Jeff Robbins interviews Arielle Tannenbaum, Community Strategist at Buffer. We discuss creating a vibrant company culture, foundational team values, and community building.

Discussion Topics…

• What skills and work habits do you need when you start working remotely?

• What Buffer’s company culture is REALLY like

• How does the onboarding process work at Buffer (i.e. role buddies and culture buddies)?

• Are distributed companies at an advantage or disadvantage when it comes to building company culture?

• The importance of foundational team values for distributed companies

• When should remote companies create their team’s core values?

• How can distributed teams help remote workers cope with loneliness?

• How does Buffer encourage relationship building across the company?

• Which types of communication styles does Buffer use? When to use synchronous or asynchronous channels?

• Should time zones affect how distributed companies choose where to hire remote employees?

• “A community is a network of people connected to each other.” - Arielle Tannenbaum

• What types of get-togethers does Buffer have? What happens at these events?

• …and more!

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