GitLab / Remote Work

Sid Sijbrandij (Co-founder and CEO, GitLab) and Scott Johnston (CEO at Docker) sit down for an unfiltered conversation on building an intentional all-remote organization.

They are joined by Darren Murph (GitLab) and Alisa Avelar (Docker).

Topics include:
1. Considering and hiring a dedicated remote work leader
2. Vital building blocks for an all-remote culture
3. Formalizing informal communication
4. Importance of documentation and using a company handbook to codify operations
5. Empathy in 1-1s
6. In-person strategy in a remote team

GitLab team discussion on MECC (Managing so Everyone Can Contribute): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/

MECC is a new management philosophy to speed up company progress by creating the environment for better decisions and improved execution of them. GitLab pioneered MECC and continues to steward its development.

MECC (Managing so Everyone Can Contribute): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/

This call is focused on the third tenet, Many Decisions: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/many-decisions/

MECC is a new management philosophy to speed up company progress by creating the environment for better decisions and improved execution of them. GitLab pioneered MECC and continues to steward its development.

MECC (Managing so Everyone Can Contribute): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/

This call is focused on the fourth tenet, Executing Decisions: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/executing-decisions/

MECC is a new management philosophy to speed up company progress by creating the environment for better decisions and improved execution of them. GitLab pioneered MECC and continues to steward its development.

MECC (Managing so Everyone Can Contribute): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/

This call is focused on the third tenet, Fast Decisions: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/fast-decisions/

MECC is a new management philosophy to speed up company progress by creating the environment for better decisions and improved execution of them. GitLab pioneered MECC and continues to steward its development.

MECC (Managing so Everyone Can Contribute): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/

This call is focused on the first tenet, Informed Decisions: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/informed-decisions/

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Brendan O'Leary - Senior Developer Evangelist, GitLab

ABSTRACT
For all of those grappling with the new reality of remote working, the challenges and opportunities are plentiful. Even for those of us who were working remotely before the current crisis, we have had to adjust our lives in ways we never anticipated. How do you make your life and work well...work...in a post-office world?
In this talk, we'll discuss the tried and true strategies we've discovered at GitLab while building the largest all-remote company in the world. It is important to separate work from life, find a structure that works for you and your loved ones, and allow yourself to try new things quickly. Also, social distance doesn't have to mean losing the social aspect of life. By being intentional about the way you address being remote - either temporarily or for your career - you can avoid burnout and loneliness while finding new ways to leverage your time and be more effective [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
03:08 The all-remote team
05:57 Pre-pandemic
06:29 The COVID-19 effect
06:54 This is not true "remote work"
09:16 Remote team structures
11:30 Remote is always in transition
13:47 Establish a handbook
15:19 Don't do work in your chat tool
17:28 Build trust & community
19:19 Stay connected & build rapport
19:37 Meet in person too
19:58 Establish a remote leadership team
20:14 Roll with the changes
20:29 Define your values
21:13 Outro

Download slides and read the full abstract here:
https://gotochgo.com/2021/sessions/1766/remote-right-how-to-thrive-in-a-post-office-world

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Tsedal Neeley • Remote Work Revolution • https://amzn.to/3lTDGtI
David Burkus • Leading from Anywhere • https://amzn.to/3fUThp0
Maria Sam • Remote Work Secrets • https://amzn.to/3CDRYV1
Phil Simon • Reimagining Collaboration • https://amzn.to/3yGPXoA

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In this interview, Jacie Bandur on the Learning & Development Team interviews Darren Murph, Head of Remote to learn more about what his career development journey has looked like. To ask Darren any questions, check out the Async AMA issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/people-group/learning-development/programs/-/issues/9.

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DARREN MURPH is the Head of Remote at GitLab and the author of Living The Remote Dream,’ GitLab’s Remote Playbook, as well as ‘iPad Secrets’ and ‘iPhone Secrets’. He is also has the Guinness World Record for most blog posts ever written! In this interview, we talk about how GitLab works as the world's largest all remote company, what the Head of Remote position entails, and what companies are getting wrong - and right - about hybrid working.

For more stories information visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurph

Listen to Alyson Watson (CEO at Modern Health) and Darren Murph (Head of Remote at GitLab) discuss the future of the workplace and mental health.

Questions discussed:
1. As a leader, where does creating a psychologically safe atmosphere start, and what are the responsibilities of leadership to support it?
2. Proximity bias is new for many leaders who have only led in-person. How do we avoid this so it doesn't create anxiety within teams?
3. How does GitLab normalize mental health in the workplace, and what can other organizations take from that?
4. I've heard you share that inclusion isn't just about culture, it's also about workflows and how you approach meetings. Could you share details on that?
5. GitLab applies a "Manager of One" principle to prioritizing rest and taking time off. How should those who aren't familiar with this concept begin to embrace it?
6. I've heard you talk about the concept of a "non-linear workday." How does this approach benefit wellbeing and mental health?
7. Give us a few tips on normalizing boundary setting.
8. Peek into the future and share how you think mental health will play a role in tomorrow's workplace.

To learn more about All-Remote at GitLab: http://allremote.info/

Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/

Remote Team Management Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/remote-team-management

Welcome to the 12th episode of The Deep Collaboration podcast.
In this episode, CoScreen co-founder Max Andaker and Till Pieper will be talking to Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab about remote work, async and sync collaboration, and the power of documentation at your organization.

00:25 - About Derren and his career path to GitLab
02:00 - The way GitLab approaches async and sync communication
05:30 - Hiring in a remote organization
08:00 - How COVID helped organizations understand better their operating principles
11:17 - How to overcome the miscommunications of async
14:00 - How GitLab are achieving more async work with fewer sync sessions
15:50 - Mob and pair programming while working remotely
17:30 - How to avoid a deeper communication wedge with dedicated proposals.
18:24 - How GitLab is scaling and cataloging knowledge long term
21:00 - GitLab as the only source of truth
22:35 - How GitLab came up with its core values
25:00 - The difference between working remote and working from home
26:30 - The future of work
29:55 - Tips and tricks for bettering remote work
35:00 - Serendipity in office vs in a remote setting

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The clouds have parted and the remote gods have spoken. Meet my friend Darren Murph https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurph/, Head of Remote for GitLab. A company that was awesome at remote before it became cool. Or, at the very least, before it was forced on us. 😬

A company, and its leadership, have an obligation to provide an environment where performance and humanity can thrive. I know it's tough. You've been scrappy and we commend you. But, now it's time to move from scrappy to sustainable. From surviving to thriving.

Darren and our host, Anna Oakes, get that this takes intentionality and great ideas. They've got you covered as we #borrowfromthebest.

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Find our host, Anna Oakes' social media links here:

Website: https://www.buildhighperformingteams.com/home

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Team Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/careerandculture/

Anna's TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/XgezgVHVciM

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In today's episode, we chatted with Betsy Bula, a Sr Talent Brand Manager at Gitlab about how to best lead your team during this chaotic time. Tevi & I were blown away learning how Gitlab supports their team's mental health. There's a reason why Gitlab has written the book (and lots of guides) on remote work and leadership. This was can't miss conversation from the best of the best. We learned how companies, leaders, and individuals can help themselves and their teams with any mental health challenges.

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An intimate chat between two remote work experts as they discuss the tectonic shift in the very nature of work wrought by a global pandemic and how leaders, managers, investors, and developers can succeed in the new paradigm.

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Darren Murph wrote the book on remote work, literally. He's been one of the leading voices in remote and distributed work for years, and his open-source collaboration and sharing were one of the bright spots of 2020 as many companies navigated their shift to distributed work at scale.

In this interactive discussion, Darren and Lars will discuss aspects of remote work explored in Redefining HR including the shift to remote work including hybrid, fully distributed, best practices, and more.

What does your WFH look like? GitLab team members are sharing their workspaces, routines, and thoughts on why they choose to work remotely.

Ashley Jones is a Candidate Experience Team Lead based in Michigan, USA.

As part of GitLab's "Out of the Office" project, remote workers share their thoughts about work, life, and how those things are changing in the 2020s.

Christina Hupy is a Senior Education Program Manager based in Indiana, USA.

As part of GitLab's "Out of the Office" project, remote workers share their thoughts about work, life, and how those things are changing in the 2020s.

Samantha Lee is a Learning and Development Associate based in Colorado, USA.

What does your WFH look like? GitLab team members are sharing their workspaces, routines, and thoughts on why they choose to work remotely.

Simon Mansfield is a Solutions Architect based in Wales.

As the head of remote at GitLab, Darren Murph is one of the most prominent experts in remote work today. But remote work during a pandemic is not the future of remote work. In Episode 4 of Remote Talks, Job and Darren talk discuss tips to improve the mental health of your team while preserving your own, how remote work will change in 2021 and beyond, and the effects of a fully remote society beyond the office.

About this episode: "Unleash the Remote Workforce." Meet Darren Murph. As GitLab's Director of Remote Work, he helps his team members live and work wherever they choose. Darren discusses his remote work journey--he's been remote more than 15 years--and the human and societal benefits of living and working where you please. GitLab is a 100 percent remote distributed workforce operating in 65 countries.

About our guest: Quite possibly, Darren Murph is the world’s first Director of Remote Work. He received a Bachelor of Science in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from NC State and an MBA from Campbell University. He lives and works remotely in North Carolina.

EPISODE DATE: January 8, 2021

GitLab CEO and Head of Remote share advice on a remote work transition to Mark Frein, Lambda School

Learn more in the GitLab handbook!

