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Coaching in Bursts (Remote Work Compensation)

A technique for distributed/remote teams: replace weekly virtual one-on-ones with quarterly multi-day in-person visits, to recreate the density of coaching and collaboration that Remote/Hybrid Work's Cost to Product Discovery describes as lost to remote work. The claim is that concentrated in-person time can substitute for — not just supplement — regular remote check-ins.

Sits alongside Weekly One-on-One (Coaching Cadence) as an alternative cadence rather than a replacement philosophy.

'You can't give a benefit like remote work and then take it away and expect people not to be really pissed at you.'

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Managers of distributed teams should schedule periodic travel/in-person bursts (a few days per quarter) instead of relying solely on weekly virtual coaching.