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Effective Mentorship and Remote Team Culture with Gilad Shoham

Dec 26, 2025
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Gilad Shoham
Gilad Shoham, VP of Engineering at Bit.Cloud, excels in developer productivity and mentorship. He delves into the essence of effective mentorship, highlighting the importance of trust and soft skills. Gilad discusses the dynamics of remote team culture, emphasizing the need for clear communication and flexibility across time zones. He also addresses how to avoid burnout by fostering a trusting environment. Aspiring leaders will appreciate his advice on delegation and building team success through public recognition.
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ADVICE

Lead By Listening

  • Listen deeply and make the mentorship session about the mentee, not the mentor.
  • Create trust and guide the mentee to find answers inside themselves.
ADVICE

Be An Active Mentee

  • Be proactive as a mentee: schedule meetings and come prepared with questions or dilemmas.
  • Act on advice after sessions to show progress and respect the mentor's time.
INSIGHT

Distributed As Strategic Dogfooding

  • Bit.Cloud chose fully distributed as a strategic principle to dogfood collaboration tools for developers.
  • This approach enables hiring top global talent and mirrors customers' cross-site collaboration needs.
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