Living Smarter Not Harder

Discover strategies for efficient and effective remote team management in this 30-minute conference talk from WeAreDevelopers. Explore Buffer's team structure, communication tools, and product development processes. Learn how to build a strong engineering culture, promote team vision, and navigate the challenges of distributed work environments. Gain insights into successful practices and lessons learned, including the importance of continuous integration, refactoring, and maintaining work-life balance. Examine topics such as artificial harmony, team productivity measurement, trust-building, and the value of saying no. Uncover innovative approaches to fostering connections, motivation, and accountability in remote teams, while questioning the status quo to drive improvement and success.

Intro
My Journey
How does Buffer work?
We are a fully- distributed Company
Mobile First
Disconnection
Reactive not Proactive
Copy of Web
Something needed to change.
Build a Happy (remote) Team
What does that mean?
Artificial Harmony
Team Product
Can we measure it?
Purpose
Trust
What is the alternative?
Don't make things hard for yourself.
Continuous Integration
Tests...
Advocate for Refactoring
Learn to say no!
2 week free roaming
Missed Opportunities
Missionaries Mercenaries
iOS vs. Android
Build Connections
Ignore the Organisation Chart
Snackchats
Motivation
Reviews
Customer Support
Accountability
Advocacy Days
Question the Status Quo!