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Atlassian's Approach to Remote Work and Building Strong Social Bonds
TLDR Atlassian's co-CEO Scott Farquhar advocates for a "team anywhere" approach, prioritizing intentional togetherness gatherings over daily office presence to build strong social bonds among employees. The company focuses on asynchronous video communication, flexible work environments, and rewarding virtual-only presence equally to in-person interactions, aiming to ensure positive experiences and strong connections regardless of physical location.
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The debate between remote work and in-office work shows no correlation between being in the office every day and a sense of connection to coworkers.
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Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar advocates for a "team anywhere" approach, allowing employees to work from anywhere in a distributed fashion, with about 40% living more than two hours from an office.
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Intentional togetherness gatherings, rather than daily office presence, are key to building strong social bonds and a sense of connection among employees according to Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar.
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Intentional togetherness gatherings are prioritized over daily office presence to build strong social bonds and productivity is measured by output rather than hours worked at Atlassian according to co-CEO Scott Farquhar.
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Atlassian's focus on asynchronous video communication and flexible work environments may lead to a wider range of choices for employees in the future, with co-CEO Scott Farquhar expressing skepticism towards the hybrid middle ground approach.
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Atlassian believes in rewarding virtual-only presence equally to in-person interactions, emphasizing the importance of building strong relationships with colleagues regardless of physical proximity.
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Atlassian focuses on intentional togetherness, employee surveys, and learning from other companies to ensure positive experiences and strong connections among employees, regardless of physical location.
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Atlassian has evolved to focus on solving people problems related to collaboration and work prioritization, with a clear direction towards more distributed work environments in the future.
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