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At first glance this seems semantic, but I think it hits on something that really makes a huge difference between my current work situation and my previous remo
by Matticus_Rex 8y ago
At first glance this seems semantic, but I think it hits on something that really makes a huge difference between my current work situation and my previous remote work experience.
I naturally gravitate to remote work -- it works for me. Where it's tough is at the edges of "my" work. What is mine, and how does it interface with everyone else's? This was a constant struggle with distributing the work at my old company (and this was prior to Slack's ubiquity, which doubtless would have helped).
My current company uses Holacracy as its organizing system, and even besides the fact that the tools are better now, the role clarity and distributed authority provided by Holacracy make an absolutely massive difference. From talking with friends at other Holacracy-powered companies that aren't remote, the difference is still big there, but a lot of the highlights are extra-highlighted in a remote setting. Things really get "distributed" in a meaningful way.