Book summary of the book written by 37signals: "Remote: office not required"

1. Remote
Office Not Required

2. Sharing
recent
progress
can bring
people
together.
An easily
accessible
way to
communicate
for a quick
chat can help
people feel
connected
Keep it
all out
in the
open
Seeing is believing.
Video conferencing
is the next best thing
to face to face
communication.
Create
overlap in
work hours
between
offices
Focus on
Outcomes
Not Hours
HOW TO COLLABORATE REMOTELY

3. Ergonomic
work
environments
may save
your back
Go easy on the
M & Ms.
Meetings &
Managers -
both have a
place but
overused they
can actually
stop work from
happening.
Cabin Fever.
Contact of
some sort is
important.
Global Taxation is
even more painful
that dealing with
one tax system
BEWARE THE DRAGONS
Routines can
set up clear
boundaries
between work
and home

4. The no
assholes rule
still stands
People working
remotely are
not where to
save on salaries
Work is
portable
Talent is
everywhere
HIRING AND KEEPING THE BEST
Try before
you buy
People
want
variety

5. Be on the
lookout for
overwork,
not
underwork
Empower
and support,
rather than
manage.
Learn from
the Open
Source
Movement
Meet
IRL
MANAGING PEOPLE REMOTELY
Manage
the
System
Level the
playing
field
People
like to
connect

6. Working from
different
places can
spark
creativity
LIFE AS A REMOTE WORKER
Heinemeier Hansson, David. Remote (p. 208).
Ebury Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Compute
differently
Pull beats
push
motivation
Spend
more
time with
the
family
Working
remotely
doesn’t have
to be
working
from home