Session + Live Q&A
Remotely Operated: Managing Scattered Teams
Companies are increasingly recognizing the viability of remote teams, and many managers are finding them tasked with effectively supporting scattered teams. If a company has long embraced the remote model, then this support is done within the context of existing organizational structures and norms. However, if the company adopted the remote model under duress, then managers have to learn how to operate in new ways while learning new competencies. This talk will provide guidance for how managers can support remote teams and help them improve performance.
Speaker

Anjuan Simmons
Engineering Coach @helpscout
Anjuan Simmons is a technologist with a successful track record of delivering technology solutions from the user interface to the database. He combines his experiences working at Big 4 management consulting companies as well as small technology startups to implement practical solutions that can...
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