The Leadership Coach for overwhelmed remote managers in startups.
Leading a remote team is hard. You crush under your workload while worrying about your team morale and meeting deadlines—breathe—I'm here to help.
Hi—I'm Nicolas Cava. I help overwhelmed remote managers in startups leave chaos and become inspired leaders through my Performing Remote OS.
[An open letter to people-first leaders]
Being a remote leader is all about empowering people.
We approach our leadership in a way that promotes independence, trust, accountability, and compassion rather than using authority and retaliation.
People-first leaders don't ask: "How can I profit from people?"
They ask: "What can I do to make them shine?," and then do everything they can to be their lighthouse.
It's not always about numbers. It's about inspiring purpose.
We refuse outdated organizational models — embracing remote work as a strategy to build a better future.
Leading a remote team is playing in hard mode. But our sacrifice is worth fulfillment for our people. Ultimately, also for us.
We are the leaders of tomorrow, driven by a shared purpose:
Build positive workplaces for everyone to thrive.
Leave chaos by empowering your team.
With over a decade of recognized remote leadership across 4 continents and a career spanning more than 15 years in the tech industry in Europe and North America, I'm committed to empowering you.
3 ways I can help.
- I show you how to do it.
- Online Course Coming soon
- We do it together.
- Async Coaching
- I do it for you.
- Fractional Leadership
Trusted by many so far
They enjoyed my leadership in the last 15+ years.My expertise areas.
Instant access to coaching services from a domain expert to help you achieve your goals.
Remote Leadership
Learn how to lead remote teams in a virtual environment to be productive from anywhere.
People-first Leadership
Prioritize employee experience to unleash people's full potential and attract the best talents.
Startups and Scaleups
Domain expertise in building and scaling remote teams in B2C or B2B2C tech companies.
Asynchronous Work
Turn work agnostic from time and location to allow deep work and prevent burnout.
Strategic Planning
Identify key drivers and potential roadblocks and develop actionable roadmaps.
Project Execution
Transform your goal-setting and execution to achieve your projects in predictable cycles.
Order and Structure
Make sure everything is explicit to avoid miscommunication and unnecessary work.
Systems and Processes
Unlock a hidden potential in your team by using efficient systems and reinforcing feedback loops.
Sustainable growth one system at a time
Introducing the Performing Remote OS.
The world is profoundly changing. Leaders must reset their methods to compete in the future of work. The Performing Remote OS provides off-the-shelf systems to lead productive and engaged teams built on trust.
Unlock your hidden potential with my playbook.
Explicit Systems
- Lead the best remote team one system at a time. Leave nothing to chance.
Off-the-shelf
- Each system is designed to be used right away. No need to experiment yourself.
Gamified UX
- Implementing the playbook becomes fun and rewarding. Measure how great you are.
Conceptual Integrity
- All systems reinforce each other. Remote teams require distributed systems.
Accessible
- Built to be used by everyone with low effort. No need to be an expert in remote work.
Data-driven
- Strategies are based on research and data from the best sources in the industry.
Simple
- Simplicity is at its core. Keep it simple to have buy-in from your team and scale fast.
Best of the Industry
- Inspired by the best leaders and pioneers in the industry. All packaged together for you.
Not convinced yet?
Let's sort your goals out and lead you to success.
- 3x productivity
- 3x engagement
- 100% mutual trust
- +80% efficiency
- 0x burnout
- Future-proof leadership
Remote Work Advocate
Working from anywhere.
I was uprooted from my support network, had trouble finding a place to call home for years, held financial ties that put my family in difficulty, and experienced several societal and economic crises. It led me to self-doubts and dilemmas. I tried to fit into the mould. I finally decided to create my own.
Many families and individuals struggle as I did. Organizations have difficulty adapting to the societal shift without adding increasing global instability and climate change to the pile.
It may sound bad, but it makes me hopeful. People can be very creative when exposed to uncertainty. Many significant civilization developments in history come from living in such a time—the changes we need to solve our challenges.
Remote work is not for everyone. But it saved my life by giving me the options I needed at the right time, and it can also be beneficial for you.
It's time to rethink the way we work.
A question? Let's connect.
Follow me on LinkedIn to get my daily tips on remote leadership and personal growth and see how I build my business in public. Send me a DM to connect or ask a question.
We can also enjoy a free coaching call to discuss your challenges, uncover your struggles, and see how I can help.
If you prefer, ask me anything by email.
Recent Posts
Recent publications on all platforms. Follow me on LinkedIn.
I vowed to be openly vulnerable with my struggles.
Edited on Sep 27th, 2023
Nicolas Cava
Feeling lonely while working remotely is awful.
Edited on Sep 26th, 2023Nicolas Cava
Incident management is always shitty for everyone involved.
Edited on Sep 25th, 2023Nicolas Cava
I'll give away 1-month coaching to 10 remote managers for free.
Edited on Sep 23rd, 2023Nicolas Cava
You must look stupid if you wish to improve.
Edited on Sep 22nd, 2023Nicolas Cava
Steal my playbook for efficient 1:1s with your remote team:
Edited on Sep 21st, 2023Nicolas Cava
You don't need shiny software to build a successful remote team.
Edited on Sep 20th, 2023Nicolas Cava
An open letter to people-first leaders.
Edited on Sep 19th, 2023Nicolas Cava
Like it or not, leadership comes with social responsibility.
Edited on Sep 18th, 2023Nicolas Cava
The first person you hurt with your lack of trust is you.
Edited on Sep 17th, 2023Nicolas Cava
It's fresh! Check out the new edition of Build In Public Sunday.
Edited on Sep 16th, 2023Nicolas Cava
Great remote leaders must be compassionate.
Edited on Sep 15th, 2023Nicolas Cava
Tired of success stories here? Here is a failing one (mine):
Edited on Sep 14th, 2023Nicolas Cava
I fight hard to break the myth of the invincible leader.
Edited on Sep 13th, 2023Nicolas Cava
The true cause of toxicity in the workplace is not the high pe...
Edited on Sep 10th, 2023Nicolas Cava
I was stressed and depressed because of my indecisions.
Edited on Sep 9th, 2023Nicolas Cava
Remote work is a means to an end, not an end itself.
Edited on Sep 8th, 2023Nicolas Cava
I'm excited to share how I'm building Performing Remote in pub...
Edited on Sep 7th, 2023Nicolas Cava
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