Listen "Your Roadmap to Building an Incredible Remote-First Workplace with Ali Greene and Tam Sanderson"
Episode Synopsis
Words cannot describe how excited I was to talk with today’s guests. Less than 20 minutes after finding and starting their book on Audible, I knew I needed to track them down and see if they’d come on the show. Luckily, they agreed and we recently sat down to discuss what really makes a remote culture work!Ali Greene and Tam Sanderson are long time remote work veterans who literally wrote the book on building sustainable, engaging remote-first organizations. Their book – Remote Works: Managing for Freedom, Flexibility, and Focus – is packed with practical, actionable steps for designing a remote environment that enables trust, autonomy, and accountability. Together, we dove into a variety of incredible topics, including:The difference between remote work culture and what many people experienced while working remotely during the pandemic. The three mindset shifts you MUST make in order for remote work to be a sustainable practice within your organization. What Standard Operating Behaviors are and why Ali shares them in response to anyone who says “You can’t build culture remotely - it just doesn’t work!”What rituals and artifacts are and how you can identify and design them intentionally for remote work environments. How to remotely recreate the “magic” that occurs when a team is physically together for a brainstorm.What GenZ doesn’t realize about remote work and how they can find great mentorship and community when working remotely. The remote best practices that hybrid organizations need to adopt in order to achieve true inclusivity. Both Tam and Ali’s favorite resources from the book. I’m personally a BIG fan of both!MENTIONED RESOURCES/LINKSRemote Works by Ali Greene and Tam Sanderson (Bookstore | Amazon)Bowling Alone by Robert Putnum (Bookstore | Amazon)MuralFigmaCONNECT WITH ALI GREENE AND TAM SANDERSONBuy the book! (Bookstore | Amazon)Visit the Remote Works WebsiteAli’s LinkedInTam’s LinkedInMORE FROM WANT TO WORK THERETraining for the Modern ManagerFree Tools and TemplatesConnect on LinkedIn or InstagramDID YOU LOVE THE...
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