@OfficeOptional

Office Optional is a new conference that explores tools and techniques for successful distributed teams. April 2014.

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The number of companies offering #telecommuting continues to increase. Among them, these top 100 companies for 2015: onforb.es/1wqn87G
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5 tips for managing rebels and mavericks from @OReillyMedia. "Make it safe to disagree" is one. medium.com/@OReillyMedia/5-t…

5 tips for managing rebels and mavericks

By Lois Kelly and Carmen Medina, authors of Rebels at Work.

oreilly.medium.com
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Masterclass with @dhinchcliffe "Understanding the Premise for the #FutureOfWork" at #e20s. Paris in Feb? Yes, please! bit.ly/1wbsW4H
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Giff Constable@giffco13 Jan 2015
Anyone have a referral in NYC for someone who can video/record our next meetup? (paid gig)
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25 things you may not know about remote jobs. This, for instance, "Nearly 50M workers telecommute part of the time." bit.ly/1xT2C3g
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To all of you working far and wide the world over, we wish you a very happy new year!
Eight ways to include remote employees in office holiday festivities. One is "treat them to a party of their own." bit.ly/1GQn4Wz
You'll have to pardon us if we're a little quiet on the #OfficeOptional front. The #LeanStartup Conference happens in four days!
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We were on a team call this week and one of us (ahem) kept coughing. Was glad it was a virtual meeting so I didn't infect all.
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#OfficeOptional discussion on #slack this morning--whether plaid pajama bottoms constitute pants. Feel free to weigh in.
Virtual meetings prompt participants to assess ideas based on their merit. Greater chance for a marketplace of ideas. bit.ly/10Y2ovt
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Drew McManus@drewmcmanus7 Nov 2014
Replying to @OfficeOptional
@OfficeOptional I got a lot of questions at #websummit this week about running distributed product teams. Mentioned your conf frequently.
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PS Our #OfficeOptional team uses #Slack too. We love it.
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Dealing With Your First Hire in a #DistributedTeam. Communication is key. @MarsBased team uses #Slack and #Basecamp. bit.ly/1skYvbt
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How We Run a "Local" Business from Around the World: bit.ly/10mcs1m #distributedteams
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A collection of handy tools for nomads and remote teams: bit.ly/1sdS34x
"The thing that struck me is how dominant word of mouth is as a means of getting work." #remoteworkers blogs.hbr.org/2014/10/the-fr…

The Freelance Economy Still Runs on Word of Mouth

It’s as crucial as ever to know the right people.

hbr.org
On working w/ global team: "From the very beginning of a project, make sure your team manages time zones correctly." lat.ms/1mSiXmF
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Reducing overhead doesn't mean reducing amount of guidance direction and leadership you owe your team. bit.ly/YCJQzV #virtualoffice
"We’re on Slack all day @Groove, and more than 95% of our team’s communication takes place there." bit.ly/1C6AZ8z #remoteworkers
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