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Adapting to Remote Work Culture
Speaker 1
0:00
Hey
,
it's
Alex
from
Remote
Work
Life
here
.
I
hope
you're
doing
well
,
wherever
you
may
be
in
the
world
.
Thanks
so
much
for
listening
to
the
Remote
Work
Life
podcast
.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
I
appreciate
your
questions
as
well
.
I've
been
getting
quite
a
lot
of
questions
these
days
.
It's
probably
because
I've
been
asking
for
those
questions
.
Speaker 1
0:17
So
thank
you
for
the
questions
,
and
lots
of
the
questions
I
get
revolve
around
finding
remote
work
,
and
I
think
lots
of
people
are
very
interested
in
this
way
of
working
.
It's
becoming
a
lot
more
popular
,
as
you
probably
notice
.
More
and
more
people
speaking
about
it
on
LinkedIn
,
more
and
more
speaking
about
it
just
generally
across
the
internet
and
people
writing
about
it
,
and
that
can
only
be
a
good
thing
.
But
with
that
comes
,
I
suppose
,
lots
of
questions
,
and
I
just
want
to
be
as
useful
as
possible
in
my
role
as
,
I
suppose
,
an
advocate
of
the
world
of
remote
work
,
having
worked
remotely
myself
for
the
past
what
I
don't
know
10
years
on
and
off
.
I'm
working
remotely
now
,
but
also
working
office-based
too
,
but
it's
something
that
I'm
really
,
really
passionate
about
,
really
love
.
So
any
information
that
I
can
share
with
you
to
help
you
out
,
then
I
will
do
my
very
best
and
,
as
I
said
,
many
questions
have
come
my
way
.
One
of
those
questions
is
,
or
centres
around
,
I
suppose
,
adapting
to
working
on
a
remote
basis
,
many
people
wanting
to
know
if
they
would
suit
that
kind
of
scenario
.
And
I
can
understand
why
because
if
you
can
understand
if
you
would
suit
working
on
a
remote
basis
,
then
you
can
sell
yourself
.
You
can
use
whatever
skills
,
whatever
attributes
,
whatever
,
I
suppose
,
characteristics
about
yourself
.
You
can
then
begin
to
resolve
those
and
put
them
into
your
sales
pitch
if
you're
interviewing
or
if
you're
meeting
somebody
on
a
remote
basis
who
is
hiring
.
Speaker 1
1:59
So
yeah
,
I
mean
today
I
just
want
to
talk
about
very
briefly
anyway
,
that
is
because
I
kind
of
get
quite
a
lot
of
questions
where
this
is
concerned
and
that
question
mainly
centres
around
is
remote
work
or
remote
work
will
it
work
for
me
?
That's
the
question
that
I
get
and
that's
a
difficult
,
very
difficult
question
for
me
to
answer
on
an
individual
basis
unless
I
get
to
know
you
as
a
person
and
get
to
know
you
in
terms
of
your
skills
,
etc
.
You
know
,
another
question
I
get
is
how
do
I
know
if
remote
work
will
suit
me
?
So
what
I'm
going
to
do
today
,
I'm
going
to
just
sum
up
a
few
,
just
a
few
thoughts
,
I
guess
,
from
the
research
that
I've
done
myself
,
because
I've
spoken
to
a
number
of
CEOs
.
I've
worked
remotely
myself
.
I've
spoken
to
a
number
of
people
who
work
remotely
.
You
know
I
do
a
lot
of
,
I
suppose
,
networking
in
this
sort
of
area
.
So
,
like
I
said
,
I'll
share
what
I
know
and
hopefully
it
will
go
some
way
at
least
to
answering
your
question
.
Speaker 1
3:02
So
yeah
,
remote
work
,
I
know
I
mean
remote
work
won't
work
for
you
if
,
if
you
don't
like
working
independently
and
that
,
I
suppose
,
goes
without
saying
,
because
lots
of
times
there's
going
to
be
scenarios
,
going
to
be
occasions
on
which
you're
going
to
be
called
upon
to
work
independently
,
to
to
work
on
projects
without
too
much
involvement
or
interaction
from
other
people
.
