Ali Greene – How Remote Works

Ali Greene is the coauthor of Remote Works: Managing for Freedom, Flexibility, and Focus.

A remote worker since 2014, she was previously the Director of People Operations for DuckDuckGo and the former Head of Culture and Community at Oyster. Ali can be found at remoteworksbook.com.

In this podcast you will learn 3 key things:


1. What are 3rd spaces for work and why they matter;

2. Why digital houses and why all remote companies need it; 

3. Building a strong culture in a remote company.

Hope you enjoy this amazing conversation with Ali Greene.

Show Notes:

01:19 – Introducing Ali Greene

01:26 – Where is Ali Greene as a remote worker

01:50 – What is happening in the rural areas of France? Is it a special place to be?

04:00 – Opinion about creating relationships online

08:00 – The importance of having a third space to work from

12:02 – What kind of setup Ali uses to work from a cafe, for example

13:20 – Hotels as working areas

15:30 – Coworking spaces in rural areas

19:00 – The importance of community leaders

24:20 – The role of of education to companies about working remotely

25:20 – Will companies allow remote work or force their employees to go to the office?

27:50 – Who should be educating people to work remotely?

31:30 – How will the future look like for people that are now in universities?

36:08 – People should be noticed by their work in universities

39:17 – The importance of flexibility

42:00 – How was the experience of writing the book

46:55 – After the pandemics, real life became the new normal for companies with remote workers

49:02 – How should read the book?

51:00 – What is a digital house?

53:50 – Was there any surprise while writing the book?

57:43 – Where people can buy the book, or here more about Ali Greene

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