On the couch. On the floor. On the desk. On the bed. In the office. How do you like your work?

Roughly, the average time difference between any two continents is 12 hours. You may be starting a new week at the very moment your coworkers are still partying or snoring.

(Hiring hack at the end)

Maybe you need to chilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll?

When stakes are involved, humans are a very anxious bunch. We’re more likely to have conflict than discipline when we need to move as a unit.

As an employer/manager, everyone on your team has their personal stakes in working with you. You must never ignore this.

Organisational psychology shows us that without keeping our staff sustainably motivated, our businesses will only suffer. And suffer. Business comes with its own stakes…

To build a strong team, you prepare against these threats:

• Other companies will try to poach your carefully-selected, high-performing teammates, (workforce losses)
• The stream of work is never-ending, and results are essential (workforce wastage)
• Your resources are finite (limited resources)

…and remote work raises those stakes. 🕴🏾

You inherit the crucial responsibility of keeping comms + systems butter-smooth and air-tight—without the luxury of access to everyone’s immediate attention at their desk or office.

People lie, Michael. People lie.

Today, having distributed teams spanning continents, it is clear that the value the individual brings matters the most at work. We’re just separated by, well, physical space. 👨🏽‍🚀

Your access to them is limited to a digital notification. Is that good or bad?

The goal of this piece is to provide practical solutions you can implement to your remote employment for smoother asynchronous work.