Seattle, WA – 5 June, 2018 – Distributed, or virtual, teams are edging much closer to becoming the norm rather than the exception these days. But along with the plain advantages, there are also inherent challenges, such as people from different cultures, the black-box phenomenon, an us-vs.-them mentality, and product-delivery issues. With “How to Run a Distributed Team,” however, ATLAS provides the tips and insights needed to meet the challenges and bolster the advantages.
In this blog post, ATLAS calls on the expertise of a handful of acknowledged experts with a track record of successfully managing distributed teams. These successful business leaders include the following: Ben Lee, the founder of Rootstrap, “an award-winning digital development studio with 70+ employees worldwide”; “Marti Hoffer, founder and CEO of Lumenonomics, a natural lighting company finding success with an almost entirely virtual workforce; and Pete Peng, Program Manager at WavCatcher, “a company that creates signal boosting technology.”
The questions asked and insightfully answered were: “What are the Primary Differences Between Managing a Distributed Team Versus a Traditional Team?,” “What Made You Decide to Run Your Company Primarily Remotely?,” “What Advice Would You Give Someone Considering a Distributed Team?,” “Should You Be Hands On While Managing Your Virtual Team?,” and “Are Distributed Teams a Long Term Solution?”
Several advantages of running a virtual team were noted in the blog post. These included increased flexibility for a happier workforce and greater efficiency and an enhanced work-life balance for employees. Some of the challenges mentioned were the necessity of having to demonstrate credibility, the tendency for misunderstanding to creep in, the difficulty of holding employees accountable, and diminished opportunity for knowledge sharing.
With the advent and growing prominence of virtual work facilitating tools like Base, Slack, and Trello, along with work spaces like ATLAS Workbase, virtual work and distributed teams are sure to thrive despite the challenges. Not only are the companies using distributed teams becoming more common, but doing so allows them to hire the best employee for the job because there are no geographical constraints. Ultimately, this means greater efficiency and a significant savings without the cost of leasing or purchasing office space.
Not only is ATLAS Workbase committed to providing valuable content like “How to Run a Distributed Team” to assist and enable distributed working, but the ATLAS team also has as its mission to “provide intentionally designed, flexible Workbases, which enable the community to create and conduct business successfully.” Although challenging the concept of business as usual, the ATLAS team remains committed to “treating each and every person walking through our door with the highest level of character and respect.”
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