Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab, joined us on The Modern People Leader.

We talked about what a Head of Remote does, investing in document infrastructure, building culture outside of company walls, and how to shift from a fear and scarcity mindset to a mindset of opportunity.

Timestamps: What a Head of Remote does on a daily basis (6:20), change without story feels like a mandate, change with a purpose feels like vision (9:44), shifting from a fear and scarcity mindset to a mindset of opportunity (12:00), you can learn something from everyone (13:07), the two biggest challenges scaling culture fully remote (16:55), investing in document infrastructure (20:46), COVID has given every leader a permission slip to try new things (30:54), hybrid or shybrid? (32:59), providing examples for building new lifestyles around work (35:26), community impact outings are good alternatives to zoom happy hours (38:37), culture is the barometer for how well values are adhered to and reinforced (42:20), the future of work is going to be asynchronous (45:10), and have you looked at your purpose portfolio lately (51:50).

Here’s a link to GitLab’s handbook:

Informal Communication in an all-remote environment

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