Planning for the Remote-First, Work-from-Anywhere Organization
23mBeginner2021-06-23
Authors

Chris Herd
Founder and CEO of Firstbase
Course details
Remote work is here to stay. To recruit and retain top talent—and build a more diverse, efficient, and inclusive organization—leaders must embrace a remote-first culture. In this course, instructor Chris Herd details why and how companies can develop the ability to operate in this way. Learn how a shift to remote work can lead to happier and healthier organizations and employees. Get insights into different remote-first models, including asynchronous work, and learn about key tools that can help your teams communicate and collaborate efficiently from anywhere. Plus, Chris outlines the key challenges of going remote, so that you can sidestep these common mistakes in your own transformation.
Skills covered
Remote WorkOrganizational LeadershipProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome to the remote-first world
The Benefits of Remote-First Work
- Planning to lead the remote-first organization
- Work to live, not live to work
- Remote work and its impact on equity, cost efficiency, and talent
Remote-First Models, Tools, and Obstacles
- Asynchronous work in practice
- Work from anywhere (WFA) in practice
- Remote-first work in practice
- Tools for remote-first work
- Potential challenges to remote-first work
Conclusion
- Making remote-first work for you