Blog post describing the evolution of my "remote office" set up in the last couple of years.
Tag: remote
My remote office set up
There are plenty of articles about different remote set ups written by people who work remotely, as I have been for many years now. UPDATE: I have published a new article about the evolution of the set up described here. Please read it after this one. As a home based but frequent short-term traveler kind … Continue reading My remote office set up
Meetup group related with technology in San Miguel De La Palma: next steps
San Miguel De La Palma is my home island. Most people simply refer to it as La Palma. Located in the Canary Islands, this has always been the place for me to recharge, for sharing time with friends and family. My friends there have lives different from mine. My family too. They live slower, they … Continue reading Meetup group related with technology in San Miguel De La Palma: next steps
Opening doors: Eclipse Foundation
A few days ago I joined the Eclipse Foundation as Program Manager, working remotely from Spain.
Improving the remote experience: treadmill
Article describing my experience walking while working from home using a treadmill.
Remote work tips: availability heat map
Tips for remote teams or those moving to become remoters. Revisit the availability of the team with this simple tip, the availability heat map
The Remote Journey: references to start
Introduction I started my professional career in an archipelago and I have been involved in Open Source for years so managing remote software related teams, departments and even organizations has been the default for me. I have been also working as consultant in a remote-friendly environment and now I am working at MBition remotely. I … Continue reading The Remote Journey: references to start
Nuevo grupo Meetup en San Miguel de La Palma, Islas Canarias, España
Una de las principales razones para unirme a Codethink era la posibilidad de trabajar en remoto desde mi casa en La Palma, Islas Canarias, España. Desgraciadamente, a los pocos meses de comenzar en esta empresa me di cuenta de que mi agenda de viajes era incompatible con vivir allí. El deficiente número de conexiones internacionales … Continue reading Nuevo grupo Meetup en San Miguel de La Palma, Islas Canarias, España
Working in distributed / remote environments 4: one on ones (1:1s)
An important part of any (people) manager's work is to evaluate how things are going for your team members, the people under your responsibility. When managing distributed or remote teams, the one on ones (1:1) become even more relevant than in collocated environments. In extreme cases, they represent the only opportunity a manager to have … Continue reading Working in distributed / remote environments 4: one on ones (1:1s)
Working in distributed / remote environments 1: daily short meetings.
Agile establishes conversations as one key principle. The set up in those companies that follow agile methodologies are designed to maximise the interaction among developers and other people involved in product or service development. When working in distributed environments, the need to have those conversations does not change, but since the environment is significantly different, … Continue reading Working in distributed / remote environments 1: daily short meetings.
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