You’re correct that we have a remote team located in many countries.
1)Challenges
Time zone challenges are definitely present with such a global team, especially for scheduling.
There is also a barrier to having natural interactions in the way that would randomly happen in an office.
2)Frequent & Smooth communication
Slack is immensely useful for quick and easy communication.
We have daily check-ins on Slack to let each other know what we are working on.
We share what we are working on in Google Docs for others to comment and collaborate on.
Some team members have frequent calls with managers or eachother.
We have a randomized rotating system to pair people up for social calls.
RP has monthly all-staff calls.
We particiapte in the wider Rethink Charity “all-hands” calls.
Hi,
You’re correct that we have a remote team located in many countries.
1)Challenges
Time zone challenges are definitely present with such a global team, especially for scheduling. There is also a barrier to having natural interactions in the way that would randomly happen in an office.
2)Frequent & Smooth communication
Slack is immensely useful for quick and easy communication. We have daily check-ins on Slack to let each other know what we are working on. We share what we are working on in Google Docs for others to comment and collaborate on. Some team members have frequent calls with managers or eachother. We have a randomized rotating system to pair people up for social calls. RP has monthly all-staff calls. We particiapte in the wider Rethink Charity “all-hands” calls.
Animal Charity Evaluator’s roundtable discussions about remote teams have definitely informed my own personal view of what might work well and that the issues we encounter are pretty common for remote teams. https://animalcharityevaluators.org/blog/tag/roundtable-series/