Transitioning to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/

What not to do: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

GitLab's free 'How to Manage a Remote Team' course on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/remote-team-management

All-Remote GitLab Group Conversation (recorded 2020-11-09)

All-Remote Corporate Marketing Handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/corporate-marketing/all-remote/

Coursera course on managing a remote team: https://www.coursera.org/learn/remote-team-management

GitLab Remote Playbook and learning track: https://learn.gitlab.com/suddenlyremote

GitLab for Remote Teams demo: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/gitlab-for-remote/

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We were ecstatic to connect with Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab (and a remote-work-expert extraordinaire well before the new normal). Darren and our Chief People Officer, Sara Whitman, discuss what can be magical about remote work setups beyond merely working from home -- and looking ahead to the post-COVID era we all hope arrives soon.

For more about Darren, and the the and discussed in this video:

- GitLab’s Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/

- Living the Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Remote-Dream-Setting-Advancing/dp/1506192130

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrenmurph
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurph/
- GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/readmes/dmurph/

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Live doc meetings create efficient, transparent, documentation-based meetings. These meetings are not exclusive to remote teams. They increase cohesion, discipline, and transparency in all meetings regardless of the work environment.

Learn more in the GitLab handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/live-doc-meetings/

Live doc agenda template: https://tinyurl.com/y2lvzldu

Improving your meeting hygiene can start by shifting to live doc meetings. It is a relatively simple step, and tends to create an understanding of the value of documentation. If you're looking for a place to start in capturing teamwide buy-in on documentation, consider adding agendas to all work-related meetings and insist on live documentation during them.

Remote work requires intentionality. This session delivers a tactical guide to scaling culture, process, and collaboration by perfecting remote-first practices.

Visit allremote.info for our story, tips and tricks

@GitLab CEO and co-founder Sid Sijbrandij sits down with Head of Remote Darren Murph for a bi-monthly 'State of Remote Work' call. They discuss industry trends, remote transformations, cultural implications, and GitLab's position/work in the space.

Topics discussed include:
1) Remote as a competitive hiring advantage
2) Compensation philosophy
3) GitLab culture
4) Advocating for remote
5) Remote tools

For more, please see below.

- How to Manage a Remote Team course on @Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/learn/remote-team-management
- GitLab's Remote Playbook: https://learn.gitlab.com/suddenlyremote
- GitLab's all-remote handbook and associated learning guides: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/

COVID-19 is pushing the world into the largest-ever workplace experiment - with remote work. Is this the dawn of a new era in the world of work?

8 in 10 Singaporean workers are currently working from home - and would like to continue doing so. Meanwhile, companies around the world are also toying with the idea of making a permanent shift into remote work. What will we lose from our face-to-face collaborations, when this seismic shift becomes permanent? Can technology make virtual collaborations as engaging and creative as real world interactions? How will this change to remote work transform office spaces or even whole cities? And when it no longer matters where employees are working from, how will that change the global job market? Joshua Lim finds out.

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GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij gives us a tour of his recording setup for making professional, polished videos while working remotely.

Inspired by Matt Mullenweg's excellent article "Stream Like a CEO": https://ma.tt/2020/05/ceo-video-streaming/

The gear shown includes:
* Rode podcaster microphone: https://www.amazon.com/Rode-NTUSB-Versatile-Studio-Quality-Microphone/dp/B00SF6LGXQ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=rode+podcaster&qid=1598474573&sr=8-5
* Glide gear iPad teleprompter: https://www.amazon.com/Glide-Gear-TMP100-Adjustable-Teleprompter/dp/B019AJOLEM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=KOY14IYW4AR1&dchild=1&keywords=glide+gear+teleprompter&qid=1598474560&sprefix=glide+gear+tel%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVEhETzZUMFVTS044JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODA5NTMyMjFaUFFGWDVDVTk3TCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDg4NTY2MVFLNzE1TTgzVlZVUiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
* CamLink HDMI to USB: https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/cam-link-4k and compatible cameras: https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/cam-link/camera-check
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WFH Show 2020 with GitLab Head of Remote, Darren Murph — Making remote work presentation and Q&A

GitLab's free Remote Work Playbook: https://learn.gitlab.com/suddenlyremote

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Presentation was recorded July 2020

Join Kelly Fitzpatrick of RedMonk and Darren Murph (Head of Remote at GitLab) in a fireside chat on remote work, communication, and documentation.

For transcript and links see https://redmonk.com/videos/remote-work-with-darren-murph-gitlab

A remote work advocate and Guinness World Record-holding journalist, Darren Murph spent his career leading remote teams. As GitLab’s Head of Remote, Darren works at the intersection of culture, operations, people, talent branding, marketing, and communication.
He holds a Guinness World Record in publishing, and authored GitLab’s Remote Playbook and “Living the Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career.
In this video, Darren shares his insights on the leadership perspective when managing remote teams.

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RemoteCon by How to Web is the first European online technology conference dedicated to remote work. This edition gathered world-renowned experts in the field of technology and innovation such as: Jason Fried (Basecamp CEO and author of bestsellers "Rework", "Remote: office not required" and "It doesn't have to be crazy at work"), Darren Murph (Head of Remote at GitLab), Andreas Klinger (Remote advocate at CoinList and AngelList, former CTO of Product Hunt and founder of the Remote First Capital, an investment fund focused on remote work solutions), Bretton Putter (organizational culture expert, founder and CEO of CultureGene and author of “Culture Decks Decoded”), David Darmanin (Hotjar CEO) and Sheeba Varghese (leadership expert for remote teams), among others. The full list of speakers, as well as the agenda of the event is here: https://www.howtoweb.co/remotecon/.

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Working remote can feel isolating and lonely sometimes. Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, and Mark Bergen, Head of Revenue at Shopify Plus, share their tips on keeping that human connection alive -- even when working remote.

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We asked Mark Bergen, Head of Revenue at Shopify Plus, if Shopify has always documented their processes or if this became even more important once they went remote.

Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, also weighed in with his thoughts around GitLab's documentation processes.

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The world is changing and companies like Shopify are changing with it. For Shopify, Digital by Default is about building new ways of connecting, collaborating, and building relationships. It’s also about making the transition to remote-first.

GitLab, on the other hand, is the world’s largest all-remote company, with over 1,300 team members in 65+ countries and years of experience in the remote world.

GitLab believes that remote work enables a more diverse and inclusive workforce, greater efficiency in workflows, and broader global coverage in servicing clients.

We interviewed Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, and Mark Bergen, Head of Revenue at Shopify Plus, on both companies' views, best practices, and policies on remote work.

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Season 1 of "Universal Remote" wraps up with 3 communications professionals who take a few minutes to examine how to stay connected, engaged, and authentic while remote. Hailley Griffis, Head of Public Relations at Buffer, and Steph Donily, Head of Communications at Zapier join
Natasha Woods, Director of Corporate Communications at GitLab to discuss how to stay human even when separated by video screens.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

At the Arc Remote Career Summit 2020, leaders from top all-remote companies shared how their teams communicate and how they build and maintain company culture. They also shared what they look for in a job applicant, and their unique hiring and onboarding processes.

[Resources]
📝 Notes from this talk: https://bit.ly/6tAJZZQ
🌐 Remote Career Summit: https://bit.ly/RCS2020-event

[Speakers]
- Zandy Ring: Director of Happiness Experience at Automattic
- Kevan Lee: VP of Marketing at Buffer
- Darren Murph: Head of Remote at GitLab
- Hosted by Laurel Farrer: CEO and Founder at Distribute Consulting

[Learn More]
- Arc: https://m.arc.dev/yto
- Automattic: https://automattic.com/
- Buffer: https://buffer.com/
- Distribute Consulting: https://www.distributeconsulting.com/
- GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/

Arc helps you effortlessly hire world-class remote engineers and teams. Trusted by fast-growing companies including Spotify, Hims, Fivestars, and more. Escape the local talent war with Arc.

The remote work experience allows companies and individuals the opportunity to reset and rethink. Join GitLab's Head of Remote, Darren Murph, as he discusses with Megan Dilley, Director of the Remote Work Association, about how those afforded the chance to work from home can maximize the space away from the office and how to bring up flex-work in the future.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

Alex MacCaw (CEO, Clearbit) and Matt Mochary (author of The Great CEO Within) interview GitLab co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij. The group was joined by GitLab CEO Shadow Wayne Haber and Head of Remote Darren Murph.

Topics ranged from GitLab's founding as an all-remote company, scaling a company with no offices, hiring the world's best talent, retaining talent, compensation and legal considerations, and structuring informal communication. The group also covered remote collaboration as well as second and third-order economic impacts of remote on society.

Links to related topics are below.

➞ Sid Sijbrandij's tweet thread on the dangers of hybrid-remote: https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1264341436138270720
➞ Download GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
➞ GitLab's complete guide to all-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/
➞ Learn more about GitLab's all-remote history: https://about.gitlab.com/company/history/#how-did-gitlab-become-an-all-remote-company
➞ Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/
➞ Informal communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
➞ Building culture in a remote environment: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/
➞ Transitioning to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/
➞ Dangers of hybrid-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hybrid-remote/

Laurel Farrer, CEO & Founder of Distribute Consulting joins GitLab's Head of Remote Darren Murph to discuss how remote empowers people and allows organizations to invest in great talent worldwide. Beyond health, safety, and cost savings, learn how leaders can maximize team happiness with a distributed workforce.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

Could you write over 17,000 blogs in 4 years? What about lead the world's largest all-remote company with over 1,300 team members in 67+ countries?

Lucky enough, you don't have to. Darren Murph already does both.

