Successful distributed teams don’t just happen by accident. Thriving, distributed company cultures require intentionality as well as forward-thinking approaches to communication, collaboration, and problem-solving.

As a leader within a distributed company, how can you empower and nurture your teams across different cultures, time zones, and markets while smoothing friction at the same time?For our first panel, a supergroup of distributed team leaders—Ally Fekaiki from Juno, Brandon Sammut from Zapier, Lona Alia from SafetyWing, and Mark Frein from Oyster—joined Stacey Slater, Oyster’s Global Talent Operations Manager, to discuss what thriving looks like in a distributed environment.