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The intentionally distributed mindset

The intentionally distributed mindset

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The intentionally distributed mindset

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- When I first learned about distributed teams I was super skeptical. I was so locked into my traditional mindset I needed to shift my thinking about what makes a team productive. Looking back it's easy for me to see five shifts that I needed to embrace in order to lead a successful distributed team. It took me years to figure this out, but my hope is that by sharing this five shifts with you you'll be able to successfully adopt a remote strategy quickly. This first shift is rethinking where your office is located. In a distributed mindset your workspace is no longer a physical place, but instead transforms into a digital platform that enables collaboration. In the same way that you would spend time with a realtor to find the right physical workspace for your team, you need to survey the market for the right digital tools that will support your remote work goals. Next, you need to think about the longevity of your interactions. On a colocated team conversations happen, then quickly…

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