Chapter10: HowtoWorkinDifferentTimezones 108 3. It’s Tough to Stay In Sync, so Check in With Your Team Planningmeetingsacrosstimezonesmightsoundsopainfulthatyou’drather just never have meetings—but don’t do that either. Belle Beth Cooper, writing about working remotely on the Buffer team says that “it’s important to check in before you start your workday and make sure you’re on the same page as everyone else.” You might be a “manager of one,” butif you’re going to hand off projects across time zones, you’ll need to stay in touch. At Zapier, we stay connected with our team in a number of ways. We post thoughtsandupdatesaboutteamprojectsonSlack,regardlessofwho’sonline. Plus,eachdepartmenthasaweeklyvideocalltomapoutthatweek’swork,and every Thursday we’ll have an all-hands-on-deck call in order to get everyone together. Every employee is also assigned a random “pair partner” each week— that meanswe’ll jump on a call with one of our colleagues just see how things are going, and perhaps work together on a cross-team project. “Checkinbeforeyoustartyourworkdayandmakesureyou’reonthe samepageaseveryoneelse.”-BelleBethCooper