Dizzy Smith, VP Engineering of Packet, shares his amazing insights from his 15+ year career in engineering about culture building, communication structures and diverse leadership in distributed teams.Things you learn in this episode:How to ensure that your team feels engaged and includedHow to use different modalities in a remote teamHow to set up a structure of communication to ensure great collaborationWhy empathy is key for high-performance distributed teamsHow to build a diverse organization by picking a diverse leadership teamHow to decide between an engineering specialist or management roleFind out more about how to help your team perform and build a strong, cohesive culture at: https://bunch.aiEpisode links:Interesting read about engineering management: https://leadingsnowflakes.com/Get in touch with Dizzy Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dizzyd/

Raffaela Rein, the founder of WildWildVentures, Vitalute, and CareerFoundry, was named amongst the Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes.Things you learn in this episode:Why building a culture entirely free of management does not necessarily create the best outcomesHow to build team culture the design wayHow to create a cohesive culture in remote-first teamsFind out more about how to help your team perform and build a strong, cohesive culture at: https://bunch.ai

Together with Mark Frein, the former CPO at InVision and now COO at Bunch, the host Darja Gutnick (Co-founder and CEO at Bunch) uncovers behaviors that makes leaders successful in 2019.You'll hear about:what makes leaders successful today in comparison to previous decadehow do millennial leaders differwhich behaviors make leaders successful in the fast-paced, ever-changing technology sectorwhich leadership behaviors matter in distributed companies and teamsadvice on how to become an effective leaderFind out more about how to help your team perform and build a strong, cohesive culture at: https://bunch.ai