Managing Large Remote Teams with Asana’s Prashant Pandey

CTO Connection Podcast

English - November 21, 2019 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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As products and companies develop more name-brand recognition, expansion is inevitable. Prashant Pandey has experience working at companies large and small and in his current role as Head of Engineering at Asana, he knows what it’s like to navigate the growing pains of managing expanded teams.

On today’s episode, Prashant talks to Peter about what to take into consideration when judging a team member’s contribution, why failure is the single best learning tool, and how to manage expanding teams across time zones. Tune in for Prashant’s thoughts.

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