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Remote Teams

Bridge the distance, build the culture

Keep distributed teams connected, aligned, and productive. Built-in video calls, async collaboration, and timezone management.

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Remote Teams

Remote Teams: Alignment without micromanagement

Distributed work thrives when goals are clear, conversations stay close to the work, and updates happen automatically. HiDesk brings Team Chat, Video Calls, Views & Tools (Calendar, Kanban, List, Timeline), Time Tracking, and Document Management together—so remote teams coordinate smoothly while leaders get trusted, live visibility.

Goals that travel across timezones (OKR & Goals)

Remote teams need a small set of shared objectives and a reliable way to see progress. With OKR & Goals, set company objectives, align team and personal OKRs beneath them, and link key results to real tasks.

  • Clear cascades: Company → Team → Personal OKRs that map to work.
  • KR↔Task linkage: Task movement updates KR progress automatically.
  • Review cadence: Recurring calendar reviews with Timeline snapshots.
  • Analytics-backed: Throughput, burndown, and cycle time inform OKR health.

Async first, sync when it counts

Keep the majority of work async: use Team Chat threads tied to tasks for decisions, attach files to the task in Document Management, and rely on read tracking to confirm the right people saw the latest version.

Productivity without surveillance

Leaders see flow through Analytics Dashboard (throughput, burndown, cycle time) and optional Time Tracking (auto timers or manual logs). The focus is outcomes and bottlenecks—never keystrokes.

Custom solutions & custom AI

(implemented via Integrations + Workflows)

Hand-off packs: At day's end in one region, a Workflow compiles open items and posts a checklist to the next region's channel.
Thread summaries: A bespoke AI service summarises long discussions and drafts a task update for owner approval.
Triage intake: Inbound emails convert to tasks with the right template, labels, and SLA timers.
Document checks: AI verifies attachments (required sections present, expiry valid) and opens subtasks for gaps.
SLA foresight: Read timers and historical cycle time to flag likely breaches and trigger escalation.
Culture spaces: Virtual watercooler channels that rotate prompts; weekly digest auto-posted via Workflow.

All AI and connectors are delivered through Integrations (Custom Only) and respect Security & Admin (Permissions) and Compliance.

Outcome: Cross-timezone clarity, fewer status meetings, and OKRs grounded in actual task movement—remote work that feels close-knit.

Challenges We Solve

Timezone coordination

Async communication

Team bonding and culture

Productivity monitoring

How We Help

Timezone Intelligence

Smart scheduling that works across timezones

Async Collaboration

Threaded discussions and recorded video updates

Virtual Watercooler

Social spaces for team bonding

Productivity Insights

Track productivity without micromanaging

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