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49 - Darren Murph (Head of Remote, GitLab) on culture being built outside of company walls The Modern People Leader: Forward-Thinking HR
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Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about what a Head of Remote does, investing in document infrastructure, building culture outside of company walls, and how to shift from a fear and scarcity mindset to a mindset of opportunity.
Timestamps: What a Head of Remote does on a daily basis (6:20), change without story feels like a mandate, change with a purpose feels like vision (9:44), shifting from a fear and scarcity mindset to a mindset of opportunity (12:00), you can learn something from everyone (13:07), the two biggest challenges scaling culture fully remote (16:55), investing in document infrastructure (20:46), COVID has given every leader a permission slip to try new things (30:54), hybrid or shybrid? (32:59), providing examples for building new lifestyles around work (35:26), community impact outings are good alternatives to zoom happy hours (38:37), culture is the barometer for how well values are adhered to and reinforced (42:20), the future of work is going to be asynchronous (45:10), and have you looked at your purpose portfolio lately (51:50).
Here’s a link to GitLab’s handbook:
Informal Communication in an all-remote environment
If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn:
Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta
Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, joined us on The Modern People Leader.
We talked about what a Head of Remote does, investing in document infrastructure, building culture outside of company walls, and how to shift from a fear and scarcity mindset to a mindset of opportunity.
Timestamps: What a Head of Remote does on a daily basis (6:20), change without story feels like a mandate, change with a purpose feels like vision (9:44), shifting from a fear and scarcity mindset to a mindset of opportunity (12:00), you can learn something from everyone (13:07), the two biggest challenges scaling culture fully remote (16:55), investing in document infrastructure (20:46), COVID has given every leader a permission slip to try new things (30:54), hybrid or shybrid? (32:59), providing examples for building new lifestyles around work (35:26), community impact outings are good alternatives to zoom happy hours (38:37), culture is the barometer for how well values are adhered to and reinforced (42:20), the future of work is going to be asynchronous (45:10), and have you looked at your purpose portfolio lately (51:50).
Here’s a link to GitLab’s handbook:
Informal Communication in an all-remote environment
If you have any feedback for the MPL podcast or would like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out on LinkedIn:
Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta
54 min