HBR IdeaCast

Advice from the CEO of an All-Remote Company

Sep 27, 2022

Sid Sijbrandij, the Co-founder and CEO of GitLab, discusses the transformative power of all-remote work. He shares how GitLab thrived as a fully remote company from its inception, driven by a diverse workforce across 60 countries. Insights include the significance of structured communication, the challenges of onboarding, and ways to foster a strong company culture. He also addresses remote work dynamics, effective meeting practices, and the unexpected productivity gains witnessed during the pandemic. Tune in for innovative strategies that could redefine the future of work!

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Sid Sijbrandij

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Navigating Remote Work: GitLab's Journey

10min

Navigating Remote Work Dynamics

4min

Navigating Remote Work Success

5min

Strategies to Combat Meeting Fatigue in Remote Work

2min

Navigating the Future of Remote Work

8min

Most organizations have now accepted that the days of all their knowledge workers coming into the office full time are over. So what's next? Sid Sijbrandij, CEO and cofounder of Gitlab, thinks all-remote can be the answer. His open-source software development company took that approach from the start not because of the pandemic but because its founding team was dispersed and early employees were more productive at home. Now with more than 1,300 people spread across more than 60 countries, GitLab is said to be the world’s largest all-remote company. He shares the lessons he's learned about the best way to manage a distributed workforce.

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