In this episode, a conversation with Derek Wade, a collaboration expert and Team Coach at Kumido Adaptive Systems. We talk about building “high-gravity” distributed teams, work-scapes, and the benefits of…
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Wide Links #17
Some of my favorite reading on dispersed teams from the last week. In this edition: investing in your home office; staying in touch with your team; agile software practices for…

Wide Teams Podcast #21: Interview with Tony Amoyal
Can you work remotely from a snowboarding vacation in Montana? Software developer Tony Amoyal says “why not?”. In this episode, he and I discuss the tradeoffs involved in being part of a software team while staying mobile.

Have a spam day! Making communication tools fun.
Picking a new team communication tool is one thing. Getting everyone to use it is another. Here’s a fun technique for easing adoption of a new tool. So you’ve evaluated…

Wide Teams Podcast #18: Ruby DCamp 2010 Part 3
The third and final part of a series. This is a recording of a round-table discussion on distributed software teams held at the Ruby DCamp 2010 unconference in northern Virginia….

Wide Links #13: Delivery, Definitions, Data
Distributed insights for distributed teams. The week’s best posts about dispersed teams and remote work, from around the web. In this edition: seminars from successful distributed team leaders, an article…

Wide Teams Podcast Episode 15: Intridea
Intridea is one of the largest fully dispersed software companies that I’m aware of, and they are still growing fast. I’ve talked to them before – back in episode 9,…

Wide Teams Podcast Episode 13: Interviews with Jody Alkema and Peter van Hardenburg
Two final interviews from RailsConf 2010 this week. The first is with Jody Alkema, a web developer with Domain 7 who spoke to me about his experience augmenting his Agile…

Wide Teams Podcast #6: BohConf Roundtable Part 1
Today on the podcast, a recording of a roundtable discussion held at the BohConf unconference inside of RailsConf 2010. Topcs covered include teleconferencing practices, why instant messaging can be an…