This isn't another manual on how to run a remote team; this is a personal guide on how to be successful on one. This guide will help you people as we struggle to figure out remote work as we try to return to a new normal.
11 years ago I started working remotely. This was back when it wasn't called telecommuting anymore, but it wasn't yet called remote work.
I didn't know what I was doing.
After six months of struggling with isolation, losing touch with friends and coworkers, and troubles with getting stuff done, I vented in a blog post that has now been read by 380K+ people:
https://blog.davidtate.org/how-t...
After this, I published my email (david@davidtate.org) and asked people to share their struggles with remote work. They did, about 2 emails a week for the next 10 years. I tried to help and learned a lot.
There are 4 core issues with remote work, as an individual, that you have to overcome:
#1 Boundaries
how to achieve harmony between work and life wrt your time, space, family, and sanity
#2 Communication
how to keep in touch and establish trust from afar
#3 Productivity
how to work alone and stay productive consistently
#4 Isolation
how to manage your life so that moving out of an office doesn't lead to depression or burnout
This isn't a manual on how to run a remote team; this is a personal guide on how to be successful on one.
Many have seen the potential, but don't know how to make it work; I hope this helps people that are struggling to figure out this remote work as we try to return to a new normal.
Thanks for listening!