That's
not
to
say
that
if
you're
in
a
remote
team
you
won't
get
the
support
that
you
need
to
thrive
in
your
role
.
But
I
think
more
often
than
not
you're
going
to
be
working
quite
independently
.
So
you
have
to
have
that
confidence
,
I
guess
,
to
be
able
to
do
that
.
So
it
won't
work
for
you
if
you're
not
able
to
work
independently
.
So
if
that's
you
,
I
mean
,
do
you
have
there
been
instances
in
your
current
job
or
previous
roles
where
you've
been
set
tasks
and
you've
had
to
do
them
independently
.
Speaker 1
4:06
So
start
by
thinking
about
how
you
felt
during
those
situations
.
Did
you
feel
comfortable
doing
that
?
Was
it
quite
uncomfortable
for
you
?
Did
you
crave
the
support
and
the
attention
of
other
people
in
your
team
or
your
manager
or
whoever
it
may
be
?
If
that
is
the
case
,
then
you
may
find
that
you
may
struggle
where
remote
work
is
concerned
.
That's
not
to
say
that
you
can't
adapt
to
it
because
it's
going
to
involve
a
certain
amount
of
.
I
mean
,
if
this
is
you
,
it's
going
to
involve
a
certain
amount
of
discomfort
on
your
part
if
you
can't
work
independently
,
discomfort
on
your
part
if
you
can't
work
independently
is
going
to
involve
a
certain
amount
of
discomfort
until
such
a
time
that
you
adapt
to
working
on
that
scenario
or
in
that
scenario
.
So
it's
not
to
say
,
just
because
you
don't
necessarily
naturally
like
working
independently
,
that
you
can't
change
the
way
in
which
you
work
.
But
if
it's
something
that
really
sort
of
gets
to
you
and
perhaps
doesn't
quite
chime
with
the
way
you
work
,
then
it
may
be
something
to
consider
how
you're
going
to
work
around
that
.
So
that's
number
one
on
my
list
.
Speaker 1
5:16
So
number
two
on
my
list
is
if
you
are
straight
out
of
university
,
for
example
,
and
you're
learning
either
a
new
skill
or
a
new
niche
for
the
first
time
,
or
a
combination
of
both
,
then
yeah
,
again
,
it
may
not
suit
you
,
may
not
work
for
you
.
That's
because
what
you
find
,
what
I
found
in
remote
teams
,
is
that
there
are
people
who
have
developed
their
craft
over
a
period
of
time
.
They're
so
confident
and
so
so
,
in
many
cases
,
expert
in
what
they
do
,
that
it
just
literally
comes
a
second
nature
.
They
they
don't
necessarily
have
to
ask
a
lot
of
questions
and
if
you're
at
straight
out
university
then
,
yeah
,
it's
only
right
that
you
should
ask
lots
of
questions
about
what
you're
doing
and
the
role
that
you're
in
.
It's
going
to
be
a
situation
where
you
might
be
training
and
learning
the
role
for
the
first
time
and
,
you
know
,
if
you
combine
that
with
learning
a
niche
for
the
first
time
,
then
again
it
will
be
an
uncomfortable
scenario
for
you
and
it
may
not
be
a
scenario
that
those
who
are
hiring
would
necessarily
want
for
themselves
.
Those
who
are
hiring
would
necessarily
want
for
themselves
.
Speaker 1
6:24
So
it
may
be
that
you
just
have
to
develop
yourself
over
a
period
of
time
in
terms
of
the
skill
,
in
terms
of
an
understanding
of
a
particular
niche
or
vertical
.
And
once
you've
developed
that
understanding
,
you
can
then
start
to
look
at
opportunities
where
you
can
work
remotely
,
or
you
can
work
as
well
as
a
part
of
a
team
or
independently
,
running
your
own
,
running
your
own
sort
of
setup
.
So
yeah
,
if
you're
straight
out
university
or
learning
something
for
the
very
first
time
,
it
may
not
suit
you
because
you
may
,
you
may
,
crave
that
direction
,
you
may
need
direction
which
may
not
exist
in
many
remote
teams
.
