Making Things Explicit

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"I up writtin to and say a jus ikout the block post and the slide deck. I get a lot on my leg where i ber, but don't tell im that," he says. "We like that connection and sort of that poetic inspiration of saying this thing over here so i'm spending more time doing it." He also has a standing agenda item for the end of his staff meeting called gossic rumors and lies. 'You need to give yourself an illusion that they're actually in the same room even though they're not'

Community creator and engineering leader at Apple, Michael Lopp (aka rands), joins Jason and Eiso to chat about the power of storytelling for engineering and the state of content for engineering leaders. The author of "Small Things Done Well" shares his opinions on video conferencing, distributed work, and how managers can create more authentic connections with remote teams.

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