In the previous video, we looked at three team structures, no-remote, remote allowed, and hybrid remote. Now, let's look at a team structure that prioritizes remote work. Remote-first teams, optimize their company for remote. They create documentation, policies, and workflows that function on the assumption that 100 percent of the organization is remote, even if some continue to occasionally visit a company owned office. Teams that choose to be remote-first, typically have leadership that believe in and support remote work. These teams typically work in a field that doesn't require any work to be done in person. By making remote the default, they gain a significant recruiting benefit, and generally higher employee morale. However, they may prefer to have some in-person meetings for leadership board members or even specific teams within the organization. Remote-first is relatively new and it can have all of the same challenges as working all remotely. That includes the communication and management challenges we've mentioned previously, which affect all-remote teams. It also includes the risk of remote employees feeling lonely, left out, or burned out. Other challenges might include a feeling of being left out for team members who are not able or invited to join in-person meetings, or you may find that some team members relied too much on the office without adopting a fully remote-first mindset. The benefits of this structure are also similar to those of an all-remote team, happier employees, higher performance, and the ability to hire the best people around the world. While there is a cost associated with maintaining at least one office space, that may be somewhat offset by the savings from paying locally adjusted salary rates. Now, we've reached the final team structure, all-remote. Since the all-remote team type is the basis for this course, I won't go into great detail here. As you probably guessed, an all-remote team has no offices, no set working hours, and a globally distributed team. These companies are traditionally in the tech or knowledge industries, but we are seeing companies from other industries test the waters of remote operations. For this model to function, all of the organizations work must be able to be done remotely. Leadership understands and supports remote work, including it's benefits and it's unique requirements. This model comes with a significant recruiting benefit, allowing you to hire the best people in almost any location, and if you hire globally, your company can operate 24 hours per day, and often seven days per week. We've also described the challenges of all-remote previously in this course. To recap, this structure comes with significant challenges in communication and management requiring focus, strong policies, and training. It can also be more challenging to create a shared culture which affects employee satisfaction. Employees are more susceptible to loneliness and burnout, and because a truly global team will operate best asynchronously, there are slowdowns throughout communication and work cycles. Typically, an all-remote company understands those challenges and put strategies in place to counteract them. The benefits of this structure make it all worthwhile. Much higher employee satisfaction and performance, increased hiring opportunities and the ability to create a globally diverse team chosen from the very best candidates, and there are significant cost savings from not needing to maintain any office space, and from paying locally adjusted rates. Every organization will have a structure that works best for its needs. By this point, you may have realized that your organization has already adopted some remote work practices, and you may have identified a potential next step for how you may be able to strengthen your remote work offering. If you'd like to continue learning more, please see our linked resources where you'll find additional detail including more sub-types and variations on these structures. I hope this information inspires you to choose the model that would best enable your team.