On this edition of #RemoteWeeklySpotlight the Head of Remote at @Gitlab and I will spoke about:

• How he became a Guinness book world record holder for blogging, an adoptive father, and a Delta Million Miler

• How GitLab became the worlds largest all-remote organization and leads the way to an "All-remote" society

• How GitLab uses a proactive outbound recruiting model based on their values to hire new employees

... and much more!

How do you think remote work changes decision making and autonomy for people and companies all over the world?

Links Mentioned:

- Darren's Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2USnUkr
- GitLab Remote Playbook: https://about.gitlab.com/resources/ebook-remote-playbook/

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
1:50 - Slowmading
4:34 - 17k + Blogs and a Guinness World Record
7:54 - The Non-Linear Work Day
9:17 - Glory Road is Asynchronous
11:13 - Giving Autonomy for Workplace Flexibility to Job Seekers
12:31 - Remote Work is Our Assembly Line
15:34 - Allowing Remote vs. Supporting Remote
17:30 - Being in the Public Eye
19:13 - Defining Identity Outside of Work
22:45 - Becoming an adoptive father
26:43 - Remote Work Changing Decision Making in Life
33:49 - Remote Life-Changing Family Dynamics
37:42 - Remote Work Challenges the Status Quo
40:56 - Remote Democratizes Everything
42:21 - Remote Impact on Education
45:48 - Flying 1.3M Miles, 971 flights, and 46 countries
53:37 - Darren's Greatest Contribution to GitLab
55:03 - Outbound Recruiting Model

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Join GitLab's Head of Remote, Darren Murph, and GitLab's CRO, Michael McBride as they discuss the ins and outs of managing a remote sales team, and shared tactical advice for suddenly-remote leaders.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/gitlab-for-remote/

In this episode, GitLab's Jessica Reeder, All-Remote Integrated Marketing Campaign Manager, hops into the "Universal Remote" webcast to chat with Tyler Hannan, Vice President of Product & Community at Fauna. Together, they discuss the ways in which management of remote teams differs from in-office, and how to empower organizations.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

Dr Andy Brough in conversation with Jean du Plessis from GitLab talking remote work, collaboration, the Gitlab Handbook, asynchrononous communication, virtual meetings and leadership lessons for remote teams

In early March, you heard from Sid Sijbrandij and Savannah Peterson as they discussed how remote organizations are building the infrastructure for long term opportunities. Since then, the world has gone wholly virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote transitions saving companies millions on real estate and office expenses, it’s unlikely we’ll return to tradition.

Which decisions have helped teams, and which changes have thrown communications into disarray? What mindset shifts are required from leadership? And what does the future look like when we have the option to return to the office or remain remote? Join GitLab's Head of Remote, Darren Murph, as he sits down with Savannah Peterson to discuss the next phase of work, and how society will benefit from widespread flexibility.

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Join GitLab's Head of Remote, Darren Murph, as he picks the conversation back up with Bethan Vincent, Netsell's Head of Marketing, and they discuss what the future of remote work might look like.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/gitlab-for-remote/

Join GitLab's Head of Remote, Darren Murph, and GitLab's VP of Customer Success, David Sakamoto as they discuss best practices about remote work and how to manage a remote team.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/gitlab-for-remote/

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On this episode of "Making Remote Work" I am hosting one of the veteran practitioners of Remote Work - Darren Murph, Head of Remote for GitLab. We discuss Transparency, Values, Leadership, Communication and, of course, the famous GitLab Handbook.

As Head of Remote @Gitlab, Darren Murph works at the intersection of culture, process, hiring, employer branding, marketing, and communication. His job is to ensure that GitLab team members acclimate well to remote, that they embrace the values and operate with remote-first workflows. (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/readmes/dmurph/)

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00:00:00 – Start
00:01:00 – Darren Murph – what does the Head of Remote at GitLab do?
00:05:00 – What makes a “good” Head of Remote?
00:08:09 – The value of transparency in a remote work setting
00:12:53 – Transparency in compensation & benefits
00:13:55 – When and how to be transparent?
00:14:54 – How to enable & empower employees to embrace a new way of working?
00:19:09 – Which are the leaders that thrive in remote settings?
00:21:36 – How to support leaders new to the organization make the transition to remote
00:24:42 – How to build remote teams by aligning to the values
00:27:25 – Hiring for values
00:28:44 – Where does Remote fail?
00:31:20 – The importance of one single source of truth when working remotely
00:32:34 – How to start remote – documentation & communication
00:37:05 – Solving day-to-day problems by documenting and linking back to values
00:40:15 – Gaging employee experience when remote
00:41:33 – The competitive advantage of running remote
00:44:02 – What is the Future of Remote?
00:51:42 – What would GitLab research about remote? How empathy & values impact the bottom line.

This is a discussion between Ryan Demmer - Technical Recruiter and Jan Urbanc - Director, Security Operations about what it's like to work all remote on the Security team at GitLab. We hope you enjoy!

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Find more information about being a Security Engineer at GitLab here:
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Security Team Page:
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/security/

GitLab's Head of Remote Darren Murph talks to Courtney Nash, Director of Editorial Development at Holloway, about why we're all feeling a little more discombobulated than usual. Hear from Courtney as she explains the impact of long-term stress on cognitive function, and how leaders can support their teams' emotional and mental health.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/gitlab-for-remote/

Sam Endacott (Firstminute Capital) interviewing Sid Sijbrandij, GitLab co-founder and CEO

Topics include:
➞ Starting GitLab as an all-remote company, and GitLab's early days
➞ Where software and DevOps is headed
➞ Sid's interests outside of software
➞ Tips for founders and leaders
➞ What's needed to thrive as a remote team
➞ The importance of mentors
➞ Sid's first line of code and computer

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➞ Learn more about GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/

➞ Learn more about Firstminute Capital: https://www.firstminute.capital/

➞ All of GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

GitLab's Head of Remote Darren Murph talks to Sunil Patro, founder & CEO of SignEasy, about the evolution of knowledge transfer and the ways in which leaders can support and empower their remote teams to work effectively.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

Adrian Larssen sits down with GitLab CEO and co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, as well as GitLab Head of Remote Darren Murph, to discuss business and societal changes related to remote work in the wake of COVID-19 and the great remote work migration.

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➞ Business Insider: How to take your company remote permanently while maintaining a positive culture and productive team, from CEOs and leaders who've done it: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-company-work-remotely-permanently

➞ All of GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

➞ Read the onboarding guide GitLab uses to manage its fully remote 1,200-person staff and ensure new hires thrive from day one: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gitlab-largest-fully-remote-company-onboards-new-employees-guide

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➞ Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

➞ GitLab's approach to handbook-first documentation: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first-documentation/

➞ What not to do when implementing remote: don't replicate the in-office experience remotely: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➞ How to use forcing functions to work remote-first: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

➞ Gartner CFO Survey Reveals 74% Intend to Shift Some Employees to Remote Work Permanently: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-04-03-gartner-cfo-surey-reveals-74-percent-of-organizations-to-shift-some-employees-to-remote-work-permanently2

➞ Complete recap blog: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/05/22/gitlab-remote-ceo-shadow-takeaways/

Darren M., GitLab's Head of Remote, recaps his remote CEO Shadow rotation at GitLab. The goal of the CEO Shadow Program is to give current and future directors and senior leaders at GitLab an overview of all aspects of the company.

I felt fully engaged and completely welcomed by both those inside of the GitLab organization, as well as those outside of it. Thank you all!

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This rotation occurred 2020-05-04 through 2020-05-15. Darren joined all calls with Sid, GitLab's co-founder at CEO, for two consecutive weeks.

For historical context, this rotation occurred during a period of global isolation. This impacted several elements of the program.

1) It was entirely remote, whereas CEO Shadows typically travel to San Francisco to join GitLab's CEO for in-person meetings.
2) Due to the complete lack of CEO travel during this period, it allowed for a high amount of meetings. It wasn't unusual to attend 12 meetings in a day, many with only 20 seconds to 5 minutes of buffer time in between. Context switching was a must, and it allowed for a relatively high amount of diverse exposure to topics within a 2-week window.
3) I operated on Sid's schedule, in Pacific Time. This worked beautifully for me as I prefer to shift my hours in Eastern Time to a later schedule.
4) In 2 weeks, I believe only 2 meetings were cancelled. With so much of the world isolated, fewer external factors (like travel delays) led to cancellations. The other side of this reality is that Zoom fatigue and overall exhaustion are concerns.

➞ Learn more about GitLab's CEO Shadow program: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ceo/shadow/

➞ Download GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/

GitLab's Head of Remote Darren Murph talks to Sprinklr's Andrew Kaiser about the mental health benefits that can come with remote work and how removing the pressures of an office allows for deep work.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

A handful of GitLabers discuss how they manager, struggle, and succeed at parenting while working from home.

Learn more about GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

In this video, J.D. from GitLab will be offering a few helpful tips, and some advice to working remotely while having your children at home with you full time as well.

Learn more about GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab sits down with Jeff Frick for a Digital CUBE Conversation about the way the global Covid-19 crisis is affecting the way people work, and work from home.

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https://siliconangle.com/2020/05/01/all-remote-gitlab-offers-advice-and-resources-as-companies-adjust-to-life-away-from-offices-cubeconversations/

All-remote GitLab offers advice and resources for life away from offices

Almost overnight, the world has gone from office first to remote first. Will it go back? If predictions by some people are right, one of the outcomes from the global pandemic will be that companies currently structured around owning and maintaining an office infrastructure are going to be taking a hard look at whether that makes sense in the future.

