Remote work, setting team culture, the 'work forward' approach ft. Marissa Goldberg [FULL EPISODE]

If there’s one phrase we’ve heard over a thousand times in the last two years, it is — remote work. Or say hybrid work. From building and iterating on ideas by pulling out chairs, to virtually looking at each other’s faces on tiles—we’ve done it all. But there’s a whole lot of stuff to think about working with folks across different geographies, time zones, interests. And so many questions to keep us seeking for answers.

Right here, I have someone with me to discuss all things future of work — Marissa Goldberg is the Founder of Remote Work Prep, a platform that provides services to help teams set up an effective remote work experience . Marissa has been working remotely since 2015 and has managed distributed product team members across 20+ countries.

Marissa and Aishwarya discuss about:

00:00 - Intro to Marissa & Remote Work Prep
01:24 - How Marissa started working remotely even before it was a thing
03:52 - What people get absolutely wrong about remote work even now
06:47 - Why do teams still go with mimicking physical IRL work in virtual?
08:31 - Building professional relationships outside of the office networks
10:10 - Social events aren't the only part of a team's 'culture'
12:35 - People-first vs company-first approach: How to prioritize
14:16 - Companies that Marissa advised for people-first goals
19:15 - Struggles that come with managing a global team
21:56 - Balancing async with sync communication
24:38 - High agency folks and burnout: How to deal with it
29:46 - Methodologies, trends, assumptions for remote work
36:11 - The 'work forward' approach for the times to come

Suggested reads from Marissa:
Avoiding Burnout mini-course - https://marissagoldberg.gumroad.com/l/avoidingburnout

Free Slack Hacks guide - https://marissagoldberg.gumroad.com/l/SlackHacks

The Work Forward Approach article
https://www.remoteworkprep.com/blog/the-work-forward-approach-is-key

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Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-founders-foyer-with-aishwarya-ashok/id1628603555
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