Brian Rhea

Despite remote work’s well-documented benefits, remote workers often face feelings of social, intellectual, and creative isolation. In Buffer's 2019 "State of Remote Work" report, 19% of remote workers cited loneliness as their biggest struggle working remotely. Remote leaders need to keep their best people by keeping them connected. The old axiom used to be, “People don't quit their job. They quit their boss.” On remote teams, people quit their loneliness and find a team that knows how to do remote work right. In this talk, I will explore the best practices of remote companies that create trust, stay connected, and build community. With specific, actionable examples of how to execute communications, team retreats, 1:1s, and how to design productive workspaces; this talk will help leaders of remote teams plan for the future of work.