{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60f1b90e4e2f8b00121f8d9d/63ee3370c639b70011fd96a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" The Remote Work Tribe Podcast: Alex Panagis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60f1b90e4e2f8b00121f8d9d/1627656459305-656c5fdfd28bc076fa7b149a319762fe.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we talk with Alex Panagis, Founder &amp; CEO at ScaleMath. We discuss leadership practices and how to promote accountability and transparency, some of the mindset shifts from leading an agency to building a product, how to help struggling teammates succeed, async alignment, and much more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode timestamps:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Exciting projects Alex is working on these days? (00:30)&nbsp;</li><li>How did the ScaleMath team decide to build a product? (1:30)</li><li>Mindset shifts from managing clients as an agency to building a product. (2:43)</li><li>How does Alex split his time between both client work and product work? (4:03)</li><li>The importance of hiring people who own their work entirely. (5:39)</li><li>How did they improve their hiring process to find suitable candidates? (7:42)</li><li>How is the ScaleMath team structured today? (9:50)</li><li>Some mistakes ScaleMath made when hiring at the beginning. (15:20)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>How does he determine when someone would fit well in async cultures? (17:04)</li><li>Determining how someone is ready to move into a leadership position (19:19)</li><li>Alignment in async work cultures. (21:09)&nbsp;</li><li>Resources that helped him level up and become a better manager and improve hiring processes. (25:55)</li><li>Promoting accountability and self-management in remote teams. (26:45)</li><li>Approaching situations where teammates are struggling. (29:35)</li><li>The importance of humility for founders. (34:00)&nbsp;</li><li>Transparency in an async first culture. (35:30)</li><li>Lighting round questions. (39:49)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy it!</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Links mentioned on the podcast.</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"http://twitter.com/alexjpanagis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/alexjpanagis</a></li><li><a href=\"https://scalemath.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://scalemath.com</a></li><li><a href=\"http://theremoteworktribe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Theremoteworktribe.com</a></li><li><a href=\"http://newsletter.theremotetribe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter.theremotetribe.com</a></li><li><a href=\"http://jessicamalnik.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jessicamalnik.com</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jessica Malnik"}