Remotely Effective Thomas Lattimore

In this episode I am joined by Mari Anne Snow where we talk about the rise of distributed teams in the early 2000’s, some of the major changes that have happened since that time, and the recent impacts of distributed work in the health and education sectors.

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Pandemic Work-From-Home Survey

Mari Anne Snow


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Remote Nation
Remote Nation Institute

Thomas Lattimore


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In this episode I am joined by Steve Akers, the Vice President of Engineering & Data Services at Appriss. We discuss Steve's early career starting as a software developer, touch on his growth into management, and hear about his experience growing with a large distributed team at LivingSocial. We go deep on tips for success with distributed teams, the pros and cons of hybrid office scenarios, and hear about Steve’s personal workflow for time and task management.

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Superbase



The Passionate Programmer



The Pragmatic Programmer



GTD with Things 3



Things 3



Bear app



Kent Beck's books



Decision matrix for what is important




Steve Akers


Steve on LinkedIn

Thomas Lattimore



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@tlattimore



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Working from home comes with many types of distractions. One of the primary distractions can, in many cases, be our own families. In this episode Matt and I delve into what it is like to work from home with kids who have are also homeschooled. Whether you have a family like us, live with a roommate or partner, or are single, I hope there is something to glean from our conversation.

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Children bursting into room during live call with BBC broadcast

I've had a few embarrassing moments with my kids while working from home... but nothing like this.



Possible health benefits of walking barefoot



Homeschooling — Good News and Bad News



Matt Robison



mattrob.com



@jazzdrive



Matt's Children’s book, Princess Hiccup



Thomas Lattimore



thomaslattimore.com



@tlattimore

Every wonder what it is like to leave your home behind and hit the open road in an RV—all while working full-time? To help answer that question in this episode Tony and I talk about his family's journey of living as digital nomads both domestically and abroad.

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An article on Tony's proven setup for full time RV internet options



A video rundown of internet options



Budget Costs of Full Time RVing



Family Adventure Summit




Tony Greising-Murschel



letstravelfamily.com



YouTube



Twitter



Instagram



Facebook



Thomas Lattimore



@tlattimore



Personal website

Due to efforts to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, many conferences and gatherings planned for the first half of 2020 gone virtual. One of these conferences was MidCamp, a yearly conference for designers, developers, users, and evaluators of the open source Drupal content management software.

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Netflix Party



Discord



Board Game Arena



DrupalEasy episode on MidCamp



Talking Drupal episode on Virtual Camps



Avi Schwab



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@ajschwab



@froboy



Thomas Lattimore



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@tlattimore

In this episode I am joined on the show by Augustin Delaporte. Augustin is the Directer of Product Scalability at Platform.sh. In this episode we dive into what it was like growing with Platform.sh as a hybrid team between a central office and distributed team members. Through this discussion we touch on lots aspects of remote work life including working in cross continental teams, changing toolsets as companies grow and change, product management in distributed environments, and what it is like to be a remote employee based out of China.

Augustin Delaporte



Twitter



Platform.sh



Deploy Friday: E01 The challenges and opportunities facing tech companies in the time of Coronavirus



A Survival Guide for managers who need to drive a company that became remote overnight by Fred Plais, Platform's CEO



Tools for Remote Teams (that let you keep control of your data and privacy) by Robert Douglass, Platform's Chief DevRel Officer



Thomas Lattimore



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