

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

Fantastic presentation. I didn't notice the music nor did I think about the volume until I saw other comments. I think the volume is fine. You are a gem! So many gold nuggets in your presentation. I counted 18 tips, but non the less, keep up the great work!

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks Michael. Let me know if you'd like me to make a video on anything else.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

Have you implemented any of the tips in your business?

[@avinashshete6783]

Thank you sir for teaching us Rules for managing Remote

[@jonathanvazquez5242]

Excellent video! Lots of great points. I watched it once from beginning to end and then a couple times pausing and taking notes. Liked and subscribed! 👍🏽 Keep the great content coming.

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks Jonathan. Let me know if there is anything else you'd like me to work on.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

What was your favourite part?

[@johnlee3667]

Great tips Liam! Enjoyed those.

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks a lot John, appreciate the kind words.

[@katarzynapawlak4407]

Hi.. Great video. I cannot access the link from the video on systems - can anyone share it with me? Appreciations!

[@prashantshinde8214]

Informative session on rules for managing remote.learn 21 rules to manage remote teams Thank you for teaching us 21 rules

[@RunningRemote]

No worries!

[@alikahaei9305]

We have a company that different offices in 4 European countries. I found your tips to be quite on the point and true. Especially the one about work anytime, anywhere but attend the meetings. But the more tricky and important one was meeting each other once a year at someplace. We have these annual summer parties every year where we gather for about 2 days in one country and it's amazing how effective it is. We really get to know each other more and become friends rather than plain co-workers. During the year, when we see some flaws in the other person's work, we automatically try to help and not make a big deal out of it because of the friendship that was established in the summer parties. One thing I can add to help the organization culture is a virtual coffee break every week and a channel (like a WhatsApp group) for everyone to share jokes which adds a bit color to the organization.

[@RunningRemote]

Great additions Ali. Hopefully once we can fly again you can do your company meetups again.

[@alikahaei9305]

@@RunningRemote yes, this year we cancelled it due to the virus. It sucked. The summer parties were one of my favourite days of the year.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

Those are always my suggestions, virtual coffee breaks and lunches

[@carloborja]

Looking forward to more videos from this series!

[@dr.santoshkaulkak9749]

Thanks for sharing your ideas on managing remote teams.

[@sandipagrawal4962]

Very innovative,thanks.

[@RunningRemote]

Most welcome 😊

[@ibnudarmawan9094]

Where are number 7 and 8?

[@__5036]

Where is the indexing with timestamps linking to the chapters in the video? Like Below 0:00 INTRO 0:20 COMPENSATE FOR IN PERSON INTERACTION 1:25 CONSTANT VIRTUAL CHATROOM

[@RunningRemote]

Older video but we will get on that!

[@TechAndStartups]

We talk quite a bit about the benefits of having Remote Teams -- it just opens the door to so much opportunity! Thanks for these tips - Subscribed!

[@RunningRemote]

We have dozens more. If there is something that you think I should cover let me know

[@TechAndStartups]

@@RunningRemote Something that comes for leaders and others in Remote teams is working with difficult conversations - like how to interpret the emotional tone of a text-based conversation.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

Opens a global talent pool, it is the most effective way to scale now in my opinion.

[@pjimenezb]

Really helpful tips in the current world. Thanks, Liam!

[@RunningRemote]

Let me know if you have any other questions Pablo!

[@dr.ganatrakashyapa.6292]

Very Informative...

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks!

[@jamiuoloyede]

Good to know you've got employee in Nigeria.

[@RunningRemote]

Lagos for the win!

[@vipulbhaiparmar3150]

Very good video

[@RunningRemote]

So nice, let me know what else I can make for you.

[@emerlsonmoses9801]

Excellent presentation and more informative. Thank you

[@vipulbhaiparmar3150]

Very nice

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks!

[@seangough1721]

You mentioned 18 tips mate. :)

[@syedirfanajmal]

That's okay. It's not like we paid for 21 tips and got only 18. These all are quit useful tips.

[@m.p.syedalinisaya7749]

Wonderful presentation. Thank you

[@dr.g.keerthi649]

Very informative session on the 21rules to manage Remote Teams. Thank you

[@Doakio]

16:00 is pure gold.

[@amishan.prajapati6339]

Good informative session on the rules of manage remote teams

[@btm1]

For the most part, I dislike watercooler conversations, big waste of time on pointless conversations. Thanks for the very useful tips

[@RunningRemote]

Useless to you (and to me as well) but a lot of people find it critical.

[@btm1]

@@RunningRemote fair enough

[@RunningRemote]

You basically need to grin and bear it :)

[@dr.otpoongodi4513]

Very useful lecture and video... Thank you...

[@mukundshende8548]

Thank you for nice presentation

[@vinaybhogle395]

Rules, tips will really help us.

