Join NYU SPS Human Capital Management Department Chair, Dr. Anna Tavis, as she welcomes Annie Dean, Global Head of Team Anywhere at Atlassian, to the Rethinking Work series!
In 2020, Atlassian undertook a big change: The company moved to a model of fully distributed work. Team members have the option of working from home, one of Atlassian's 12 global offices, a mix of both, or from somewhere else entirely.
The years since have seen numerous benefits for Atlassian, including consistent performance, savings on real estate, improved productivity and focus at work, and perhaps most importantly, over 90% of employees reporting that the distributed model allows them to do their best work.
The initiative is called Team Anywhere, and Annie Dean is the person responsible for Atlassian's shift to this distributed work model. Annie is a globally recognized expert on remote and flexible working models and strategies for success.
In the first Rethinking Work session of the Spring 2025 semester, Annie will share the insights that Atlassian has learned from this yearslong initiative, and why companies should focus less on where work gets done, and more on how it gets done.
ABOUT ANNIE DEAN
Annie Dean is VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian. Previously, she was Director of Remote Work at Facebook where she oversaw global strategy on remote work and the development of the remote work program. She is a globally recognized expert on remote and flexible working whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CNBC's "Squawk Box," Cheddar TV, and more.
Prior to joining Facebook, Annie led new ways of working advisory as a Vice President at Deloitte. In 2016, Annie cofounded Werk.co, a remote working and flexibility data and analytics startup. Werk.co raised $5M in venture capital to support the Fortune 500 in strategically adopting the future of work; it was acquired in 2020.
Annie began her career on Wall Street as a corporate attorney representing institutional lenders in billions of dollars of transactions secured by real estate. She earned her BA summa cum laude from Syracuse University and her law degree from Fordham University. Annie is the proud parent of two beautiful sons, one with Kabuki Syndrome. She is a cofounder of the Kabuki Syndrome Foundation.
Join NYU SPS Human Capital Management Department Chair, Dr. Anna Tavis, as she welcomes Annie Dean, Global Head of Team Anywhere at Atlassian, to the Rethinking Work series!
In 2020, Atlassian undertook a big change: The company moved to a model of fully distributed work. Team members have the option of working from home, one of Atlassian's 12 global offices, a mix of both, or from somewhere else entirely.
The years since have seen numerous benefits for Atlassian, including consistent performance, savings on real estate, improved productivity and focus at work, and perhaps most importantly, over 90% of employees reporting that the distributed model allows them to do their best work.
The initiative is called Team Anywhere, and Annie Dean is the person responsible for Atlassian's shift to this distributed work model. Annie is a globally recognized expert on remote and flexible working models and strategies for success.
In the first Rethinking Work session of the Spring 2025 semester, Annie will share the insights that Atlassian has learned from this yearslong initiative, and why companies should focus less on where work gets done, and more on how it gets done.
ABOUT ANNIE DEAN
Annie Dean is VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian. Previously, she was Director of Remote Work at Facebook where she oversaw global strategy on remote work and the development of the remote work program. She is a globally recognized expert on remote and flexible working whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CNBC's "Squawk Box," Cheddar TV, and more.
Prior to joining Facebook, Annie led new ways of working advisory as a Vice President at Deloitte. In 2016, Annie cofounded Werk.co, a remote working and flexibility data and analytics startup. Werk.co raised $5M in venture capital to support the Fortune 500 in strategically adopting the future of work; it was acquired in 2020.
Annie began her career on Wall Street as a corporate attorney representing institutional lenders in billions of dollars of transactions secured by real estate. She earned her BA summa cum laude from Syracuse University and her law degree from Fordham University. Annie is the proud parent of two beautiful sons, one with Kabuki Syndrome. She is a cofounder of the Kabuki Syndrome Foundation.