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Title:

Kill Your Cubicle: Productive Collaboration and Remote Work

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Organizer:
Gary Swart, oDesk
Description:
With a challenging global economy and many striving for better work-life balance, companies are supporting employees working within remote work teams. Using firsthand experience, this panel will discuss the challenges for online teams and detail practices that leverage distance - making cube-free teams even more productive than their inter-office counterparts.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What are some advantages of collaborating remotely?
  2. What are some disadvantages of collaborating remotely?
  3. What are the benefits/challenges of remote collaboration across different countries? Across town?
  4. What are the benefits/challenges of remote collaboration across town?
  5. How do established companies leverage remote teams?
  6. How can a startup leverage online teams?
  7. How to recognize technology problems vs. communication problems?
  8. What are the traits of good tools to use for remote collaboration?
  9. What are some principles to use when communicating with remote workers?
  10. How to stay motivated and inspired in a remote team?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Career / Work Concerns, International, Online Relationships
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
David Kadavy
on 17/8/09
I think this is a hot issue, and oDesk would obviously be a great company to moderate a discussion on remote work.
Gary Swart
on 17/8/09
If selected, I'd invite the following folks to be on this panel with me. They all have their own experiences with remote work to share, and the mix of perspectives should help employees and companies both find the right balance of flexibility and productivity:
* Jason Fried (37signals)
* Rishi Shah (Flying Cart)
* Harper Reed (Threadless)
* Allan Branch (Less Everything)
Christi Day
on 18/8/09
This looks fantastic *thumbs up*
Leah Jones
on 25/8/09
Love the Chicago action on the panel and deal with this every day myself.
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on 30/8/09
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Matt Cooper
on 2/9/09
There are few companies with a better perspective and more data on the topic than oDesk.
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