LEVELS – A Whole New Level #172 - The async work culture at WordPress: Using an internal blogging system | Matt Mullenweg & Sam Corcos
Sep 21, 2022
Matt Mullenweg and Sam Corcos discuss the async work culture at WordPress, emphasizing the use of internal blogging for remote communication. They talk about the challenges and strategies for scaling remote teams, embracing asynchronous communication, optimizing decision-making, transparency in performance management, addressing performance challenges, and navigating mentorship in a growing team.
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Early Automatic Culture Was More Social
- Matt referenced 'The Year Without Pants' which documented Automatic's early remote culture and social habits.
- He admits the company was more social and 'Brofward' in that early era compared to today.
Make Sync Time Count And Rely On Async Records
- Prioritize synchronous time for high-value interactions and ensure participants share baseline context before meetings.
- Asynchronous communication records decisions and reasoning, making it searchable and durable for future context.
Use Curators And TL;DRs To Filter Info
- Build curators who summarize important threads and create TL;DRs to reduce information overload across the company.
- Pin concise summaries or latest-version comments so people can quickly find the current truth.