So
number
three
on
my
list
is
if
you're
the
kind
of
person
who's
not
able
to
focus
,
to
work
on
blocks
of
work
for
periods
of
time
,
then
again
there's
going
to
be
a
learning
curve
for
you
.
You're
going
to
have
to
be
able
to
demonstrate
that
you're
able
to
do
that
and
have
done
that
.
And
again
,
if
you're
uncomfortable
in
that
sort
of
setup
,
then
a
certain
amount
of
adaptation
or
it
may
be
an
indication
that
it's
not
going
to
suit
you
.
I
mean
,
just
as
I'm
going
through
this
whole
list
,
if
you're
saying
to
yourself
actually
,
no
,
that
doesn't
suit
me
,
that
doesn't
suit
me
,
that
doesn't
suit
me
in
itself
,
it
could
be
an
indication
that
,
uh
,
it
just
,
it
should
be
just
something
that
you
you
might
not
consider
doing
,
but
,
on
the
other
hand
,
if
it's
something
that
you
think
to
yourself
actually
,
yeah
,
I
can
do
that
,
I'm
sure
I
could
do
that
,
I've
done
that
before
then
you're
on
the
right
track
,
so
just
stick
with
me
.
So
that's
number
three
.
So
what
was
that
that
was
not
able
to
focus
and
work
on
blocks
of
work
.
Speaker 1
8:00
Number
four
contribute
to
the
team
and
wider
goals
of
the
company
.
And
this
is
more
focused
on
the
cultural
aspects
of
the
business
,
because
remote
work
culture
is
very
different
to
the
co-located
counterpart
.
So
what
I
mean
is
and
I've
spoken
to
Nick
Francis
,
the
CEO
of
Help
Scout
,
about
this
he
signposted
this
in
an
interview
I
did
with
him
a
few
months
back
and
he
was
basically
saying
is
you
have
to
be
really
vested
in
the
culture
of
a
remote
team
.
You
have
to
really
be
on
board
with
the
goals
and
what
they
do
,
how
they
work
,
etc
.
Because
what
you
find
is
everybody
else
within
that
setup
is
on
board
with
it
.
So
if
you're
not
on
board
,
then
you
might
find
yourself
on
the
periphery
and
feeling
uncomfortable
,
feeling
as
though
you
don't
belong
,
etc
.
Etc
.
Speaker 1
8:57
And
he
kind
of
punctuated
that
point
by
saying
when
you're
working
in
a
co-located
scenario
,
you
can
show
up
to
work
,
you
can
do
what
you're
doing
.
You
can
go
home
without
necessarily
having
to
interact
,
without
necessarily
have
to
being
have
to
get
in
being
involved
with
what's
going
on
.
Um
,
on
a
cultural
level
,
you
can
just
not
necessarily
drift
,
but
you
can
.
You
can
just
essentially
hang
out
and
just
do
the
work
and
go
back
home
,
whereas
when
you're
working
in
a
remote
team
,
within
a
remote
culture
,
you
have
to
be
like
I
said
before
,
you
have
to
be
really
on
board
with
it
and
vested
in
what
they're
doing
and
really
on
board
with
the
goals
and
really
get
involved
with
what's
going
on
,
with
the
conversations
that
they're
having
,
because
it's
usually
as
much
as
they
work
that
they're
having
,
because
it's
usually
,
uh
,
as
much
as
they
they
they
work
and
they
separate
their
work
from
from
their
,
their
leisure
time
.
You
know
the
conversations
often
just
,
uh
,
interchangeable
and
it's
just
so
much
,
they're
so
vested
in
what
they're
doing
.
Speaker 1
9:58
So
again
,
if
,
if
you
,
if
you're
thinking
to
yourself
,
well
,
I
haven't
quite
found
a
business
that
I
could
potentially
be
vested
in
,
then
it
may
not
be
necessary
that
you
wouldn't
suit
the
remote
sort
of
work
life
,
but
it
may
be
that
you
haven't
found
a
business
yet
that
you
could
really
get
on
board
with
in
terms
of
the
goals
,
the
mission
,
et
cetera
,
the
way
that
they
work
.
