Worth Reading – Managing a remote team of engineers

Earlier this week, I shared some insights about how, even if one of your team members is in a different office location, you should act as though you manage a remote team, because you do.

You may have asked yourself what it means to manage as if the team is remote. You might be interested in this article, which outlines what that means for an engineering team, but it applies to all teams.

https://modernleader.is/posts/managing-remote-team

You may notice how frequently the words “intentional” or “on purpose” appear. With remote teams, nothing is left to chance encounters, because there aren’t chance encounters. You communicate effectively, even if it feels like over-communication, and you set clear expectations that are well-documented. Additionally, you create transparent processes to track progress and create transparency. You do all of this on purpose, which I would argue is how you should be leading, regardless of where your team is located.

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