“Remote first is going to be the default going forward,” said Darren Murph (pictured), head of remote at GitLab Inc. “We’re just one or two quarters away from major CEOs sitting in the hot seat on CNBC when it’s their turn for quarterly earnings, and they’re going to have to justify why they are spending what they spend on real estate. Why are you tying so much of your business results to geography?”

Murph spoke with Jeff Frick, host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the importance of communication in remote work arrangements, how GitLab relies on documentation to drive the company and positive outcomes as the lines between work and home disappear.

Pressure on communications
While the hot seat may get hotter for top executives with extensive corporate real estate investment, nearly every company will also be forced to examine cultural changes where a majority of employees no longer commute to work every day. One company that doesn’t have to worry about that is GitLab. That’s because the nine-year-old DevOps platform bills itself as the world’s largest all-remote company, with over 1,200 team members located in more than 65 countries.

The firm’s all-remote orientation means that the normal process where people are spontaneously thrown together to cultivate business relationships no longer applies. This puts more pressure on communications and a well-documented process that all must follow.

“You put them in the same building and people just kind of figure it out,” Murph said. “In a remote setting, that’s unwise. You’re going to get a lot of chaos and dysfunction when people don’t know how to communicate and on what channel. At GitLab, we’re very proscriptive that work communication happens in a GitLab issue or merge request and then informal communication happens through Zoom calls or Slack.”

Working ‘handbook-first’
This process is carefully documented in a handbook that serves as the singular resource for all things GitLab. New hires are onboarded using 200 check boxes of items to read and knowledge assessments to take. And, true to the open-source ethos, GitLab spells out its remote work process in a playbook that is fully available for download.

“We try to work ‘handbook-first,’” Murph explained. “Instead of having to ask someone on our team, we go ask the handbook. That allows our humans to do truly creative things, not just answering a question for the thousandth time.”

While company workflows and processes are carefully documented at GitLab, that doesn’t take away every manager’s responsibility for communication. In fact, managing remote teams demands less of a top-down approach and instead it focuses on opening new ways for getting valuable feedback, according to Murph.

“It may feel a little counterintuitive, but the farther a team is from you, the more distributed they are, the more you really need to let go and allow them to have a mechanism for feeding back to you,” Murph said. “A manager’s job in a remote setting switches from being a pure director to being an ‘unblocker’ and a really active listener.”

The global spread of coronavirus has created a crisis-induced work-from-home situation where employees now communicate from bedrooms or living rooms while managing pets or children or both. The lines between office and home are now blurred, a development that Murph believes may yield positive benefits going forward.

“We have technology at our fingertips; we can be humans with each other,” Murph said. “That’s going to encourage more empathy, and, as we’ve seen at GitLab, more empathy leads to better business results.”

Here’s the complete video interview, one of many CUBE Conversations from SiliconANGLE and theCUBE:


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A handbook-first approach to documentation is sneakily vital to a well-run business. While it feels skippable — inefficient, even — the outsized benefits of intentionally writing down and organizing process, culture, and solutions are staggering.

Conversely, avoiding structured documentation is the best way to install a low-level sense of chaos and confusion that hampers growth across the board. GitLab is intentional about documenting in a manner that creates a single source of truth.

Join Darren Murph, GitLab's Head of Remote, to learn how to build this into the fabric of your organization.

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GitLab's Head of Remote Darren Murph chats with Netsells Marketing Director Bethan Vincent about the mechanics of suddenly going all remote, and gets a bonus dose of her history-based perspective on pandemics.

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

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GitLab empowers teams around the world to work remotely, together. From conception through release, every team can deliver faster using one, unified application.

GitLab is a collaboration tool designed to help people work better together whether they are in the same location or spread across multiple time zones. Originally, GitLab let software developers collaborate on writing code and packaging it up into software applications. Today, GitLab has a wide range of capabilities used by people around the globe in all kinds of companies and roles.

➔ Document while you work
➔ Track work from dream to done
➔ Connect strategy to execution
➔ Version every word

Download our free Remote Playbook, a guide to transitioning your team to remote: http://allremote.info/

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GitLab Head of Remote follows a presentation at SVIC (Silicon Valley Innovation Center) with a Q&A session on leading and managing remote teams.

➞ GitLab's Remote Playbook and remote guides: http://allremote.info/

➞ GitLab's Suddenly Remote Handbook: https://handbook.brownfield.dev/

➞ Learn more about SVIC (Silicon Valley Innovation Center): https://siliconvalley.center/

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➞ Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

➞ GitLab's approach to handbook-first documentation: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first-documentation/

➞ What not to do when implementing remote: don't replicate the in-office experience remotely: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➞ How to use forcing functions to work remote-first: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

Welcome to the debut episode of 21st Century Live! I'll be joined by GitLab's Head of Remote Darren Murph to discuss all things distributed work. This is an interactive show, so if you have questions for Darren ask in the broadcast comments and we'll try to get your answers on air. See you there!

Luke (Founder, Friday) and Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) discuss a variety of topics related to remote work, and the societal/cultural shifts that we'll see following COVID-19.

As more companies become suddenly remote, thrust into a work-from-home environment for the first time, there are natural questions related to process, culture, leadership, and tools.

Topics discussed include:
➞ The phases of remote adaptation
➞ Moving a company from stabilization to intentionality
➞ Why wikis don't scale
➞ The importance of working handbook-first, and how GitLab maintains a living, evolving handbook
➞ The cultural shift to managing a remote team
➞ Our predictions on how society changes in 6-12 months due to COVID-19's impact on the global remote work embrace

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➞ Learn more about Friday: https://www.friday.app/

➞ GitLab's Suddenly Remote Handbook: https://handbook.brownfield.dev/

➞ All of GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➞ Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

➞ GitLab's approach to handbook-first documentation: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first-documentation/

➞ What not to do when implementing remote: don't replicate the in-office experience remotely: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➞ How to use forcing functions to work remote-first: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

Danielle (Senior Manager, Content Marketing at Ceridian) and Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) discuss a variety of topics related to remote work, and the societal/cultural shifts that we'll see following COVID-19.

As more companies become suddenly remote, thrust into a work-from-home environment for the first time, there are natural questions related to process, culture, leadership, and tools.

Topics discussed include:
➞ Do you think the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a permanent shift to remote work for some companies?
➞ Lack of trust is a key issue - and perhaps an obstacle - for some companies to shift to a remote work model. What have you learned, or what would you recommend to both leaders and employers to shift their mindset?
➞ If you were speaking to a leader or person leading a remote team, what skills would you recommend they develop?
➞ A lot of people are talking about business continuity right now. How can remote work support business resiliency?
➞ The cultural shift to managing a remote team
➞ People likely ask you lots of questions about remote work (and you note which questions are asked often in your All-Remote guide). What’s a question that people don’t ask, but you feel they should, about remote work?

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➞ Learn more about Ceridian: https://www.ceridian.com/

➞ GitLab's Suddenly Remote Handbook: https://handbook.brownfield.dev/

➞ All of GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➞ Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

➞ GitLab's approach to handbook-first documentation: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/handbook-first-documentation/

➞ What not to do when implementing remote: don't replicate the in-office experience remotely: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➞ How to use forcing functions to work remote-first: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

➞ Gartner CFO Survey Reveals 74% Intend to Shift Some Employees to Remote Work Permanently: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-04-03-gartner-cfo-surey-reveals-74-percent-of-organizations-to-shift-some-employees-to-remote-work-permanently2

GitLab is launching a new webinar that focuses on the world of all remote work. Enjoy our inaugural show!

Check out these resources:
GitLab's Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/
Remote Work Report: https://about.gitlab.com/remote-work-report/
GitLab for remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/remote-work/

We recently launched a series of virtual Fireside Chats and Q&A sessions with distributed teams across the globe to hear their hard-earned lessons as we all adapt to the new reality of remote work culture. The first conversation was with GitLab’s Head of Remote, Darren Murph. GitLab has a team of ~1200 employees, all of whom are remote, distributed across 67 countries and 6 continents. GitLab has built an impressive organization and culture, and given their success in running a business without an HQ, we thought Darren could provide some valuable advice.

GitLab team members detail how working remotely benefits their personal and professional lives.

Check out our Remote Playbook: http://allremote.info/

We invited Darren for a Q&A session with Israeli R&D leaders, following his talk on Gitlab's Remote Playbook.
You can also see all of Darren's answers in this Google Doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hOWRoH3Z8q3gtifZQM6T-qc1QGEqEzgKM0H_dsfzI68/edit?usp=sharing

The workforce has now shifted to a remote model wherever possible. With that comes new challenges and opportunities to leverage tactics and tools we haven't had to before.

In this webinar, Ally.io's Matt Volm, Gitlab's Emilie Schario, and CloudApp's Joe Martin discuss the lessons they've learned, and tools that have made their team successful.

From OKRs to enabling asynchronistic work and creating cultural moments, learn what you can do to develop a remote team that feels empowered and connected to company goals.

As the world suddenly went all-remote due to COVID19, Full Stack Developers Israel hosted Darren Murph, Head of Remote at Gitlab, for an online session about Gitlab's All Remote Playbook.

Description from the event: Social Distance Exposed will be an experiment on learning and connecting in the digital age during the COVID-19 outbreak. Join us as we navigate fostering connection and learning outside of our bubbles through virtual gathering in real-time. The event will be spearheaded by Emilie Schario from GitLab, the largest all-remote company in the world. Small group activities and discussions will cover: finding solace in uncertainty, fostering connections virtually, social justice during a pandemic, how to help in your community, and much more. Since social distancing is cutting down on Sunday brunch, use this gathering as an opportunity to grab your quarantine buddy, roommates, and have a brunch at home as you participate!

