Here are my notes for the seventh section, “Life as a Remote Worker”. Having a routine for your day is helpful. Houston’s is catch-up work from 9-10am, daily standup, group call or pairing sessions, and then free-form time. Houston has…
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Remote – Part 6
Here are my notes for the sixth section, “Managing Remote Workers”. Start small and think of having a remote team as a low-risk experiment; try things out and keep what works. Unless you have good collaboration tools, working remotely will…
Remote – Part 5
Here are my notes for the fifth section, “Hiring and Keeping the Best.” General vibe: Most of this book is about how to have a healthy team and company, regardless of whether they’re remote. (It’s easier to sell a whole…
Remote – Part 4
Here are my notes for the fourth section, “Beware the Dragons.” Cabin fever… it seems like you would expect this if you’re working by yourself for long periods. How you manage this seems personal (e.g., introverts and extroverts). There are…
Remote – Part 3
Here are my notes for the third section, “How to Collaborate Remotely.” The part about overlapping time zones contradicted what the authors said earlier — that anyone can work whenever they want instead of 9-5. Now the authors are saying…
Remote – Part 2
This post continues the book club discussion of Remote: Office Not Required. See also: Remote – Part 1 Here are my notes for the second section, “Dealing with Excuses.” Houston thought some of the arguments in this section were cherry-picked…
Remote – Part 1
The book Remote: Office Not Required has been on my reading list since August 2018. At the time of this writing, I manage two remote developers and Houston Miller has recently become a remote developer. Continuing our book club (with…