Managers in asynchronous companies should focus on emotional intelligence issues
Liam Martin · Episode 616 | An 8-Figure SaaS Founder's Approach to Remote Work · Aug 16, 2022 · at 23:11
Liam Martin discusses the evolving role of management in fully asynchronous remote organizations with Rob Walling.
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“So I talk a lot about how managers should really be reserving all of their energy, not for just communicating metrics from one person to the next, which asynchronous organizations do automatically because the platform is really the manager. Instead, focus on the EQ issues.”
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