We're a team that's partially remote, and partially in an office. One tactic that's worked well is instead of forcing the co-located members of a team around a

We're a team that's partially remote, and partially in an office. One tactic that's worked well is instead of forcing the co-located members of a team around a conference phone, we have everyone join a google hangout from their individual computers. It puts everyone on the same footing, and helps deal with sound quality. You just have to sometimes ask people to upgrade their mics so they don't pick up too much room noise and cause echoes.