Episode description

Even before we fled our workplaces amid the Covid pandemic to set up at home, Job van der Voort was convinced that remote working was the future.

He’s the CEO of Remote (and the former VP of Product for GitLab), which assists other companies to set their employees up, which he says allows them to live a better life. 

But it’s not as easy as just letting some of your employees work from home. Job says the key to running a remote team is to intentionally create moments for connection and bonding.

Remote’s philosophy is the easier it is to start doing work, the easier it is to do your work. Home offices should be built for comfort, efficiency, and reliability. “The better your set-up is around these kinds of things, the more data you can transmit between each other.”

Job’s office set up:

• Camera Sony a640000
• Automating actions through a Elgato Stream Deck
• Keyboard Ergodox EZ
• Lighting Philips Hue spotlights
• Microphones Electoral Force RE20 or  Audio Technica ATR2100 (more affordable)
• Headphones Bayerdynamic DT 1990
• Mouse Logitech MX Master 3 and a Magic Trackpad
• Chair Herman Miller Aeron.

For a detailed look at his office: https://remote.com/blog/maximum-productivity-home-office

You can connect with Job on Twitter and Linkedin and the Remote website - remote.com

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