Growth and Management in Distributed Teams with Steve Akers

The Rise and Shift of Distributed Teams with Mari Anne Snow

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. Show notes * Pandemic Work-From-Home Survey [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pandemicremotework] Mari Anne Snow * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariannesnow1/] * Sophaya [https://sophaya.com/] * Remote Nation [https://www.remotenation.com/] * Remote Nation Institute [https://remotenationworks.org/] Thomas Lattimore * Personal site [https://thomaslattimore.com] * @tlattimore [https://twitter.com/tlattimore]

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 [https://appriss.com/]. 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 [https://www.livingsocial.com/]. 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbase] * The Passionate Programmer [https://amzn.to/2XKdQM4] * The Pragmatic Programmer [https://amzn.to/3h9JF8E] * GTD with Things 3 [https://amzn.to/3dXF1ZH] * Things 3 [https://culturedcode.com/things/] * Bear app [https://bear.app/] * Kent Beck's books [https://amzn.to/30pwwT0] * Decision matrix for what is important [https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix/] Steve Akers * Steve on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-akers/] Thomas Lattimore * Personal site [https://thomaslattimore.com] * @tlattimore [https://twitter.com/tlattimore] (Some links above may contain Amazon affiliate links)

Tips for Working from Home with Kids (with Matt Robison)

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. Show links * Children bursting into room during live call with BBC broadcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvjuVnKDUbw] * I've had a few embarrassing moments with my kids while working from home... but nothing like this. * Possible health benefits of walking barefoot [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/could-walking-barefoot-on-the-grass-improve-your-health-the-science-behind-grounding/2018/07/05/12de5d64-7be2-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html] * Homeschooling — Good News and Bad News [https://mattrob.com/homeschooling-good-news-and-bad-news/] Matt Robison * mattrob.com [http://mattrob.com/] * @jazzdrive [https://twitter.com/jazzdrive3] * Matt's Children’s book, Princess Hiccup [https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Hiccup-Matthew-Robison/dp/0692403353/] Thomas Lattimore * thomaslattimore.com [https://thomaslattimore.com] * @tlattimore [https://twitter.com/tlattimore]

Traveling Full-time as a Digital Nomad with Tony Greising-Murschel

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. SHOW NOTES * An article on Tony's proven setup for full time RV internet options [https://www.letstravelfamily.com/full-time-rv-internet-options/] * A video rundown of internet options [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1EzZ6aFxPU] * Budget Costs of Full Time RVing [https://www.letstravelfamily.com/cost-of-full-time-rving/] * Family Adventure Summit [https://familyadventuresummit.com/] Tony Greising-Murschel * letstravelfamily.com [https://www.letstravelfamily.com/] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_XvJ4qEYxpvGDw5I0mm4wA] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/letstravelfam] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/letstravelfamily/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/LetsTravelFamily/] Thomas Lattimore * @tlattimore [https://twitter.com/tlattimore] * Personal website [https://thomaslattimore.com]

Taking an In-person Conference Virtual with Avi Schwab

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 [https://www.midcamp.org/], a yearly conference for designers, developers, users, and evaluators of the open source Drupal content management software. SHOW NOTES * Netflix Party [https://www.netflixparty.com/] * Discord [https://discordapp.com/] * Board Game Arena [https://en.boardgamearena.com/] * DrupalEasy episode on MidCamp [https://www.drupaleasy.com/podcast/2020/03/drupaleasy-podcast-227-pivoting-virtual-midcamp-avi-schwab-0] * Talking Drupal episode on Virtual Camps [http://talkingdrupal.com/241] Avi Schwab * Personal site [https://froboy.org/] * @ajschwab [https://twitter.com/ajschwab] * @froboy [https://www.drupal.org/u/froboy] Thomas Lattimore * Personal site [https://thomaslattimore.com] * @tlattimore [https://twitter.com/tlattimore]