making remote work
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Slides from a short talk I gave at MRGN Berlin on 26th June 2014 about remote work.TRANSCRIPT
Making Remote Work
@dotmariusz — MRGN Berlin, 26 June 2014
@dotmariusz
Really bad at timing talks.
Really, really bad.
#incoherentBlabber
Designer. Developer.
Co-founder.
Why remote?
Product team: Berlin, Wroclaw and Krakow. Business development: mostly airports.
Ambassadors: all around the world.
Flexibility.
Rhythm.
9-to-5 is a relict of an industrial era.
(so is DST btw, hate that thing)
FUN FACT: We’re not working in factories.
Results-only.
FUN FACT: In creative work, effects of your labour don’t scale linearly with amount of hours you put in.
Hiring awesome people.
#NotAScrewdriver
FUN FACT: If you’re looking for that magical combo of skills and culture fit, chances are remote work will help finding these people.
How we do it?
Remote is a culture thing.
Everything out in the open.
No, really.
Remove obstacles.
Remove single points of failure.
Create solutions to common problems.
BREAKING NEWS: You’re hiring adults. Trust them.
No one-size-fits-all solutions.
Async communication.
Tasks.
If it’s not on a list, it doesn’t exist.
Trello.
Chat.
Thou shalt overlap.
IRC.
IRC. Hipchat.
IRC. Hipchat.
Flowdock.
IRC. Hipchat.
Flowdock. Slack.
IRC. Hipchat.
Flowdock. Slack.
Sqwiggle.
IRC. Hipchat.
Flowdock. Slack.
Sqwiggle. Flowdock (again!)
No one-size-fits-all solutions.
Evolve.
Evolve your tools.
Evolve your culture.
Sync catchups.
PRO TIP: Video is more important than you think.
(reminds you you’re working with human beings)
Google Hangouts.
appear.in
Hang out together.
Retreats.
Opt-in office.
Opt-in meetings.
Opt-in culture.
BREAKING NEWS: You’re hiring adults. Trust them.
Not all fun and games.
Detached.
Drama.
Long hours.
Give it a try.
But make sure it’s a proper try.
