Cserti: In-person retreats directly increase remote shipping speed and communication
Robert Cserti · Episode 689 | How to Keep Your Remote Team Motivated and Engaged · Nov 28, 2023 · at 14:49
Robert Cserti, co-founder of SessionLab, explains how in-person team retreats create trust that accelerates subsequent remote work performance.
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“When that battery is high, Then collaboration is happening at a higher quality during online work. So we definitely see after the retreat they're just we communicate more, we ship things faster, we solve these agreements faster.”
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