In this episode, Keith Casey of Blue Parabola talks about managing a successful PHP company with  a 100% distributed team, being a buffer zone between corporate and open-source worlds, and what…
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Podcast #29: John Hawkins of 9Seeds LLC
In this episode, an interview with John Hawkins, one of the founders of 9Seeds, a company that specializes in custom WordPress development. The 9Seeds team is fully dispersed, with every…
Podcast #24: Derek Wade
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…
Wide Links #16: Meeting, Coaching, Bridging, Chatting
A heaping helping of links for remote workers today! In this edition, why work often doesn’t happen at work; an open thread on managing remote workers; advice for improving communication…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode 19: Interview with Steven Willmott
In this episode of the Wide Teams podcast, I interview Steven Willmott of 3Scale. We talk about supporting clients in multiple timezones, what you do when one of your developers…
Wide Links #15: Management, Busyness, Satisfaction
The week’s best articles on remote teams from all around the web. In this edition, pointers for managing a distributed team, tips for communicating how busy you are to people…
Wide Links #12: Agility, Attitude, Independence
A sampling of the week’s best articles about distributed teams and remote work, from around the web. This week, notes on distributed agile software development; an article that says changing…
Wide Links #11: Trust, Balance, Camping
For your reading enjoyment, a fresh batch of links from around the web! In this installment: building trust on distributed teams, maintaining balance at home when home IS work, and…
Wide Teams Podcast Episode 9: Interview with Michael Bleigh
In this episode: some thoughts on the Google Wave shutdown announcement, and talking to Michael Bleugh of Intridea about being part of a 50-person geographically distributed company. http://media.wideteams.com/wide-teams-podcast-episode-009-michael-bleigh.mp3Podcast: Play in…
Wide Links #6
Links about dispersed teams, from around the web. In this edition: coworking from home; evaluating Google Wave; questions to ask a potential remote employer; planning a virtual meeting; and more.