Co-founder and CEO @remote
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Making it easy for companies to hire, pay, and manage their teams globally.
Job is really my first name.
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Mar 29, 2023 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Dec 29, 2022 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Sep 30, 2022 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Aug 18, 2022 • 10 tweets • 1 min read
1/ I've been avoiding meetings for a decade now.
Here's a simple list with loads of good, actual reasons to not have a meeting:
2/ Is your meeting recurring?
Remove it from the calendar and only do when everyone agrees it's absolutely necessary.
Aug 17, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
My favorite DALL-E results so far 🧵
Jul 2, 2022 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Apr 2, 2022 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Jan 11, 2022 • 22 tweets • 4 min read
1/ It's so hard to work from home when you have little kids at home. Here is what I and other parents from @remote have learned..
Productivity for parents working from home (including lots of toy recommendations):
2/ First off, this is a judgement-free zone. Parenting is really hard. Pandemic parenting is super hard. Working while also pandemic parenting is super mega hard.
You do you. You know what's best for you and your kids. Take these tips as tips, not rules.
Jan 2, 2022 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Apr 6, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
1/ How to have fewer meetings:
2/ Never have a meeting just to share information. Do that by chat, email, video message (@loom), audio (@yac) or pigeon.
Even better: write it somewhere centrally (e.g. @NotionHQ) and just link to that.
"FYI [link here]"
Mar 30, 2021 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
1/ How to evaluate and find a great remote job:
2/ PREFACE
With a remote job, I mean a proper one. Not a job at a company that happens to be remote because of covid or because people are cheap elsewhere.
Mar 25, 2021 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ I've been managing people remotely for 8 years. Here's how to be a better manager in a remote (distributed) team:
2/ First off: being a great manager and being a great remote manager are nearly identical.
Most of these tips would directly translate to an office. If you are a good manager in the office, transition shouldn't be hard.
I.e. you don't need to smell people to manage them.
Mar 24, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
These are the best ✨new (or otherwise yet to be massively appreciated)✨ tools that help you greatly with remote work:
. @AlmanacDocs is building the future of the documentation tools for teams. Reviews, approvals, merging, history, super great multiplayer. Early days, but super awesome.
Mar 2, 2021 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
1/ Here is how to be super productive working remotely:
2/ Find your optimal schedule and only work then. This could be e.g. working early mornings until afternoon, a day split in two or more parts, or working late nights.
The best way to discover what works is to experiment.
I work best afternoon-nights.
Aug 11, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Want a remote job? Not sure where to start? Here's how you can find one:
1/2/ Decide what you are looking for:
Companies tend to look for a person that can do a certain job. E.g. "Node engineer", "Data scientist"
Few companies will look at your profile if you don't apply directly to a position.
Zero will do if you can't say what it is you want.
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