So
it's
a
matter
,
then
,
maybe
,
of
you
doing
some
really
detailed
search
,
and
it
often
requires
that
,
anyway
,
any
any
new
role
that
you
that
you're
looking
for
,
whether
um
,
co-located
or
remote
,
requires
that
you
really
,
really
look
for
a
business
that
suits
you
,
that's
aligned
with
the
things
that
are
important
to
you
,
the
things
that
that
you
like
,
etc
.
Etc
.
So
that
could
be
just
a
tweak
,
really
,
or
a
bit
more
effort
on
your
part
in
terms
of
looking
for
the
right
sorts
of
companies
.
So
what
else
do
we
have
?
Well
,
solving
problems
.
What
you
find
,
that's
the
number
.
What
number
is
that
?
That's
number
five
on
my
list
,
solving
problems
.
You'll
find
that
,
again
,
working
remotely
.
Speaker 1
11:10
As
I
said
in
point
number
one
,
I
was
talking
about
working
independently
,
and
usually
you're
working
independently
not
just
in
your
day-to-day
work
,
but
solving
problems
as
they
arise
,
and
those
problems
can
be
different
types
of
problems
.
So
,
for
example
,
example
,
it
may
be
something
as
basic
as
your
router
is
down
at
home
,
or
you
,
I
don't
know
you're
having
a
uh
,
some
,
some
sort
of
issue
with
your
computer
,
um
,
or
it
might
be
that
it
might
be
work
related
that
you're
having
,
uh
,
an
issue
with
,
I
don't
know
a
particular
project
or
a
piece
of
code
or
whatever
it
may
be
.
You
have
to
be
able
to
usually
solve
those
problems
yourself
.
I
mean
,
don't
get
me
wrong
again
,
you're
going
to
have
support
when
you're
working
in
a
remote
team
.
But
and
this
comes
again
,
this
kind
of
crosses
into
what
I
was
saying
to
you
before
about
problem
solving
on
a
work
level
will
probably
come
a
lot
easier
to
somebody
who
is
a
seasoned
professional
or
an
experienced
professional
,
should
I
say
than
somebody
who
is
fresh
out
of
university
,
is
learning
the
ropes
.
So
you
know
you're
in
a
better
position
to
solve
problems
.
Speaker 1
12:22
That's
not
to
say
you
can't
ask
for
help
.
You
know
you're
in
a
better
position
to
solve
problems
.
That's
not
to
say
you
can't
ask
for
help
,
whether
whatever
scenario
you're
in
.
But
,
um
,
problem
solving
if
it
doesn't
come
naturally
to
you
and
if
,
if
it's
something
that's
,
you're
in
a
situation
where
you're
going
to
have
to
ask
lots
of
these
questions
in
order
to
get
to
the
root
of
a
problem
,
then
again
it
may
not
,
remote
work
may
not
suit
you
and
,
again
,
the
certain
amount
of
perseverance
that
you
have
to
have
in
order
to
solve
problems
that
arise
.
So
again
,
I've
added
an
extra
one
to
the
list
that
perseverance
,
that
will
to
sort
of
carry
on
until
you've
figured
that
thing
out
,
is
an
important
attribute
.
So
that
was
number
five
solving
problems
.
Number
six
trust
.
Speaker 1
13:08
Trust
is
a
massive
one
,
and
I
mean
these
issues
,
or
this
list
that
I'm
going
through
now
is
not
in
any
particular
order
,
as
I
always
say
,
but
trust
may
be
the
most
important
of
all
,
and
this
can
apply
to
you
if
you're
a
manager
looking
to
,
to
move
into
remote
work
.
If
you
,
let's
say
you've
you've
worked
in
a
co-located
situation
for
a
while
,
your
employees
are
sitting
right
near
to
you
,
you're
working
on
projects
,
you're
interacting
on
a
day-to-day
basis
,
you've
got
oversight
of
everything
that
you
,
that
you
do
um
on
a
daily
basis
to
.
You
may
even
be
the
kind
of
person
who
really
needs
that
oversight
to
feel
a
sense
of
security
.
