is your team scaling or spinning?

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👋 Welcome back to All Things Remote: your weekly shortcut to building lean, efficient remote teams without the chaos.

In today’s send:

✅ Why remote culture fades as you grow (and how to stop it)
✅ 3 culture pitfalls to fix before scaling further
✅ The most overlooked feedback trick to build connection

But first: What’s one tiny tradition your team started early on that still lives today?

Now onto the good stuff 👇

🧠 Top finds this week

📦 The simple desk object that can boost your productivity
It might be the most underrated focus hack. Worth revisiting.

🧠 Leading with empathy
Here are 5 ways to lead with empathy (and why it’s essential as your team grows).

🧩 Managing freelancers? Do this first
A simple system, especially helpful if you're scaling with contract talent.

😶‍🌫️ When productivity drops, ask yourself these:
5 quick questions to reset when you’re stuck & what to do next.

🎯 New to team leadership?
These 7 people management tips are a great place to start.

Scaling without losing your culture

Early on, culture may feel easy.

• You work in the same Slack (or teams) channels.

• Everyone’s on the same page.

• Unwritten norms guide the way you talk, work, and make decisions.

It’s easy…

But once your team hits 15, 25, or 50+ people?

The cracks show, and culture starts to fade.

You’ll find that new hires are onboarded into confusion, not sure what to engage with (or they don’t engage at all! ☹️)

Here’s what to expect (and what to do about it):