Experts share their wisdom and strategies for how professionals and businesses can thrive through distributed work.
To complement our summaries of playbooks by leading remote-first companies, digital nomad Sarah Archer has put together a three-part thematic series covering everything current—and aspiring—remote businesses need to…
Converting to a hybrid work environment, with some employees in the office and others working from home, can be challenging. There are three key ways to keep employees engaged and productivity high.…
To complement our summaries of playbooks by leading remote-first companies, digital nomad Sarah Archer has put together a three-part thematic series covering everything current—and aspiring—remote businesses need to…
Named an "oracle of remote work” by CNBC, Darren Murph serves as GitLab’s head of remote. A visionary in organizational design, he works at the intersection of culture,…
Chase Warrington is the head of business development at Doist, a remote-first team with 85 employees in 30-plus countries. He is also a regular contributor to many of the leading…
When I reveal to people that I travel full-time, I always anticipate their curious and confused looks. They ask where I’ve been and if I miss my family and…
For many, the future of remote work will be a hybrid of both synchronous and asynchronous communication. Perhaps it doesn't need to be an either-or?…
(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Introduction As teams grapple with transitioning from a colocated environment to a remote one, it's common to see differing levels of adaptability. For…
Working remotely while traveling the world sounds like a dream. Your newsfeed likely has painted the picture for you: a digital nomad sitting cross-legged on a poolside bean bag chair…
(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Introduction As an all-remote company that defaults to asynchronous communication, GitLab relies heavily on textual communication. This can feel unusual or even uncomfortable…
(This article was originally published on Visa Eleven) “Hell is other people” – a timeless quote from Sartre’s play No Exit that perfectly synthesizes the complexity of human interactions and…
This article was originally published on Gitlab For more like this, we also suggest reading our Summary: GitLab’s Remote Playbook for an abridged version of Gitlab's remote work strategies…
(This article was originally published on Visa Eleven) Social media can create a lot of noise – especially now, when everyone is using it as a platform for self-promotion, targeting or…
(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Traits of a great remote manager Many traits found in superb remote managers are also found in managers of colocated teams, though there…
Have you ever experienced the soul-crushing effects of a toxic work culture? Perhaps you’ve felt the pain of working with an emotionally erratic boss, dealing with shifting priorities that…
(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Introduction How diverse, invigorating, gratifying, and productive could your day be if you threw away the notion that you had to stick to…
(This article was originally published on Vox Advisory) A lot of clients ask me what is the secret sauce of a resume - what can really distinguish you from the…
When I tell people that I travel full-time while working remotely, they imagine me lugging around a 50-liter backpack between run-down hostels. But that couldn’t be farther from the…
Long before COVID-19 started wreaking havoc on our daily lives, remote work—or telecommuting—was already having a moment. But that moment started much earlier than you might think. Some…
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