Amir Salihefendic, Doist: Best Practices for the Remote Work Revolution, Ep 126

<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Amir Salihefendic, Doist: Best Practices for the Remote Work Revolution, Ep 126<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although Amir Salihefendic has been an advocate for remote work for over a decade, he never envisioned that the worldwide shift to remote would take place as a result of a pandemic. Amir is the founder and CEO of Doist, a remote-first company that specializes in productivity software and currently offers two products: Todoist and Twist.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Todoist is one of the most popular task management tools in the world, while Twist helps teams balance work with collaborative conversations. As a remote-work pioneer, Doist’s 80 person team is spread across 30 countries and multiple time zones and has an employee retention rate of over 95%. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the second time I sit down with Amir to talk about the future of work. In this episode, Amir talks about how he experiences remote work in a post-COVID world and provides tips to those who have only recently transitioned into this modality. We also discuss the power of asynchronous work and how to build culture in a remote-first company.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">The remote work revolution</span></h3> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While most of the world has shifted to remote work, Amir has been doing it for over 14 years. COVID-19 has forced many companies to switch to remote work, and Amir explains that many are doing it wrong. Poorly designed setups that try to reproduce the office setting could end up creating a traumatic experience for employees. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn more about the do’s and don’ts of remote work in this episode of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Crossing Borders</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Doist’s superpower: asynchronous communication</span>