The Remote Work Tribe Podcast

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Branca Ballot, VP of Marketing at Glide. We discuss her views on remote work, how to manage teams and inspire them to do their best work, AI and the impact in the no-code space, collaborating with creatives, quarterly planning, and more.Episode timestamps:What is Branca working on these days? (0:40).AI and no-code apps. (2:30)Surprising use case of AI at Glide. (5:20)How does she keep herself and her team updated on the latest tech innovations? (7:20)Marketing team structure at Glide. (9:45)What KPIs do they use internally at Glide (particularly for creative teams)? (13:50)Branca’s management philosophy. (16:20) Asynchronous vs. synchronous communication at Glide. (20:40)   How to standardize synchronous times for collaboration? (23:35)How to find talent that works well remotely? (25:10)The importance of in-person retreats and the 3-letter weeks. (27:50)Lightning round questions. (29:26)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcastlinkedin.com/in/brancaballotglideapps.comTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a special episode of The Remote Work Tribe Podcast. Join us in celebrating our 50th episode as we take a trip down memory lane, sharing the highs and lows of our podcasting journey. From nervous giggles to polished banter, we reflect on the lessons learned and some of our favorite eps. Episode timestamps:How has Jessica’s perspective changed after 50 eps? (1:17)Key lessons she has learned running the show. (2:55)What are some of the most insightful episodes for Jessica? (3:55)Key episodes to learn more about operating systems. (7:00)Key episodes to learn more about AI. 12:00)Key episodes to learn more about leading a content marketing team. (17:00)Some of Sebastian’s favorite episodes? (21:10) Key episodes to learn how to do content marketing in 2023. (23:55)   Key episodes to learn more about leadership. (31:10)Lightning round questions. (33:30)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcasttwitter.com/jessicamalniklinkedin.com/in/jessicamalnikTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Stella Garber, co-founder and CEO at Hoop. She generously shares her perspective as a serial entrepreneur, founder, and marketer leading Trello for multiple years. Episode timestamps:What is Stella working on these days? (0:40).How did Hoop's concept come up? (3:30)Is there an overlap between async decision-making and AI? (8:10)How to make the most out of AI? (12:40)Hoop’s offsite and some learnings. (18:45)Mindset shifts from leading marketing at Trello to going into Hoop as CEO. (21:25)How to structure time to lead a team to product market fit? (25:10) The importance of boundaries and rules when it comes to remote work. (30:30)   What was the hiring process at Hoop? (32:00)Lightning round questions. (36:00)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcasttwitter.com/startupstellaHoop.appTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Jason Falls, Executive Vice-President of Marketing at CIPIO.ai. He generously shares his perspective on building a collaborative remote environment, approaching artificial intelligence with curiosity, and more.Episode timestamps:What is Jason working on these days? (0:40).What is the structure of the team at CIPIO.ai? (1:10)Leadership in remote teams. (2:45)How to ensure people are collaborating in a remote team? (4:40)Strategies to promote collaboration? (6:55)Jason’s take on AI note-takers and how to use them. (10:10)Jason’s take on AI in general. (13:25) Mindshifts between being a founder vs. an employee. (23:10)   Lightning round questions. (32:00)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcastjasonfalls.comlinkedin.com/in/jasonfallstwitter.com/JasonFallscipio.aiTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat once with Evan Hamilton, Director of Community at Hubspot. He generously shares his 20-year-long journey leveraging communities to help businesses thrive and create value and meaningful conversations. Episode timestamps:What is Evan working on these days? (0:40)Behavioral psychology and how to use it to improve your leadership skills and communications. (1:15)What is the structure of the community team at Hubspot? (4:30)Evan’s leadership philosophy. (5:43)How to help someone become more strategic? (7:26)How to identify a flawed strategy? (12:00)Tips for managing your direct reports. (16:50)Example of situational communication and how to use it. (20:35) Bridging community-centric and business-centric mindsets. (22:30)   What is a community, and how is it mistakenly understood today? (26:00)How to make sure you are creating an impact as a community builder? (28:45)Lightning round questions. (32:30)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcastevanhamilton.comtwitter.com/evanhamiltonlinkedin.com/in/evanhamiltonTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat once again with Josh Ho, CEO, and founder of Referral Rock. He generously shares how he migrated from using OKRs to using KPIs to run his company. Episode timestamps:How did Josh first hear about OKRs? (1:06)How to get everyone to buy into the OKR implementation. (2:35)How was the OKR implementation like at Referral Rock? (4:00)How did Josh realize OKRs were not a great fit for his organization ? (5:25)Difference between KPIs and OKRs. (10:10)Was there pushback from moving on from OKRs? (13:26)How to foster authentic communication and avoid confirmation bias. (15:30)How did he find the most important KPIs together with his leadership team? (19:30)Are there any KPIs only the leadership has access to? (24:05) How does Josh proactively foster alignment in the organization? (30:30)   Management