Lately, we’ve been working with a lot of partners all over the globe, and it’s been wonderful to meet these new people. The thing I’ve been struggling with is putting a name (and voice) to a face. All these phone meetings make things less personal, and personal connections are critical to building a successful team.

But what to do? I mean, it’s not like we can fly all over the world for face-to-face one hour meetings. That’s just not happening.

So, what was the answer? Simple, just go and take pictures! So that’s what I did. I took photos of all the developers in the organization, and put together an org chart with each and every one of them on display.

Now it’s simple to put a face to a name (or a picture on the dart board), and our meetings with these partners are just that much better. Whether they are 5000 miles away, or 35 miles away, we know what each other looks like, even if we can’t be there in person. After all, in this social/virtual world, it’s all about building relationships.

So, without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to the Front-End development team that brings you all the sites you’ve grown to love (sears.com, kmart.com, mygofer.com, thegreatindoors.com, etc!!!)

See our smiling faces!

Enjoy!