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

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OfficeOptional
11 years
The number of companies offering #telecommuting continues to increase. Among them, these top 100 companies for 2015: http://t.co/9m6IkcrLrr
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5 tips for managing rebels and mavericks from @OReillyMedia. "Make it safe to disagree" is one.
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By Lois Kelly and Carmen Medina, authors of Rebels at Work.
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Masterclass with @dhinchcliffe "Understanding the Premise for the #FutureOfWork" at #e20s. Paris in Feb? Yes, please! http://t.co/hxA5NFDahw
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Giff Constable
11 years
Anyone have a referral in NYC for someone who can video/record our next meetup? (paid gig)
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11 years
25 things you may not know about remote jobs. This, for instance, "Nearly 50M workers telecommute part of the time." http://t.co/vCVUlOmLIg
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To all of you working far and wide the world over, we wish you a very happy new year! http://t.co/m6EssSehhY
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Eight ways to include remote employees in office holiday festivities. One is "treat them to a party of their own." http://t.co/4y0wRHKp0m
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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.
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Virtual meetings prompt participants to assess ideas based on their merit. Greater chance for a marketplace of ideas. http://t.co/pXPDcFGPY5
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Drew McManus
11 years
@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. http://t.co/dqKFdVIF2E
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11 years
How We Run a "Local" Business from Around the World: http://t.co/Mf56D1sPT0 #distributedteams
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11 years
A collection of handy tools for nomads and remote teams: http://t.co/MCFEnbwQQ2
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"The thing that struck me is how dominant word of mouth is as a means of getting work." #remoteworkers http://t.co/zkz3EZFzse
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It’s as crucial as ever to know the right people.
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OfficeOptional
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On working w/ global team: "From the very beginning of a project, make sure your team manages time zones correctly." http://t.co/hnVxGxOBlv
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Reducing overhead doesn't mean reducing amount of guidance direction and leadership you owe your team. http://t.co/uHl44BiqxP #virtualoffice
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"We’re on Slack all day @Groove, and more than 95% of our team’s communication takes place there." http://t.co/aI24pFDNQ1 #remoteworkers
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