@AllanCaeg of RemoteCompass.com chats with Meryl Johnston, Founder & CEO of BeanNinjas.
Some highlights of this value-packed 20-minute conversation:
- "getting forced" into setting up as a remote team from the beginning and starting with building a location-independent business in mind
- growing a remote team of over 15 people across many different countries
- finding the best team members and the right culture fit (regardless of where someone's based)
- running team retreats to build rapport
- working with a weekly stream of job applicants by understanding culture fit, commitment, motivation, and ability to meet deadlines through online assessments
- meeting up with teammates and clients to build rapport (but staying productive via online collaboration)
- virtual summits are great for transferring knowledge, but they don't provide the same networking opportunities that you'd get from hallway conversations or lunch breaks spent together
- Find Meryl on Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/meryl-johnston-3a483728
