GitLab’s Remote Playbook comprehensively answers a simple question: “How do I work well remotely?”
Due to global issues concerning COVID-19 (Coronavirus), many teams face a new reality: They're remote, and they’re unsure when they’ll be able to return to the office.
For many leaders, the question of "How do we do this?" is a giant one. Whether it's unwinding from offices entirely and going all-remote, or attempting to level the playing field for in-office and remote team members in a hybrid-remote arrangement, leaders should consider key forcing functions to ensure a commitment to remote-first practices.
What you’ll learn in this eBook:
* Immediate tactics to build remote fluency
* Key steps every remote worker should take
* How to turn chaos into opportunity with long-term vision
Download the eBook now to stabilize your work-from-home team and dive deep on topics including asynchronous workflows, meetings, informal communication, and management.
Author(s): Darren Murphm
Edition: 1
Year: 2020
Language: English
Commentary: Source: https://about.gitlab.com/resources/ebook-remote-playbook/
Pages: 38
1. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK ................. 3
* 5 Tips for remote leaders
* 5 Tips for remote employees
2. THE STAGES OF REMOTE ............................. 7
* No remote
* Remote-allowed
* Hybrid-remote
* Remote, biased towards one time zone
* All-remote, asynchronous across time zones
3. THE FOUNDATIONS OF REMOTE WORK ................... 11
* Facilitate informal communication
* Document everything (yes, everything)
* Have more organized meetings
* Align values with expectations
4. MAKING THE TRANSITION ............................ 14
* Create an ergonomic workspace
* Adopt a self-service and self-learning mentality
* Make documentation everyone’s responsibility
* Managing a remote team
* Tips for hiring new team members
* Get the RemoteLab newsletter
5. REMOTE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES .................. 18
* Documentation
* Text-based communication
* Asynchronous communication
* Informal communication
* Tools for effective communication
6. ESTABLISHING A REMOTE COMPANY CULTURE ............ 27
* Culture is driven by values
* Sustaining workplace culture
* Prioritize mental health
* Encourage a healthy remote work lifestyle
7. USING GITLAB FOR REMOTE COLLABORATION ............ 32
8. ABOUT GITLAB ..................................... 35
9. CREDITS .......................................... 36