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-distance-exposed-tickets-100078678020#
Interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3nuQVTtKla394v2b1zXeIBXbl_1DviBfOqSnex10pnQPLlQ/viewform
Issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/marketing/corporate-marketing/-/issues/2178

Terminal’s Remote Expert AMA Series: Connect with leaders and pick their brains on current events, the ever-changing tech landscape, and all things related to remote work.

Hosted by Terminal Director of Sourcing, Kerri McKinney, this week's featured guest is Head of Remote at GitLab, Darren Murph. Topics include:

-Why Gitlab is a remote-first company and what that means for its policies and employee culture
-Five remote strategies you can implement right now as well as build into a long-term remote-first culture at your company
-How you think about growth and scale in an environment of uncertainty

Welcome to Accelerating Support! We host discussions with thought leaders and industry experts about overcoming challenges with best in class techniques to accelerate internal support.

The podcast is hosted by Chris Buttenham and Kristen Barker from Obie.ai

On this episode:
- The GitLab "handbook-first" approach to documentation
- What role technology should play in remote work and accelerating support
- Darren's vision for the future of remote work

Connect with Darren:
https://allremote.info/
https://twitter.com/darrenmurph

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GitLab Head of Remote Darren Murph shares a presentation on remote work, covering tips and tricks to stay productive, healthy, and engaged.

This presentation looks at best practices for remote workers and teams, detailing the importance of documentation, working handbook-first, embracing asynchronous workflows, and more.

➞ All of GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➞ Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

➞ Remote work starter guide for employees: how to adjust to work-from-home: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-starter-guide/

➞ What not to do when implementing remote: don't replicate the in-office experience remotely: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➞ How to use forcing functions to work remote-first: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

GitLab Head of Remote Darren M. joins Financial Venture Studio for a webinar and Q&A on remote work.

GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

Learn more about Financial Venture Studio: https://www.finventurestudio.com/

Welcome to the Acceleration Content Series! Today’s tip is around how to use forcing functions to work remote-first.

Here at GitLab, as the world’s largest all-remote company, we feel that leaders should consider key forcing functions to ensure a commitment to remote-first practices.

Forcing Function 1 - Expire your Slack or Teams messages after 90 days

How to use forcing functions to work remote-first:
about.gitlab.com/company/culture/…rk-remote-first/

Download the GitLab Remote Playbook:
about.gitlab.com/resources/ebook-remote-playbook/

If you found this Acceleration content valuable, there’s several more forcing functions to share...subscribe to hear more tips.

Mårten (CEO, HackerOne) and Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) discuss a variety of topics related to transitioning to a remote work environment. As more companies become suddenly remote, thrust into a work-from-home environment for the first time, there are natural questions related to process, culture, leadership, and tools.

Topics discussed include:
➞ Changing mindsets as leaders to receive feedback, listen, and trust your team
➞ Starting from a position of servant leadership (building trust)
➞ How to create a culture of empowerment
➞ The importance of transparently thanking people as well as having discussions on projects in a public forum
➞ Pros and cons of using a multitude of tools vs. being prescriptive on what tools are used for what
➞ The importance of extracting maximum value from your tools (e.g. finding pro tips and hacks to maximize utility of Zoom video calls)

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➞ Learn more about HackerOne: https://www.hackerone.com/

➞ Fast Company article from Mårten: 8 strategies to set up remote work during the coronavirus outbreak (https://www.fastcompany.com/90475330/8-strategies-to-set-up-remote-work-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak)

➞ All of GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

➞ GitLab's values and sub-values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➞ Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

➞ Remote work starter guide for employees: how to adjust to work-from-home: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-starter-guide/

➞ What not to do when implementing remote: don't replicate the in-office experience remotely: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➞ How to use forcing functions to work remote-first: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

Discover how the US Government uses GitLab for collaboration across enclaves, enabling mission critical work among teams with different classifications in disparate locations.

Darren (GitLab Head of Remote) chats with Penny from Cobalt.io, discussing several topics as outlined below.

➞ How we reconcile a DRI's ability to make decisions with no explanation necessary, with the need for people to learn.
➞ How we use Slack expressly for informal communication to build bonds and relationships by expiring messages after 90 days and starting work in GitLab rather than a chat tool.
➞ How we build team cohesion by being intentional about structuring opportunity for teams to get together, and putting that on the people/culture group to structure and organize.

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Learn more about Cobalt.io: https://cobalt.io/

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Visit GitLab's guide to remote work: http://allremote.info/

Learn more about GitLab informal communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/

Learn more about GitLab DRIs (directly responsible individuals): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/directly-responsible-individuals/#empowering-dris-no-explanation-needed

Learn more about in-person interactions at GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/

Note: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTNfi5z6Uvk has the most recent workshop from Feb 2021 :)
Agenda with timestamps:

* Workshop intro 6:04
* Let's get started: CI/CD Introduction 9:30
* First steps with CI/CD 11:16
* Build Go Project 16:39
* Unit Tests 23:50
* CI pipeline stages: Deploy & run 27:29
* CI/CD Variables & Templates 29:53
* Monitoring 32:08
* Container Images and Packages 33:45
* Code Coverage with Go 35:09
* Project Badges 35:46
* Round-up 36:32

We hosted a virtual meetup featuring Michael Friedrich, Developer Evangelist at GitLab, on 2020/03/24.

Title: Make your life as a developer easier with GitLab CI and the Web IDE

Description: Ever wanted to get CI quickly up and running? We will be exploring the capabilities of GitLab CI from simple scripts to building code and running unit tests as we code inside the Web IDE. Everything which makes your journey with CI a breeze in group practice.

If you’re interested in learning how to build a CI pipeline in GitLab this talk is for you. If you’re a more experienced GitLab user, we’d still love for you to attend and lend your expertise to our breakout groups.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1scYkmV4Xdfj-8iwwpEiLCe0vBfpAdrL5pyA2w1Fgnf0/edit?usp=sharing
Repository: https://gitlab.com/dnsmichi/meetup-2020-cw13
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We would love for you to contribute to our virtual meetups.

You can find upcoming virtual meetups and resources to plan your own here: https://about.gitlab.com/community/virtual-meetups/

We want to hear your ideas for topics. Remote? Security? Contributing to OS? Email suggestions to evangelists@gitlab.com.

We also love when community members present at GitLab meetups. Send an email to evangelists@gitlab.com if you’re interested in being the featured speaker at a future remote meetup.

Wave 1: move water cooler communication to online. Wave 2: Use collaboration tools to truly be more productive

During a private session with Heavybit members, We invited GitLab Head of Remote Darren Murph to share his experience and advice for cultivating a highly effective, happy remote team. Read our key takeaways here: https://www.heavybit.com/library/blog/remote-team-tips-gitlab/

For more developer focused content, visit https://www.heavybit.com/library

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Modern Work: Finding Structure in an Officeless World, Featuring Eric Eldon from Techcrunch, Darren Murph of Gitlab, Katrina Wong of Hired, and Nate McGuire of Buildstack

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Overnight, countless companies are facing a new reality: they're remote. From startups to multi-nationals, a wave of forced work-from-home policies have left leaders and team members hungry for guidance on adapting (and thriving).

Even if the tools are in place, the bigger challenge is documenting the culture around working well remotely, calming the seas of uncertainty, embracing a journey of iteration, and planning for the future of work.

Join GitLab CEO Sijbrandij and Head of Remote Darren Murph as they share tactical advice on embracing a remote reality, and seizing the opportunity to reconsider how your team works.

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Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

Remote work starter guide for employees: how to adjust to work-from-home: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-starter-guide/

GitLab's guide to working remote: http://allremote.info/

TOPIC: The End of the Office: How Fully Remote Teams Thrive at Scale

The future of work is 100% remote. Global talent is truly global, and companies unwilling to harness the power of minds across geographies risk missing out on invaluable and diverse perspectives.

Learn from the CEO and co-founder of GitLab, Sid Sijbrandij, as he discusses how he's enabled a 100% remote company of 1,200+ team members across 65+ countries. What are the tools and technologies that have allowed Sid to source wonderful team members, keep them engaged and productive, and support happiness on and off the clock?

Sid will take on common concerns and misconceptions of businesses grappling with offering remote work. He'll explain how working in the open benefits not only the team but the wider community, detailing the mindset and infrastructure necessary to thrive as a business across time zones.

This fireside chat is moderated by the one and only Savannah Peterson, founder of Savvy Millennial: http://savannahpeterson.com/

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Resources are below.

Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/

Remote work starter guide for employees: how to adjust to work-from-home: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-starter-guide/

GitLab's guide to working remote: http://allremote.info/

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Working remotely can bring big changes to a team. It often seems straightforward at first (just ratchet up the video conferencing and IMing) but soon the “fabric of work” starts to break down. Progress slows, feedback loops fail, teams feel less connected.

An increasing number of events — from storms to the coronavirus — are prompting many teams to dive headfirst into working remotely, ready or not.

Join us as we discuss how to best prepare for the change; we’ll share best practices and tools to get your team in the remote frame of mind and help them shift to a new way of working.

Our presenters for this virtual event include:

• Jennifer Farris, Chief People Officer at Terminal – https://terminal.io/
• Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab – https://about.gitlab.com/
• Nick Walsh, CMO at Range – https://www.range.co/

Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and Will (founder and Co-CEO at Arbolus) discuss compensation, hiring, and building/scaling culture in a remote team.

➔ Learn more about Arbolus: https://www.arbolus.com/

➔ Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Other topics covered in the discussion are below.

