Episode description

Today’s guest is Darren Murph, the Head of Remote at Gitlab. Now Darren is a true pioneer in remote work who has helping shape remote teams across multiple organizations and was named an “Oracle of Remote Work” by CNBC.

Before this, Darren spent time in multiple editorial roles and while serving as a Senior Editor at Engadget, he was responsible for writing over 20,000 articles earning himself a Guinness World Record as one of the most prolific professional bloggers.

After shifting to working remotely, he traveled to all 50 states in the US and wrote his book, Living the "Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career" along the way.

In 2019, Darren and Gitlab pioneered a monumental shift in remote work by creating the "Head of Remote" at Gitlab, where he has focused on defining and improving remote cultures at Gitlab and beyond.

Darren is also responsible for creating GitLab’s industry-leading guide to remote work, The Gitlab Remote Playbook, which is a public library of tactical, implementable processes necessary for distributed teams to thrive.

During our discussion, Darren and I dive into his initial steps into remote work and how Gitlab’s handbook, which is publicly available to all, is built to help teams all over the world build incredible remote teams and cultures.

We also look deeper at the Superpowers going remote unlocks, the phases of remote adaptation, and some tips and guidelines for teams that want to implement more of a hybrid model post covid.

And finally, we dive into remote work's positive effects on families, and Darren what he hopes it helps unlock in the future.

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Darren Murph

Show Notes:

The Gitlab Remote Playbook: https://about.gitlab.com/resources/ebook-remote-playbook/

Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Remote-Dream-Setting-Advancing/dp/1506192130

Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrenmurph

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurph