Last week, the CEO of WeWork, Sandeep Mathrani, stated that employees who prefer working from home are those who are the least engaged with the compan

Top 10 Tips On How to Become a Great Tech Leader for Your Remote Development Team

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2021-05-26 09:00:14

Last week, the CEO of WeWork, Sandeep Mathrani, stated that employees who prefer working from home are those who are the least engaged with the company.

My experience as a software engineer, engineer team lead, CTO, and developer advocate proves otherwise. I have worked with and led software development teams working remotely long before COVID-19 affected the world.

Remote work has increased exponentially during the last year, and it will not disappear as quickly as it arrived. Gartner, Inc. revealed after a 2020 survey that 74% of CFOs and finance leaders intend to permanently change some of their previously on-site roles into fully remote positions. Furthermore:

Here are 10 tips for Mr. Mathrani (and anyone else who is uncomfortable with leading employees remotely) on how to be a great tech leader for their employees.

Trust is the absolute most important element needed to successfully lead a remote team. It's the first tip on this list for a reason; there is no chance of remote work (or in-person work, for that matter) being successful without mutual trust.