Atlassian, one of the world’s most successful remote-first companies, has unlocked the secrets to mastering distributed work. I recently spoke with Atlassian’s Annie Dean, head of its aptly named “Team Anywhere” program, to get her insider’s perspective on the keys to thriving in the distributed future. Distributed refers to work that doesn’t happen shoulder to shoulder. Teams spread across locations and time zones might be working from home, or they might meet in the office.

For any leader searching for strategies to unite, motivate, and develop talent in the new virtual workplace, Dean shared invaluable lessons from the Atlassian playbook to build an award-winning culture across global teams, avoid pitfalls other companies faced in the shift to remote work, and execute a distributed model that boosted productivity, engagement, and competitiveness.

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