➔ Learn more about compensation in global remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/compensation/

➔ Hiring global remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/

➔ Learn more about building and sustaining culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/

This is our first Remote Work Office Hours, following the trail blazed by Iteration Office Hours. In a time where a significant portion of the world is suddenly fixated on remote, GitLab has an even bigger opportunity to show the way in thriving as a global team.

Working well remotely takes intentionality, iteration, and giving yourself permission to work differently. This is a forum to bring forward any remote challenges or ideas for enhancing the way we work remotely. Darren and Sid have decades of combined remote experience and want remote to not be an obstacle, but something you maximize to improve your quality of life and work.

➔ You can explore our growing library of remote work guides within the handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/

➔ GitLab's guide to getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/

➔ Communicating effectively and responsibly through text: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/effective-communication/

➔ Searching The GitLab Website like a pro: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/tools-and-tips/searching/

➔ Considerations for a Productive Home Office or Remote Workspace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/workspace/

In this episode of Talent on Tap, Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and CEO of the DevOps platform Gitlab, shares his tips for creating a successful all-remote workforce at your company.

In the wake of coronavirus, many companies are becoming remote companies. With leaders and their teams suddenly working from home, there's a natural desire to learn more on how to thrive as a remote team (even if you intend to go back to the office).

Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and Jack (CEO, Lattice) discuss the process of adapting to remote, putting focus on documentation, being transparent and communicative as a team, and ensuring that all team members are empowered to embrace work-from-home in a way that frees them rather than constrains them.

➔ Learn more about Lattice: http://lattice.com/

➔ Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Other topics covered in the discussion are below.

➔ Transitioning to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/

➔ What not to do when implementing remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/what-not-to-do/

➔ Remote-first forcing functions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/how-to-work-remote-first/

➔ Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➔ GitLab's guide to getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/

➔ Learn more about GitLab's asynchronous workflows: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/asynchronous/

➔ Learn more about building and sustaining culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/

➔ Learn more about People who are adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/

The art of managing efficient, effective teams becomes more nuanced when the team is distributed. Remote team managers say that communication, accountability, and — counterintuitively — in-person work weeks are some of the keys to success. This panel discusses how they build trust, promote cohesion, and ship great code with distributed technical teams.

Moderator: Andy Sparks, Co-founder and CEO at Holloway

Panelists:
David Singleton, CTO at Stripe
Andreas Klinger, Head of Remote at AngelList
Job van der Voort, Founder & CEO at Remote.com
Shishir Mehrotra, CEO at Coda

Darren (Head of Remote at GitLab) discuss asynchronous workflows and building remote culture with Hunter and Jordan, co-founders at Yac.

➔ Learn more about Yac: https://www.yac.chat/

➔ Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Other topics covered in the discussion are below.

➔ Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➔ GitLab's guide to getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/

➔ Learn more about GitLab's asynchronous workflows: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/asynchronous/

➔ Learn more about building and sustaining culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/

Zoom, Slack, Google Suite have all made it much easier to work apart together. Meet the new generation of tools that are going beyond chat and co-editing to facilitate real time collaboration for planning, learning and designing together.

Moderator: Ceci Stallsmith, Slack

Panelists:
Priyanka Sharma - Director of Technical Evangelism, GitLab
Dylan Field, CEO, Figma
Hubert Palan, CEO, productboard
Ian Tien, CEO, Mattermost

In this talk from our All-Remote event, we go deep with GitLab’s co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij on his experience evolving the company very early on into being fully-remote. We also cover what he’s learned about propagating a strong, cohesive culture across a team of nearly 1,200 people, and why businesses will need to embrace remote work culture to endure.

Moderator: Kyle Doherty, Managing Director at General Catalyst
Panelist: Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and CEO at GitLab

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Hiring remote employees exponentially increases access to talent but things can quickly get complicated. This panel offers tactical info on how to find, recruit, compensate, and onboard exceptional people who will thrive in a remote work setting.

Moderator:
Mark Jacobson, CEO at Terrain Advisors

Panelists:
Betsy Church - Sr. Talent Brand Manager at GitLab
Brittany Rohde - Compensation & Benefits Manager at GitLab
AJ Josephson, VP of Human Resource at Miro
Andrew Carges VP, Global Talent Acquisition, Elastic

Read more about all-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

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GitLab's Head of Remote, Darren M., talks with Sike Insights on a key topic related to remote teams: should remote team members have public READMEs to foster greater empathy and collaboration?

They discuss remote team communication, empathy, and transparency, and explain the merits of a public README.

Sike Insights has built a tool (Kona) that seeks to enable remote teams to work better together by fostering learning amongst team members.

➔ GitLab's Guide to Remote Work: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/

➔ Sike Insights: http://sikeinsights.com/

➔ Darren's README on GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/readmes/dmurph/

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When people are working together for the first time, there's a certain amount of mental and emotional energy exerted in getting to know someone. You're simultaneously doing the work, while trying to confirm or challenge preconceived notions about how a person prefers to be communicated with.

On an individual level, this requires a person to project the ideal version of themselves into each meeting, as it is assumed that this projection is the only meaningful way for another person to understand who they are and how they prefer to communicate and work.

READMEs provide a genuine report on how a person works, reducing bias/assumption and enabling people to work together based on a common framework.

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This conversation led to several iterations and additions to the GitLab handbook.

➔ GitLab's README template: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/README-template.md
➔ Creating and publishing your GitLab README: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/website/#creating-and-publishing-your-gitlab-readme

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Other topics discussed on this call are below.

➔ Informal communication in remote teams: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
➔ Communicating effectively and responsibly through text: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/effective-communication/
➔ All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/

Sid (co-founder and CEO) and Darren (Head of Remote) discuss GitLab's values and culture.

➜ Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

➜ GitLab's value hierarchy: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#hierarchy

➜ Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

➜ GitLab's biggest risks: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/leadership/biggest-risks/

➜ The importance of living out GitLab values and maintaining companywide support at scale: https://youtu.be/oRbEuSYwBAg

➜ Discussing GitLab Sub-values — 'No Ego' and 'Low Level of Shame': https://youtu.be/n9Gfe9p1tmA

➜ Associated merge request documenting takeaways from this interview into relevant places in the GitLab handbook: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests/37695

✪ A list of questions and topics covered are below ✪

1. Were all six values documented at GitLab’s inception?
2. While the top-level values are somewhat common across organizations, the sub-values strike me as highly unique and serve to describe the nuance in what makes GitLab unique. Would you agree with that?
3. “Loss of the values that bind us” is in our Biggest Risks. We’re working to surface them as early as possible to applicants and make sure that new hires are given time to ingest them, but what else do you think the company needs to do as we scale?
4. Do you feel that all departments are given equal opportunity to internalize the values during onboarding? How are those in sales, compensated based on quota, encouraged to take time learning values rather than jumping straight into sales?
5. I was shocked at how real the values felt when I joined. Many feel like traps. Embracing GitLab values could get you blackballed or terminated at other organizations. How can we ensure that people give themselves permission to drop prior organizational baggage and embrace a fresh start and new values?
6. What’s the recommended approach for speaking up when you feel that values aren’t being lived (or they simply aren’t understood/someone isn’t aware of them)?
7. Many of the values seem to express a desire to not pass judgement on colleagues. In prior organizations, I’ve felt that a lack of perfection could lead to reprimand — that every move would be heavily judged. Is it intentional that GitLab’s values promote a less judgmental and more trusting atmosphere? What benefits have you seen from this, and why don’t more companies do this?
8. Does the Values Hierarchy exist to resolve disputes when two or more values could be argued to support two different outcomes?
9. Do you have a desire to see other companies copy and implement GitLab’s values? Have you seen any companies do this to date?
10. Have investors or outside parties remarked on our values in meaningful ways that you’d like to share?
11. Have you thought about new ways to reinforce our values? How would you recommend a team member propose new ways to reinforce values? An MR to our values page?

Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and André (Frontend Engineering Manager, GitLab) discuss their top tips for working while traveling/exploring the globe.

They also discuss how giving agency, empowering team members to be managers of one, and working asynchronously contribute to GitLab's culture.

If you're interested in learning more about adding flexibility into your life, and experiencing more of the world without giving up your career, have a listen.

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‣ Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

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Other topics discussed:

‣ Considerations for working while traveling: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/working-while-traveling/
‣ What's it like to work at GitLab? https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/faq/#whats-it-like-to-work-at-gitlab
‣ People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
‣ Adopting a self-service and self-learning mentality: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/self-service/
‣ Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
‣ All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/
‣ All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/
‣ Building and reinforcing a sustainable culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/
‣ Combating burnout, isolation, and anxiety in the remote workplace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/mental-health/

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‣ Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Thank you for your interest in GitLab — you're awesome!

We've closed this role to new applications, but please visit our All-Remote Handbook to learn more about other remote-first and all-remote organizations (https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/jobs/), as well as GitLab's own Jobs page (https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/).

Feel welcome to read more about me (and connect!) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurph/

Learn more about what it's like to work with me through my GitLab README: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/readmes/dmurph/

Be sure to dive into the following, as referenced in the video.

➜ What's it like to work at GitLab? https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/faq/#whats-it-like-to-work-at-gitlab
➜ GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/
➜ GitLab's guide to remote work: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

★ To learn more about GitLab's Corporate Marketing team: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/corporate-marketing/

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Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and Elisa (Founder, The Cowork Experience) discuss their top productivity tips for remote workers.

From unusual (and ever-changing) morning routines to using Airplane Mode to increase focus, remote workers will learn about lifestyle changes and tried-and-true habits for bringing more sanity into their workday.

