Slack was an in office culture pre-pandemic, we were hugely focused on hiring people in certain locations, and we were struggling like mad to do it.
Cal Henderson, our CTO, was concerned about us even experimenting with remote work pre-pandemic. But once we actually got, his eyes opened up and he's like, wait a minute, this is actually working. - Brian Elliott
I don't just have to hire people in the Bay Area, New York, Vancouver, Melbourne and Dublin. I can actually open the aperture. Geographically bounded teams that are within a couple of hours of each other and hire people in Boise, Idaho and North Carolina and Texas and not sweat whether or not we have an office there. And all of a sudden you’re like God, what an amazing opportunity to attract more talent. - Brian Elliott
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David Pottruck once told me, be a talent magnet.
As a leader, you want to be a talent magnet, so the best people want to work with you.
Open the talent aperture
Meet talent where it is
The investment doesn't go away, but is redeployed more into offsite-like activities, than rows of empty tables.
Distributed doesn't mean never together.
Breaking bread is key.
If you haven't subscribed to his new Substack Newsletter, do it today.
- https://theworkforward.substack.com/He even shares some of his best slides if you're in need of a few for your next meeting with the boss.
Full length conversation with the incomparable Brian Elliott
Brian Elliott v2: AI, Experiment, Outcomes, Trust | Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick -
- Transcript and Extensive show Notes - https://www.work20xx.com/episode/brian-elliott-v2-ai-experiment-outcomes-trust-work-20xx-ep28
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