[@dorinemukoya8487]

Awesome tips! Thanks

[@shashikalabhalkare9786]

Sir you very nicely explained on the 5 tips ,very useful to us

[@amirulnazhif6859]

Just started my company in social media and have been expanding to meet the demand. With new hired employee working remotely, it have been quite hard to manage. Thank you so much for this vid!

[@RunningRemote]

No worries! Congratulations on the new business.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

What systems do you have in place you help you manage your teams?

[@eswaramurthyvp541]

Informative session for managing remote teams. Thank you sir.

[@umakantdeshmukh9666]

Very informative session on the rules to manage Remote Teams.

[@HealthandBeautyAP]

The good news is I have been doing everything you recommended. I have an issue with your suggestion for idle chat. We use Google hangouts for chat but we limit it to important communication that we need an answer for within the hour.

[@RunningRemote]

I'd suggest you try out Twist or Slack, definitely more feature rich than google chat.

[@dr.vaishaliperke1456]

Wonderful presentation sir

[@orroworld]

About the watercooler idea: what if people generally don't want to spend their social time online? Can you expect them to socialize online anyways?

[@RunningRemote]

Find out what they like. Online gaming. Vr zoom calls and optimize towards that.

[@ibnudarmawan9094]

could you please explain why i just only got 18 tips frm the video? i mean did you cut it or i just lacked some parts of the tips, as you said that video is the richest communications tool, but what i experienced is i lacked some points of your tips. however you stopped numbering frm 12:35 mins tho..please give me advice about it.

[@RunningRemote]

That's what the editor named the video. I'll go through them again and confirm but we might have edited some out. If you need some more rules I'm happy to send them over to you :)

[@JohnSmith-js5zw]

17:30... Big Facts,

[@sweetlilbubble]

Nice video. Would be nice to list them in the notes too

[@RunningRemote]

I think somebody did in the comments. It's a hearted comment at the top.

[@dr.hanumanthaiahbh6032]

Very essential information sir thank you

[@aasworld6696]

Useful session

[@dranilwagh7533]

Useful role for managing remote teams

[@sunitamishra9293]

Very useful and helpful session Thanks sir

[@dineshchandraghosh5049]

Thank for your valuable excellent lecture.

[@andyp6683]

Great tips. Nice that the essentials are distilled into only 21 easy steps. 😉❤️

[@manishamahatale6589]

Thank you so much sir for your informative session

[@shrutiranade2296]

Nice points ... Thank you

[@shaikhmahemudabdulraheman4480]

Very informative session

[@dr.m.gomathi5971]

Usesful session. Thank you

[@snmcreativestudio3376]

Thanks for this video! It exactly the info I was looking for. I'm in the process of recreating a remote team, I did a sort of 2 month trial run previously and it literally fell apart at the seems, workers did a half ass job on the project, which I still had to pay them for, I would upload projects and It won't be seen until it's too late... It was just a mess and its really because I hadn't had enough time to do most of the things you mentioned in this video so I've ceased the remote program for a while to do some more research on how I can keep it running effectively and this video really helped put things into perspective. I have a few questions though... 1. Is it necessary to have a face to face retreat / get together get together if it's a small team like 5-10 people? 2. That part about working with them part time before doing it full time, would it apply for remote workers since they're basically already working part-time? I'm guessing maybe that depends on the type of company, right? 3. Lastly, basecamp looks like just what I need but I realize that it costs 99/month (not that expensive for what its offering) but I just started this company and I haven't even create the perfect team yet that I know could get the job done so that I can afford the subscription so which online collab and communication tool would you suggest based on my situation?

[@RunningRemote]

1. Not necessary for the retreat until I'd say you're above 20. 2. I'd work with them 10-20 hours a week before going 40 hours a week. 3. Asana is free for up to 5 users I think?

[@alikahaei9305]

For your last question, I recommend using Jira. It's free for up to 10 users and it's really powerful.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

What is your hiring and onboarding process in your business? Do you still face the same struggles? Sounds like you are lacking systems and processes for this element of your business

[@dr.karunapathak60]

It is really excellent video.thank you sir.

[@tharamanis713]

Good session on Managing remote Teams. Thank you so much sir

[@Thebusinessprodco]

This is really useful, the scheduling and the systems information is really helpful

[@Mr.UniverseVlogs]

Do you provide consulting services to setup a remote team company for R&D clean mobility

[@Mr.UniverseVlogs]

Heard of Zoho one?

[@balrajmachnoor1351]

Very great video thank you

[@jaydevsinhrayjada1677]

Useful Video.