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Learn more about The Cowork Experience: https://thecoworkexperience.com/

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Other topics discussed:
What's it like to work at GitLab? https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/faq/#whats-it-like-to-work-at-gitlab
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Adopting a self-service and self-learning mentality: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/self-service/
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
All-remote hiring: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/
All-remote jobs: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/jobs/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/
Building and reinforcing a sustainable culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/
Combating burnout, isolation, and anxiety in the remote workplace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/mental-health/
Considerations for a Productive Home Office or Remote Workspace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/workspace/

The False Promise of Morning Routines: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/12/morning-routines/602788/
My Morning Routine Is Getting up Late: https://gen.medium.com/screw-productivity-hacks-my-morning-routine-is-getting-up-late-aa6dc01b982b

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and Gabe (Senior Product Manager, GitLab) talk on the topic of going slow to go fast, as well as the importance of a "handbook-first" approach to companywide documentation.

They also dive into hiring/recruiting/interviewing, company culture, if it's possible for colocated or hybrid-remote companies to embrace documentation mid-stream, and offer tips for transitioning to a fully remote structure.

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Other topics discussed:
GitLab's handbook-first approach: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/handbook-usage/#why-handbook-first
What's it like to work at GitLab? https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/faq/#whats-it-like-to-work-at-gitlab
Scaling by documenting: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#scaling-by-documenting
Considerations for transitioning a company to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous
Adopting a self-service and self-learning mentality: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/self-service/
All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
All-remote hiring: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/
All-remote jobs: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/jobs/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/
GitLab Onboarding: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/general-onboarding/
GitLab Onboarding Buddies: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/general-onboarding/onboarding-buddies/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and Javier (Co-founder at Remotefit) discuss topics related to remote work, including culture alignment, recruiting, transparency, and scaling in a high-growth company.

Specifically, they dive into tactics for employers who want to inform candidates of how a company works by documenting strategy and culture, and making it public for all to see even before someone applies for a role.

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Learn more about Remotefit: https://remotefit.netlify.com/manifesto

Other topics discussed:
What's it like to work at GitLab? https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/faq/#whats-it-like-to-work-at-gitlab
Considerations for transitioning a company to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous
Adopting a self-service and self-learning mentality: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/self-service/
Parental leave: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/paid-time-off/#returning-from-work-after-parental-leave
Combating burnout, isolation, and anxiety in the remote workplace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/mental-health/
All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
In-person interactions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/
GitLab Onboarding: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/general-onboarding/
GitLab Onboarding Buddies: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/general-onboarding/onboarding-buddies/
Update on hiring discussions for specific GitLab.com roles: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/11/12/update-on-hiring/
Biggest risks: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/leadership/biggest-risks/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (Head of Remote, GitLab) and Anna-Karin (Coach and co-founder, Because Mondays) discuss a number of challenges and solutions related to remote work, transitioning a company to remote, working asynchronously, and defaulting to documentation.

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Learn more about Because Mondays: https://www.becausemondays.com/

Other topics discussed:
GitLab's Handbook First approach: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/handbook-usage/#why-handbook-first
Considerations for transitioning a company to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous
All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/
Working while traveling: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/working-while-traveling/
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
In-person interactions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (GitLab) and Till (CoScreen) discuss collaboration amongst remote teams and look at a new screensharing tool that enables multiple users to engage with distributed screens.

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Download, test, and provide feedback on CoScreen: https://www.coscreen.co/
CoScreen on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/coscreen

Other topics discussed:
Hybrid-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hybrid-remote/
Considerations for transitioning a company to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/
Stages of remote work: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/stages/
All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/
People adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Building and reinforcing a sustainable culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (GitLab) and Janice (Groupdesk) discuss how to transition a colocated or hybrid remote team to an all-remote environment. Topics include documentation, establishing processes, tools and technology, treating all employees as remote employees during the transition, and working with junior employees who may be transitioned into their first remote role.

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Learn more about Groupdesk: https://www.groupdesk.io/

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Other topics discussed:
Hybrid-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hybrid-remote/
Considerations for transitioning a company to remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/transition/
Stages of remote work: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/stages/
All-remote meetings: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/meetings/
People adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Building and reinforcing a sustainable culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/building-culture/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/
What qualities do you look for in remote hires?: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/#what-qualities-do-you-look-for-in-remote-hires
Make your strategy public: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/#make-your-strategy-public

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury from Harvard Business School interviews GitLab CEO, Sid Sijbrandij on remote work

Marco Minervini and Phanish Puranam from INSEAD Interview GitLab CEO, Sid Sijbrandij on remote work.

Darren and Kyla (GitLab colleagues) discuss several remote work topics, including:

- Benefits of living in a small/rural town
- How all-remote enables tighter family and community connections
- How GitLab's culture supports working parents
- Potential for societal change and reversing rural repopulation with the proliferation of remote work

Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

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Other topics discussed:
Working while traveling: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/working-while-traveling/
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
GitLab Visiting Grant: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/incentives/#visiting-grant
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
In-person interactions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/
Compensation: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/compensation/
Iteration value: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#iteration
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/
GitLab team members share remote stories: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/stories/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (GitLab) and Aaron (Tulsa Remote) discuss the importance of finding community as a remote worker.

Tulsa Remote is welcoming remote workers to a city that's focused on providing opportunity for people to engage and connect. This is especially useful for workers who have moved from a colocated role into a remote role, but struggle with finding community now that they are no longer tied to the city where their prior job required them to relocate to.

While all-remote allows people to live and work where they are most fulfilled, programs like Tulsa Remote provide built-in structure and community that may be alluring to those battling isolation and/or desiring to move to a lower cost-of-living locale compared to urban centers such as San Francisco, Seattle, and New York City.

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Learn more about Tulsa Remote: https://tulsaremote.com/

Other topics discussed:
Working while traveling: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/working-while-traveling/
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
In-person interactions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren and Dylan (GitLab team members) discuss several remote work topics: tips and lessons learned from being a digital nomad, managing a team with asynchronous communication, getting promoted while traveling the world, creating an ideal schedule for country-hopping, not getting caught up in what the world expects of your nomadic life, and finding the comforts of home while abroad.

Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

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Other topics discussed:
Working while traveling: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/working-while-traveling/
People: adopting a remote lifestyle: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/
GitLab Visiting Grant: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/incentives/#visiting-grant
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
In-person interactions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/
Designing a remote workspace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/workspace/
Transparency: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#transparency
All-remote benefits: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/

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Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (GitLab) and Rodolphe (Remotive) discuss several remote work topics: favorite things about remote work, how to find/start/thrive in your first remote role, and the impact of the growing remote work community.

Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

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Other topics discussed:
How to evaluate a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/evaluate/
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
Finding remote jobs: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/jobs/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
Stages of remote work: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/stages/
Hybrid-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/part-remote/
Working while traveling: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/working-while-traveling/
Remote work conferences, summits, and events: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/events/
In-person interactions: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/in-person/
Designing a remote workspace: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/workspace/
Transparency: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#transparency
Iteration: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#iteration
Learning & Development (onboarding): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/learning-and-development/
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous

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Learn more about the Remotive Community: https://remotive.io/community

Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Submit your own questions for a Pick Your Brain with GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

Darren (GitLab) and Emna (Veamly) discuss a number of remote work topics: reinforcing culture, encouraging work-life harmony, remote work processes, the importance of process optimization in team productivity, and asynchronous communication.

We also talk about the impact of defaulting to asynchronous as it applies to stress, anxiety, mental health, and overall wellbeing.

Tactical points are given for startups of all sizes, from those just forming to a team of 1,000+ people spanning the globe.

Learn more about GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

Other topics discussed:
Discretionary bonus: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/incentives/#discretionary-bonuses
Getting started in a remote role: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/
1:1 Agenda Format: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/leadership/1-1/suggested-agenda-format/
Informal Communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/
Say Thanks: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/communication/#say-thanks
Transparency: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#transparency
Iteration: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#iteration
Learning & Development (onboarding): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/learning-and-development/
GitLab Visiting Grant: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/incentives/#visiting-grant
Asynchronous communication: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous
Veamly founder's article "How I screwed up myself building my dream startup": https://hackernoon.com/how-i-screwed-up-myself-building-my-dream-startup-mse938rj

Learn more about Veamly: https://veamly.com/

Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

In this GitLab Unfiltered video, GitLab co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij verbalizes how he discovered the value of iteration.

Referencing GitLab's time at Y Combinator, Sid shares that by iterating quickly, you're able to achieve more without working longer hours, thereby creating a more sustainable approach to work.

"There were people in the company, even at the time, who suggested that we should slow down. The response from GitLab has always been, 'No, we'll get the most we can get done. The smaller we split things up, the smaller the steps we take, the faster we can go.'

We still believe that's true today. We want everyone comfortable with taking small steps without a lot of coordination, without a lot of predicting, and without a lot of explaining."

An embraced spirit of iteration helps maintain an all-remote culture. By encouraging small steps and empowering individuals to propose minimum viable change, all-remote teams are less burdened by the need for coordination.

Particularly as organizations scale, the friction of coordinating people and teams can lead to dysfunction and frustration. Coordinating large groups across an array of time zones is impractical, which forces an all-remote team to not lean on the coordination crutch.

This empowers all-remote teams to make small changes and reduce cycle times. This leads to changes which are easier to provide feedback on (and roll back if needed).

Valuing iteration creates a climate where there is a low level of shame. This is extraordinarily difficult to replicate in large colocated settings, where perception is often reality and decisions are swayed by physical appearances. In all-remote companies, this reinforces that a person is not their work.

