Building Connection in a Distributed World with Anu Bharadwaj, Atlassian

On this episode, host Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI welcomes Anu Bharadwaj, Chief Operating Officer at Atlassian.

 

Anu believes building connection and engagement in a distributed world is Atlassian's best strategy for growth and retention.

 

Too many companies are wasting resources on navigating return-to-office strategies instead of investing in employees and improving their ways of working.

 

Anu shares the playbook for building meaningful connections across a distributed workforce.

 

Specifically, Anu covers:

 

1:46 - The powerful lesson that Anu learned after being hospitalized unexpectedly. 

4:36 - What are the key factors to building strong connections.

6:53 - The difference between remote work and distributed work.

9:43 - How to create shared experiences in a distributed work environment instead of wasting resources on return-to-office strategies.

16:05 - How to leverage communication to drive engagement.

20:34 - The results of Atlassian's Team Anywhere initiative to build stronger bonds in a distributed world.

 

Learn more at https://tractionconf.io

 

Connect with Anu Bharadwaj: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anutthara/

 

Learn more about Atlassian at https://www.atlassian.com/

 

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