Well
,
what
you
may
find
when
you
again
,
when
you're
working
in
a
remote
team
,
you're
not
going
to
have
the
level
of
oversight
that
you
had
when
you're
working
face-to-face
in
a
collocate
scenario
,
that
may
again
make
you
feel
a
certain
amount
of
discomfort
and
it
may
be
an
indication
that
,
uh
,
you
again
,
remote
work
may
not
be
for
you
.
So
you
have
to
trust
your
,
your
team
members
and
Remote Work Adaptation and Challenges
Speaker 1
14:14
I
.
Speaker 1
14:14
I
think
trust
is
probably
a
default
setting
in
many
of
the
best
remote
teams
.
They
just
not
I
wouldn't
necessarily
say
they
take
it
for
granted
,
but
it's
something
that
comes
.
It
comes
with
,
with
,
with
everything
else
.
That
comes
with
everything
else
that
they
do
best
.
They
trust
each
other
to
get
on
with
the
work
.
They
trust
their
team
members
to
do
what
they
say
they're
going
to
do
when
they're
going
to
do
it
.
So
if
you
have
an
issue
with
trust
,
then
remote
work
may
not
be
for
you
.
Again
,
you
may
well
be
able
to
adapt
to
this
,
but
if
it's
innate
,
then
you
may
,
you
may
struggle
.
So
trust
,
trust
,
a
big
one
.
And
then
what
do
we
have
?
We
have
.
Speaker 1
14:52
This
is
the
final
thing
in
my
list
.
I'm
sure
there
are
more
.
If
you
can
think
of
more
,
I
encourage
you
to
to
um
,
to
let
me
know
and
to
get
in
touch
with
me
.
I'll
tell
you
how
you
can
get
to
me
at
the
end
.
But
um
,
number
seven
on
my
list
,
that
is
uh
,
if
you're
not
prepared
to
adapt
to
changes
,
I
guess
,
and
those
changes
can
be
different
types
of
changes
.
Speaker 1
15:13
So
I
don't
know
if
you're
not
used
to
using
technology
in
your
day-to-day
work
and
you're
you're
thinking
about
transferring
your
skills
to
a
remote
scenario
,
then
again
you'll
need
to
to
adapt
and
change
,
because
tech
is
a
massive
um
,
a
massive
um
thing
within
within
remote
teams
.
It's
a
massive
,
massive
topic
within
remote
teams
.
They
use
tech
to
get
work
done
,
to
be
more
productive
,
to
communicate
in
literally
every
facet
Literally
every
facet
of
their
work
.
Tech
is
intertwined
within
what
they
do
and
it's
quite
easy
to
learn
and
understand
the
platforms
that
they
use
,
because
they're
often
very
much
cloud-based
platforms
that
you
probably
heard
of
.
So
things
like
I
don't
know
Google
,
Docs
,
that
sort
of
thing
,
g
Suite
,
trello
,
hubspot
,
things
like
that
.
So
it's
very
easy
to
find
out
what
applications
they're
using
.
Speaker 1
16:23
What
may
be
of
a
challenge
for
you
,
if
you're
not
that
way
inclined
,
is
actually
getting
to
grips
with
them
,
but
it's
something
again
,
I
think
if
you
are
vested
in
that
and
if
you
really
want
to
do
it
and
if
you
want
to
grow
it
as
a
professional
,
as
an
individual
,
then
I
think
you
will
do
it
and
it's
something
that
you
can
do
.
So
I'm
very
confident
that
you
will
do
it
and
it's
something
that
you
can
do
.
So
I'm
very
confident
that
you
can
do
it
.
You
can
do
that
side
of
the
adaptation
pretty
well
.
The
other
side
is
basically
what
you
find
is
lots
of
remote
businesses
,
relatively
small
compared
to
some
of
their
their
bigger
,
um
co-located
counterparts
.
Lots
of
them
are
startups
,
for
example
,
that
are
going
through
change
and
going
through
hiring
,
going
through
different
products
,
different
services
and
needing
ideas
and
just
moving
and
changing
on
a
regular
basis
.
So
if
you
thrive
in
that
kind
of
environment
,
in
that
kind
of
changing
,
fluid
atmosphere
environment
,
then
again
you'll
,
you'll
,
you'll
,
thrive
,
you
will
be
an
asset
,
and
if
you
can
contribute
to
that
sort
of
changing
environment
,
all
the
better
.
