The Asynchronous Enterprise • Brendan O'Leary • GOTO 2020

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Chicago 2020. #GOTOcon #GOTOchgo http://gotochgo.com Brendan O'Leary - Senior Developer Evangelist at GitLab ABSTRACT The one question I'm asked more than any other when talking about working at GitLab is: wait, you don't have any offices? That is often followed by a confused look or the direct question: How? Writing down decisions, asynchronous communication, measuring results, not hours. Companies often aspire to these goals...however in an all-remote company, they aren't aspirational - they are requirements. GitLab has grown from 9 people in 2014 to over 900 people in 55 different countries with a valuation of almost $3 billion. In this talk, we'll discover some of the not-so-secret sauce that GitLab has leveraged to achieve this growth. On this journey, our values have remained the same. We value collaboration, results, efficiency, diversity & inclusion, iteration, and transparency [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:22 GitLab's story 05:54 The (case for) asynchronous enterprise 06:46 Release cycle time is critical 07:51 Remote is part of the solution 10:13 Challenges 12:15 Values 12:36 Iteration 13:42 Transparency 15:08 Efficiency 16:20 Communication guidelines 17:34 Trust Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotochgo.com/2020/sessions/1427/the-asynchronous-enterprise RECOMMENDED BOOKS Tsedal Neeley • Remote Work Revolution • https://amzn.to/3lTDGtI David Burkus • Leading from Anywhere • https://amzn.to/3fUThp0 Maria Sam • Remote Work Secrets • https://amzn.to/3CDRYV1 Phil Simon • Reimagining Collaboration • https://amzn.to/3yGPXoA https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #AsynchronousEnterprise #RemoteWork #Remote #RemoteEnterprise #PostOffice Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at http://gotocon.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1