Fully Distributed Organization
Useful resources for fully distributed teams and organizations.
Collection by Xpreneurs
ma.tt
Distributed Work’s Five Levels of Autonomy
5 min · · I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sam Harris, author and host of the Making Sense podcast, for a wide-ranging conversation. Given the moment we’re currently living through, we natural… · Shared by 87, including Matt Mullenweg, OM, Nicolas Babin, Christian Müller, Pascal Sulser, Andy Budd, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, Tom Connor, Galen King, Steed Monteiro, Taylor Pearson, John Koetsier, hiten.eth, Oscar MacDonald, Tiago Forte, Brian Solis, zeldman, Vladimer Botsvadze 🛫🌎🎙️, Mark Kaigwa
Fast Company
Working from home? Here’s how to separate the ‘work’ from the ‘home’
6 min · · Full-time remote work is the new normal—at least for now. Establishing boundaries—with the help of your partner, family, or roommates—can help you adjust. · Shared by 37, including Thomas Power, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Katja Evertz
macmanx.com
Working From Home
3 min · · With the current COVID-19 pandemic (which you can read more about from the CDC for folks in the US and from the WHO for folks worldwide), more and more folks are working from home to avoid both…
aaron.blog
Being mindful during video calls
2 min · · Working remote means I’m on a lot of video calls. I’ve come up with a bunch of little tweaks to help with attentiveness and mindfulness during the call. It is important to show you̵… · Shared by 5
watirmelon.blog
Three Years of Working From Home (Tips & Tricks)
6 min · · Update March 2020: I no longer work remotely but I consider these tips are still relevant, particularly since COVID-19 has meant that many employees around the globe are now required to work from h…
mkaz.blog
Async is the Key to Distributed Work
3 min · · I wrote A Year Working Remotely after my first year at Automattic — a company now at 1,000 fully distributed employees across 76 countries. This is a 6-year follow on sharing additional learning on…
True Ventures
Best Practices for Distributed Teams: Automattic Shares All
12+ min · · While the playbook for distributed work is still being written, we looked to WordPress.com parent company Automattic for best practices in growing, managing, and fostering inclusion and engagement… · Shared by 6
wordpress.com
A Crash Course in Remote Management
1 min · · Curious about managing teams while working remotely? Watch this free webinar for best practices. · Shared by 9, including Stefan Diepolder
intenseminimalism.com
Quick, work remote! A guide on how to set up your remote working strategy
15+ min · · Today it’s the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, tomorrow might be another kind of emergency. The result is that many people have been asked to stay at home. Given in the last decade we have now bui… · Shared by 11, including Oscar MacDonald
HubSpot
5 Remote Work Myths to Leave Behind in 2020
6 min · · HubSpot's remote employees highlight the five biggest myths and misconceptions about working from home. · Shared by 114, including Thomas Power, Keith Keller, Pam Didner, Tony Hughes, Phillip Murphy, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz, Chris Isak, 瑞拿頭, Drew McLellan (he/him), Carlos Gil
Corporate Rebels
The Ultimate Remote Work Policy (In 3 Words)
1 min · · With corona virus hitting the world, it seems impossible to open a browser or app without remote work tips being shoved down your throat. From the random corners of the internet all kinds of self… · Shared by 583, including Tom Connor, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Mike Taylor, Christian Müller, mastodon.social/@renestalder, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Jonathan Kogan, Katja Evertz, Kenneth Kalmer, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Tris Hussey, Kevin Kruse, Matthias Lampe, Victor Lee, Stephanie A Kowalski, Joel Bez, Andreas Von Gunten, 瑞拿頭, Hendrik Epe, Jessel Sookha
medium.com
Remote Work Insights You’ve Never Heard Before
20+ min · · The biggest benefits of setting up your company for remote work are not the ones you think · Shared by 236, including Arne Keuning, 瑞拿頭, Massimiliano Aroffo, Martina Bürge, Jennifer Hurst, Stephanie A Kowalski, Danie, Tom Connor, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Katja Evertz, Niklaus Gerber, #MuskOut (not parody), Konrad Weber
TED Talks
Why working from home is good for business
· As the popularity of remote working continues to spread, workers today can collaborate across cities, countries and even multiple time zones. How does this change office dynamics? And how can we make sure that all employees, both at headquarters and at home, feel connected? Matt Mullenweg, cofounder of Wordpress and CEO of Automattic (which has a 100 percent distributed workforce), shares his secrets. · Shared by 18, including Carlos Jonay Suárez Suárez, Tom Connor
podcastnotes.org
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on Building a Fully Distributed Company
6 min · · Matt Mullenweg is the creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.
Ars Technica
The tools and tricks that let Ars Technica function without a physical office
Summary · 20+ min · · More and more companies take advantage of online collaboration tools to optimize workflow within geographically dispersed teams. Companies that are still in the early stages of experimenting with remote work models can take cues from Ars Technica, a news platform whose team of writers and editors have been operating without a physical office for more than two decades. In an informative post, the website’s senior technology editor Lee Hutchinson shares how his employer has turned remote teamwork into a success story. The best practices he shares will be valuable for newsroom collaborators and remote teams everywhere. · Shared by 225, including #MuskOut (not parody), Marsha Collier, getAbstract, Dr Catherine Breslin, Jennifer Ouellette, Sergio Caredda, 瑞拿頭, Jonathan Kogan, Rafael Zeier, Mathew Ingram