challenges. (36:20)OKRs are more difficult for service teams. (38:30)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcast:Previous episode with Josh on our podcast here Referral Rocktwitter.com/jlogicSearchingforsaas.comMarketing Retro PodcastTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Jimmy Rose, co-founder at Content Snare. We discuss how he has found the right people for his organization, what he keeps in mind when it comes to streamlining processes and aligning his team in an async context, the impact of AI in multiple areas of his work, and much more. Episode timestamps:How did Jimmy come up with the idea of Content Snare? (00:37) What is the team structure at Content Snare(3:17)What is the hiring process like and how do they find the best talent ? (4:28)What other processes Jimmy does when hiring to make sure how to find the best candidates? (9:25)AI writing detectors (14:30)His vision when it comes to understanding AI and its future.  (16:40)How to delegate and empower teams to do their best work?  (25:05)How did Jimmy realize hiring better people was essential for the business? (28:10)Resources that have helped Jimmy improve his hiring processes. (31:00)How does Jimmy help the team with alignment in an async environment?  (31:55)How to make the right decisions when it comes to letting go of people.  (35:09)Running great performance reviews. (37:35) Lightning round questions. (39:52)We hope you enjoy it! Links mentioned on the podcast.twitter.com/_jimmyroselinkedin.com/in/jamesrose0contentsnare.comTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we discuss how to implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) with Rachel Mazza and John Doherty. Among many subjects, we discuss the types of roles required to make it work, how to lead and improve tracking by implementing an operating process, hiring the best talent, and letting go of people who aren't the right fit among many subjects. Episode timestamps:How did both of them hear about EOS? (1:57) The importance of alignment in terms of results (6:30)How did they introduce EOS to their teams? (7:25)Key concepts and how to implement them: Rocks, Scorecards, and Level 10 meetings. (11:55).Implementing EOS early and its advantages. (16:05)Key Concepts: Quarterly scorecard and quarterly (19:15)How to set Rocks in a way that works for your team? (23:28)The impact of Rocks as a tool that helps leaders identify skill gaps and how to leverage that process? (26:30)   The method of setting rocks that are either too ambitious or too easy and how to find the sweet spot. (28:40)Strategies to work past weaknesses while being a confident and humble leader (35:15)The impact of visualizing workloads and how to lead a team that is not performing at its best (38:30)What would they have done differently when implementing EOS if they could return in time? (43:06)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned in the podcast:Rachel's website John's TwitterJohn's websiteeditorninja.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Jono Bacon. Previously, Jono led community efforts at Canonical, GitHub, and XPRIZE, and currently works with a broad range of clients from large enterprises to early-stage startups to help them build engaging, productive communities. We discuss how to build engaging communities, the importance of pragmatic opportunities, highlighting the power of communities, how to improve remote team management and much more. Episode timestamps:Some of the most exciting things Jono is working on these days? (00:37) Why did Jono decide to migrate from the 1-1 consultancy model to the 1 to many. (2:20)What are the biggest mindset shifts he went through by changing his consultancy model? (6:35)What are the most effective ways to run an engaging valuable community at scale? (7:45)Pragmatic opportunities and how to leverage them (11:05)How to highlight the power of community to team members who don’t see the value. (14:50)How can you align your community management with organizational goals if you do not have business acumen? (19:45)   Strategies to manage a remote team. (24:16)Management tips in remote teams (28:35)What are the key metrics you have in mind if you are running a community? (32:44)Introverts, Extroverts, Ambiverts in community and remote leadership roles. (35:35)Lighting round questions. (43:12)We hope you enjoy it! Links mentioned on the podcast.jonobacon.comJono’s LinkedInJono’s TwitterTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Ross Simmonds, marketer, keynote speaker, SaaS & B2B tech investor, writer, and CEO of Foundation. We discuss AI implementation in content marketing, how to run a remote team that collaborates and strives for excellence, building a healthy culture for your organization, leadership and how it shapes lives, and much more. Episode timestamps:Some of the most exciting things happening at Foundation these days? (00:50) AI implementations at Foundation. (2:21)Foundation's team structure. (3:30)How has the remote team evolved since 2014? (6:35)How did Ross prioritize documentation processes and hiring? (10:48)85% deliverable quality. (14:00)His experience as an entrepreneur. (16:40)How to foster collaboration across time zones? (19:07)   How does Ross find the best talent for his team? (20:51)How to manage your team? (22:30)Leading means helping others lead. (24:25)Books that have shaped Ross' life. (27:20)What advice would Ross give his younger self? (28:40)How to lead without fear. (29:50)Lighting round questions. (33:50)We hope you enjoy it! Links mentioned on the podcast.rosssimmonds.com/https://open.spotify.com/show/3xtAETor7wKlNEVrH8OPAF?si=c91847c4f49d4370twitter.com/TheCoolestCoolTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.