In this episode I talk to Shane Pearlman of Shane & Peter, a fully dispersed software consultancy. We talked about recruiting the right kinds of people for a distributed team,…
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Encouraging Involvement in Distributed Teams
One of the biggest challenges in remote work is simply making sure everyone has a strong sense of involvement. In this article Steven Baker, a veteran of dispersed agile software…
Podcast #23: Interview with Rob Dempsey of LifeOfTheFreelancer.com (Part 2 of 2)
Part two of a conversation between Rob Dempsey of LifeOfTheFreelancer.com and myself. In this part we dig into the intersection of freelancing and distributed teams: the phenomenon of ad-hoc teams…
The Endless Break
Everyone needs to take a break from time to time, especially if you’ve been collaborating closely for an hour or more. But when working together remotely, breaks have a way…
Screenshare-palooza
The ability to share your screen with a remote team member is an essential piece of the remote collaboration toolkit. When it comes to screensharing software, there is a dazzling,…
Get up, stand up: Coordinating with a Daily Meeting
A short daily meeting is a great way to keep your team members on the same page. But holding a virtual meeting every day can pose special challenges. This article…
Netbooks: A Remote Worker’s Best Friend
A netbook can grant you great freedom in where you work from, but that’s just the beginning. In this article I talk about the advantages of using a netbook as…
The Wide Teams Bootstrap Guide: Part 2
In part 2 of this series, I talk about why face time is essential; the two types of realtime communication tool which should form the backbone of your day to…
Using a Control Channel to facilitate virtual meetings
Data communications protocols are often divided into a control channel and a data channel. An example from electrical engineering are the “control lines” and “data lines” in an RS-232 connector. The…