[@drshankarlekhane1174]

Very informative presentation sir

[@charlieclingman8945]

great video, thanks

[@victorvictorfitness7537]

Probly the best video I’ve seen on this topic in a very long time Great great great The music was super relaxing lol

[@hilarykey8189]

I really appreciated this video. Didn’t even notice the music, but I was using earbuds, so maybe the sound was clearer? These tips were so timely for our organization. It’s clear that you speak from experience. I would love to see a video side by side comparing some of these tech tools, or at least clarifying some of the jargon. When I Google them, I find myself overwhelmed.

[@RunningRemote]

Any particular tools you got overwhelmed by? I am very much thinking of doing deeper reviews of each.

[@shannonteaguebuildremoteteam]

So what tools have you managed to use since this comment?:)

[@arbor318]

It is a nice talk. But I really hate the music behind.

[@RunningRemote]

We fixed it in future videos. Check those out.

[@microgeen9357]

amazing video, one note though, please lower the volume of the music, its so distracting

[@RunningRemote]

We did for future videos.

[@christineamparo3696]

I don't know if it's just me but after the tip number 6 you skip to tip number 9. Where is 7 and 8?

[@RunningRemote]

I was very drunk at the time.

[@dr.santoshkaulkak9749]

They are really interesting.

[@malharkolhatkar6036]

Nice information

[@devarajuakil1068]

Thank you sir

[@mikemaresh2417]

Great video

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks!

[@JohnSmith-js5zw]

16:30.. Awesome.

[@fosfazen7324]

amazing man tanks

[@jayadevmenon]

Numbering wasn't in sequence and there weren't 21 rules - many missing - I guess you were checking whether everyone is paying attention. Anyways, good info.👌👍

[@Codexalways.]

What is the visual comm tool you use? Gem? Gin? Gyn? The music did it.

[@RunningRemote]

Jing?

[@this_is_mattia]

bg music is so loud.. hard to hear you man! But thanks was useful

[@laxmankumarsudam7645]

Sir, Thank you very much for your 21 rules for managing remote teams for management 👍🙏

[@joanderoxas-delrosario7403]

Thanks and useful.

[@RunningRemote]

You're welcome joan!

[@rebeccaspence2989]

Good content but the background music is VERY distracting

[@nikola385]

Wow i not expected you are from time doctor app i use it as well . Thanks for tips . One note i think in next videos dont use music in background is bit annoying. Is better just you talkit. Thank you

[@RunningRemote]

Check out the newer videos. That’s one of my old ones and we fixed it in future videos. Also if you want me to cover something else let me know.

[@RameshbhaiRPatel-ye2ik]

Very useful

[@gundone1]

Cool man, thanks

[@bagganadubagganadu5886]

Good speech

[@AmsNl2BcnEs]

Question. If a group of people working for a company are remote and they have individual projects, rather than the shared projects envisioned by scrums etc, what makes them a team and gives them a sense of a shared culture and belonging? Real question honestly. Post pandemic my team of staff will really only have me, their line manager, in common as they will be primarily home based. We will only need to come together for team meeting type discussions about processes and other changes affecting us individually equally. They can give each other ideas and advice on their own work but they don't actively collaborate. I'd like to support them to have a shared sense of being. Currently all KZbin videos I've seen are on collaborating teams, would be great to hear more on this different kind of remote setup. Thanks.

[@chetansakariya3798]

Nice video sir ❤

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks! Is there any other ideas you'd like me to turn into videos for you?

[@marykensa5976]

Good tips

[@florakija]

Very good video!

[@chasesosa8961]

COOL I GUESS . MUCH KEYNOTES AND ON POINT OF SYNTHESIS

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks!

[@mevavfoster1841]

This information is educational

[@allisonnewport5414]

These were helpful tips, but I had to exit the video halfway due to the background audio being too distracting. Hopefully other videos of yours have a lower volume for the background noise!

[@RunningRemote]

They do.

[@parvejsolkar123]

Background music is interrupting, too loud

[@ErnestoCorona-j9b]

Great video but sound could be better!

[@wojciechkruk6544]

If U guys have any system to produce the videos like this U should check to remove this background noise pretending to be kind of music. 👍

[@rubygovindan352]

Very informative video on 21 rules on managing remote teams...could have reduced the volume of the music... that was disturbing....anyway it was wonderful

[@HealthandBeautyAP]

We use Asana. I love it but we use the free version which doesn't allow for milestones and overall project management. It charges per person per month. I struggle with overseeing the projects and tasks. Asana is not good for this aspect. As for using a time tracker it would not work for our organization because my team is often multi tasking with phone calls and emails and meetings etc. I also think it affects the morale of employees to track their time.

[@RunningRemote]

I'd give Time Doctor a try. It can run in the background and actually tell you if you're in flow state focus.

[@rachelslater3295]

big like and a new subscriber!

[@RunningRemote]

Thanks Rachel. Let me know what kinds of videos you would like me to make

[@usmanahmad.]

Very informative but background music is too loud!

[@RunningRemote]

Totally understood usman. The later videos we turned down the music quite a bit.