Nicolas Cava
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Let's uncover your growth areas and create an actionable plan to achieve results.

I support you in becoming inspired again by empowering a self-disciplined remote team through my Performing Remote OS.

Engagement Plans

3 ways I can help you.

Several engagement plans adapted to your needs and your budget.

Online Course

Coming soon

I show you how to do it.

CA$150Lifetime access

Discover My Playbook
  • Self-learning with my playbook
  • 3 pillars, 9 modules, and tens of lessons
  • 3+ hours of video content
  • Highly actionable and practical
  • Simple KPIs to track your progress

Async Coaching

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We do it together.

CA$500/month

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Fractional Leadership

I do it for you.

CA$6300/month

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Lead High-performing Remote Teams

My expertise areas.

Instant access to professional services from a specialized expert to help you achieve your goals and fast.

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.

Trusted by many so far

They enjoyed my leadership in the last 15+ years.
Startup

My credentials

A proven expertise in remote leadership.

In major distributed tech companies in NA and Europe
15Y+
Recognized leadership of remote teams
10Y+
Rate of employee growth I dealt with over 2 years
525%
Supervised talents during my career across 4 continents
76
Invested with passion as a remote worker
12Y+
Employees helped as part of the Digital First Crew at Zendesk
6000+
Total funds I helped raise in USD during my career
119.5M
Maximum active paying accounts on a B2B product
94K+

About Fractional Leadership

Learn more about the benefits of working with me as a Fractional Leader.

I bring a new perspective and proven expertise to understand where you are now, define your goals, and help you achieve them. I offer massive value through flexibility and accessible costs so you can focus on growing your business.

Hiring me means benefiting from the expertise of a high-quality leader at an affordable cost and with incomparable flexibility. It's the option of propelling your team to success in an increasingly complex world.

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There are no geographical barriers anymore. Asynchronous work allows part-time engagement, and I can help regardless of your location.

  • Fit your budget. I provide massive value to your business when you don't have the budget for a FTE for the same role.
  • Flexible terms. Compared to an FTE role, we can alter or end our engagement and say farewell whenever we want.
  • No administrative costs. No paid vacations, insurance costs or benefits to pay. Simplified management.
  • Instant impact. No unnecessary hiring and onboarding rituals. I'm prepared to bring results tomorrow.
  • Niche specialization. I compiled all my expertise into a highly actionable playbook to solve your most pressing issues.
  • Outcome-driven. Achieving your goals is measured by outcomes through a clear roadmap. Nothing is left to chance.

Engagement timeline

A transparent engagement from start to end.

Discovery

We understand your current state, what your problems are, your blockers, and your needs.

Strategic Planning

We plan your goals and how to achieve them. We define what success means to you.

Execution

We work together within a defined framework. Regular follow-up ensures strong alignment.

Retrospective

It's time to end the engagement. We reflect on our learnings and get you prepared for your journey.

A Clear and Transparent Process

A professional quality follow-up to ensure accountability.

We work methodically and proactively to ensure transparency and accountability and remain aligned on your goals throughout the engagement.

Asynchronous Communication

I answer quickly, within 24 hours, for any need, idea, question, or concern. I won't let you down. I'm a message away from providing help.

Recordings

All audio and video conversations are recorded and can be consulted anytime to remind yourself of our conversations.

Roadmap

We work together on a roadmap to plan your transformation and visualize how we progress to ensure we stay on target.

Goals

We list clear, quantifiable goals and measure our progress in achieving them. The roadmap is the plan for achieving these objectives.

Meeting Notes Fractional

All meetings between us are noted in detail with action items at the end so you can reread them at all times and know what's next.

Execution Journal Fractional

We keep a journal to track progress during the engagement, as well as successes, failures and miscellaneous notes.

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

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I vowed to be openly vulnerable with my struggles.

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Feeling lonely while working remotely is awful.

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Incident management is always shitty for everyone involved.

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Nobody can sustain 100% energy daily.

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I'll give away 1-month coaching to 10 remote managers for free.

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You must look stupid if you wish to improve.

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Steal my playbook for efficient 1:1s with your remote team:

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You don't need shiny software to build a successful remote team.

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An open letter to people-first leaders.

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Like it or not, leadership comes with social responsibility.

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The first person you hurt with your lack of trust is you.

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It's fresh! Check out the new edition of Build In Public Sunday.

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Great remote leaders must be compassionate.

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Tired of success stories here? Here is a failing one (mine):

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I fight hard to break the myth of the invincible leader.

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How I mastered my sleep cycles:

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I'm not a consultant.

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The true cause of toxicity in the workplace is not the high pe...

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I was stressed and depressed because of my indecisions.

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Remote work is a means to an end, not an end itself.

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I'm excited to share how I'm building Performing Remote in pub...

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