Remotely Effective

Growth and Management in Distributed Teams with Steve Akers

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.

Show notes

  • 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

  • Personal site

  • @tlattimore

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