Speaker 1
17:39
So
but
again
,
if
you
struggle
with
change
,
if
you're
the
kind
of
person
who
likes
things
to
be
the
same
and
do
the
same
thing
on
a
day-to-day
basis
and
be
working
in
the
same
sort
of
environment
with
little
change
,
and
if
you
want
certainty
every
single
day
that
you
go
into
work
in
terms
of
your
daily
work
tasks
,
then
again
it
may
be
something
that
you'll
need
to
to
think
about
how
you
can
adapt
to
that
.
It
may
be
that
you
that
you
don't
want
to
to
adapt
to
that
kind
of
scenario
,
but
imagine
,
I
mean
,
if
you
,
if
you've
um
thought
to
yourself
as
I've
been
going
through
this
list
of
seven
things
,
if
you
thought
to
yourself
,
actually
no
,
I
can't
do
this
.
Or
if
you
thought
to
yourself
,
yes
,
on
the
other
hand
,
then
you
,
you
then
lots
of
the
things
that
I've
mentioned
.
There
are
things
that
I've
noticed
as
recurring
themes
in
terms
of
things
that
when
I've
spoken
to
people
,
when
I've
done
my
coaching
with
people
,
I've
thought
to
myself
and
told
them
well
,
if
you
can't
adapt
to
these
things
,
or
if
this
is
not
you
,
then
you
may
need
to
consider
working
differently
.
And
it's
not
everybody
who
suits
remote
work
.
That's
fair
enough
to
say
.
I
would
say
so
.
Those
people
who
I've
spoke
to
,
those
people
I've
coached
,
I
haven't
necessarily
taken
it
to
heart
.
It's
just
empowered
them
with
information
that's
enabled
them
to
take
their
next
step
and
move
on
.
So
I
mean
that's
it
for
me
,
as
ever
,
a
nice
and
short
and
sweet
podcast
for
you
.
I
mean
hope
it
has
been
helpful
.
Speaker 1
19:19
As
I
said
before
,
I
want
you
to
get
in
touch
with
your
ideas
as
to
that
you
could
add
to
my
list
in
terms
of
how
remote
work
or
ways
in
which
you
feel
remote
work
may
not
be
suitable
for
certain
types
of
people
.
So
get
in
touch
with
me
.
I
leave
my
details
in
the
show
notes
.
Say
hello
,
even
if
you
don't
have
a
question
.
Let
me
you
that
you
saw
me
or
or
found
me
via
the
remote
work
life
podcast
,
um
,
and
we'll
get
the
conversation
going
and
just
connect
with
me
on
on
linkedin
.
And
,
of
course
,
if
you've
got
any
subjects
or
topics
that
you
want
me
to
speak
about
,
any
people
that
you
want
me
to
interview
,
or
if
you
want
to
be
interviewed
yourself
,
if
you're
hiring
,
for
example
,
for
example
,
what
I'd
encourage
you
to
do
is
get
in
touch
.
Let
me
know
if
you're
hiring
,
um
,
then
we
can
just
feature
you
on
the
on
the
podcast
.
Speaker 1
20:18
Uh
,
let
more
people
know
about
what
you're
doing
,
because
I
think
,
well
,
I
want
remote
work
Life
to
be
a
platform
that
,
I
suppose
,
promotes
the
benefits
of
remote
work
,
promotes
the
best
remote
teams
,
the
best
remote
businesses
.
So
you're
more
than
welcome
to
come
on
the
show
.
Well
,
I
am
or
will
be
publishing
shows
in
the
future
where
I'm
interviewing
other
tech
and
remote
professionals
.
I've
got
Dan
Yoda
from
Panda
Strike
,
I've
got
Matthew
Stibber
from
Articulate
Marketing
coming
up
,
amongst
other
people
.
So
many
great
guests
coming
up
.
So
bear
with
me
and
I'll
get
those
interviews
out
very
soon
.
But
,
yeah
,
if
you
want
to
be
a
guest
on
the
show
,
check
out
my
link
in
the
show
notes
by
link
.
Get
in
touch
,
say
hello
and
I
will
see
you
on
the
next
episode
.
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