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GitLab's Iteration value: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#iteration

How a collection of values at GitLab contribute to an all-remote environment: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/values/

Darren (GitLab) and Elisa (The Cowork Experience) discuss the value of in-person interactions and coworking retreats in a remote company as a team-building need at the team level.

Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture and processes: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

The Cowork Experience: https://thecoworkexperience.com/

Want to chat with GitLab about remote work? Submit your questions here: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/pick-your-brain/

GitLab's all-remote culture encourages and enables travel. For those with friends and family in various locales, this empowers team members to spend time with loved ones, investing in those relationships, without the dread of counting vacation days.

Learn more about GitLab's all-remote culture: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Welcome to the All-Remote Snapshot, where we give you a glimpse into GitLab’s 100% remote culture, and a behind the scenes look at what drives the amazing people who work here.

If you're curious about all-remote, be sure to check out GitLab's all-remote page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/cult...

Questions:
1. Who are you? How long at have you been at GitLab? What do you do?
2. What attracted you to GitLab?
3. Was being all-remote a big contributor to why you chose to work at GitLab?
4. What have you noticed about the all-remote culture of GitLab?
5. Can you walk us through a day in your life?
6. If you were going to give advice to someone considering working for an all-remote company like GitLab, what would you tell them?

On this episode, Jackie M. (Manager, Marketing Programs at GitLab) shares her perspective and experience working and living within an all-remote environment.

Welcome to the All-Remote Snapshot, where we give you a glimpse into GitLab’s 100% remote culture, and a behind the scenes look at what drives the amazing people who work here.

If you're curious about all-remote, be sure to check out GitLab's all-remote page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/cult...

Questions:
1. Who are you? How long at have you been at GitLab? What do you do?
2. What attracted you to GitLab?
3. Was being all-remote a big contributor to why you chose to work at GitLab?
4. What have you noticed about the all-remote culture of GitLab?
5. Can you walk us through a day in your life?
6. If you were going to give advice to someone considering working for an all-remote company like GitLab, what would you tell them?

On this episode, GitLab Accounting and External Reporting Manager Melody shares her perspective and experience working and living within an all-remote environment.

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Welcome to the All-Remote Snapshot, where we give you a glimpse into GitLab’s 100% remote culture, and a behind the scenes look at what drives the amazing people who work here.

If you're curious about all-remote, be sure to check out GitLab's all-remote page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Questions:
1. Who are you? How long at have you been at GitLab? What do you do?
2. What attracted you to GitLab?
3. Was being all-remote a big contributor to why you chose to work at GitLab?
4. What have you noticed about the all-remote culture of GitLab?
5. Can you walk us through a day in your life?
6. If you were going to give advice to someone considering working for an all-remote company like GitLab, what would you tell them?

On this episode, GitLab backend developer Tetiana shares her perspective and experience working and living within an all-remote environment.

Prof. Raj Choudhury talks with GitLab co-founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij on the topic of remote work.

Related links discussed:

Harvard Business School - How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/how-companies-benefit-when-employees-work-remotely

GitLab's values: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/

GitLab's main all-remote culture page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Being intentional about informal communication (social calls, coffee chats, etc.): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/

Working asynchronously: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#asynchronous

Scaling by documenting: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/management/#scaling-by-documenting

Advantages and benefits to all-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/benefits/

Drawbacks to all-remote: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/drawbacks/

Hiring in an all-remote organization: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/hiring/

People who are adopting a remote lifestyle (speaks to caregivers, military spouses, travelers, etc.): https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/people/

Learning, development, and onboarding in an all-remote environment: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/learning-and-development/

GitLab's handbook first approach: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/learning-and-development/#handbook-first

Advantages, challenges, and the primary differences between all-remote and other forms of remote working: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/part-remote/

A brief company history: https://about.gitlab.com/company/history/

GitLab team page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/

GitLab organizational chart: https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/org-chart/

GitLab product stages, groups, and categories: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/

GitLab Contribute (every 9-12 months, we gather all employees in a single place for a week of bonding and informal communication): https://about.gitlab.com/events/gitlab-contribute/

GitLab Visiting Grant (a travel stipend for team members visiting other team members): https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/incentives/#visiting-grant

Welcome to the All-Remote Snapshot, where we give you a glimpse into GitLab’s 100% remote culture, and a behind the scenes look at what drives the amazing people who work here.

If you're curious about all-remote, be sure to check out GitLab's all-remote page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Questions:
1. Who are you? How long at have you been at GitLab? What do you do?
2. What attracted you to GitLab?
3. Was being all-remote a big contributor to why you chose to work at GitLab?
4. What have you noticed about the all-remote culture of GitLab?
5. Can you walk us through a day in your life?
6. If you were going to give advice to someone considering working for an all-remote company like GitLab, what would you tell them?

On this episode, GitLab's Chantal R. shares her perspective and experience working and living within an all-remote environment.

Welcome to the All-Remote Snapshot, where we give you a glimpse into GitLab’s 100% remote culture, and a behind the scenes look at what drives the amazing people who work here.

If you're curious about all-remote, be sure to check out GitLab's all-remote page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Questions:
1. Who are you? How long at have you been at GitLab? What do you do?
2. What attracted you to GitLab?
3. Was being all-remote a big contributor to why you chose to work at GitLab?
4. What have you noticed about the all-remote culture of GitLab?
5. Can you walk us through a day in your life?
6. If you were going to give advice to someone considering working for an all-remote company like GitLab, what would you tell them?

On this episode, Charlie A., a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab, shares her perspective and experience working and living within an all-remote environment.

Miki Johnson at Job Portraits Discusses Remote Work w/ Darren Murph & Sid Sijbrandij

Traction Conf Vancouver 2019: http://tractionconf.io presented by Launch Academy, Boast.AI, and Microsoft for Startups.

GitLab is extreme, even for Silicon Valley: It has no headquarters and everyone works remotely, even the CEO.

The startup has more than 700 employees in 54 countries and plans to raise its headcount to about 1,000 by year-end.

In this session, CEO Sid Sijbrandij shares his playbook for building a hypergrowth company entirely remote, explaining how they adapted from remote engineering to remote sales, how they keep their culture in check, why being remote-only leads to higher company productivity, and key measures to have in place to drive growth with a remote team.

Moderated by Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch.

Welcome to the All-Remote Snapshot, where we give you a glimpse into GitLab’s 100% remote culture, and a behind the scenes look at what drives the amazing people who work here.

Questions:
1. Who are you? How long at have you been at GitLab? What do you do?
2. What attracted you to GitLab?
3. Was being all-remote a big contributor to why you chose to work at GitLab?
4. What have you noticed about the all-remote culture of GitLab?
5. Can you walk us through a day in your life?
6. If you were going to give advice to someone considering working for an all-remote company like GitLab, what would you tell them?

On this episode, Shawn W., a Sr. Sales Development Representative at GitLab, shares his perspective and experience working and living within an all-remote environment.

If you're curious about all-remote, be sure to check out GitLab's all-remote page: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/

Carol Teskey is the Director of Global People Operations at GitLab. She joined GitLab from a traditional company and she could see huge differences between the culture of a modern all remote company and legacy companies. While the first industrial revolution broke our families – which lead to many problems – the fourth industrial revolution may bring families back again and GitLab is writing the playbook for the future of work culture.

Topics we covered in this interview:
00:00:16 How does an HR team look like at all remote company like GitLab?
00:00:58 Why do we really need HR for a company where everyone is working from home?
00:01:52 Comparison with traditional/legacy work culture?
00:04:05 How do you offer orientation to those who join GitLab?
00:05:31 How GitLab’s culture empower people to have better work-life balance
00:06:26 We actually help families in having quality time
00:07:18 How Teskey herself manages her own work-life balance?
00:08:09 What advice do you have for those who want to start their companies on same principles?

GitLab is one of the most innovative tech companies that’s disrupting the industry. First and foremost, it’s an open-source company that’s making Linus Torvald’s Git usable for everyone by offering it as a project and commercializing it as a product.

But what’s really unique about GitLab is the way it runs the business. It’s a fully remote company with no headquarters. It has employees in 50 different countries and they work when they feel like working, from home. We sat down with the co-founder of GitLab - Sid Sijbrandij to talk about his unorthodox methods to build one of the most promising open-source companies.

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GitLab Co-founder & CEO, Sid Sijbrandij, Thrive Global CTO, Cheryl Porro, and InVision Vice President, Mike Davidson, sit down with Stewart Aslop, host of the Crazy Wisdom podcast, to discuss the relationship between building a startup and the unrelenting stress it can cause on remote workforces. From meditation apps to 20-min virtual coffee chats, the panel shares how getting creative and instilling a mindful culture can break down silos with remote teams, promote employee well-being, and boost engagement.

The panel also shares lessons learned from their journey to a high-growth startup, tips on staying motivated, and how to stay sane in a not always sane environment.

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Sid Sijbrandij (GitLab CEO) and Sue Bostrom (GitLab Board Member) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-bostrom-95201332/

1x1 discussion on their thoughts around promoting all-remote work

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In this panel, experts from ARM, ISG and GitLab sat down with Swapnil Bhartiya to talk about the pros and cons or remote working.
Host: Swapnil Bhartiya, founder & EiC - TFiR
Guest:
Priyanka Sharma - Director of Alliances - GitLab, Inc
Eduardo Silva Pereira - Principal Engineer - Arm
Blair Hanley Frank -Principal Analyst at ISG Research

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All-remote working is a new concept for many. In this video, Todd & Sid discuss Sid's remote working environment - screens, apps, etc.

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