Why in any company you should be using version control for anything — how we use Github not only for code, but also for writing!
At Nozbe among all the apps we use to run our company, we also take advantage of Github’s implementation of Git - the version control system - because when many people work on code, things can quickly fall through the cracks if you’re not using a version control system.
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Which mobile apps we use to run our Nozbe company? - video of my presentation at Mobiconf 2018
Last month I was kindly invited to one of the biggest mobile conferences in Europe - Mobiconf 2018 and I had a chance to do a follow up to my Infoshare 2018 presentation on the way we work. Today it’s Saturday so if you want to get inspired how to work better next week, make sure to check it out:
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Why an all-remote team can be successful… and work better — why go #NoOffice? (video)
In this presentation that I did in front of an audience of 500+ people at InfoShare 2018 I’m talking about the “why” of #NoOffice - why we’re running a company without an office. What are the advantages and disadvantages and why I believe it’s the future of work.
Why an all-remote team can be successful and work better!?
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Nozbe Reunion — why, where and how to organize a company retreat?
In my „No Office” company we don’t see each other all that much in person. Yes, we have video meetings, but apart from that, everyone works from the comfort of their home office. That’s why a few years ago we started these annual, and later semi-annual all-company meetings, called “reunions”. We wanted to spend some quality time with each other in person, recharge batteries, get to know the people hidden behind their avatars… and basically connect on a different level. Now, that we did a few of these, and we’ve just had our fall “Nozbe Reunion Wrocław”, I’d like to share a few tips and tricks on how to prepare and run a successful “company reunion/retreat”. Why do we organize it? What do we do? How do we make it a success? Here’s our recipe with all the details:
All-company meetings in a “No Office” team - a step-by-step guide to a successful meet-up
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Setting up a new iPad Pro is an exercise in minimalism and focus
The Minimalists coined a term “Packing Party” - which basically means that you pack all of your belongings to boxes like if you were to move to a different house and later you only unpack the things you really need… the same thing is happening to me and my new iPad Pro and iOS11 on it.
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My Company’s Pyramid Of Communication Revisited
How the Nozbe team uses modern technologies to communicate better and get more done.
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TGIF — My team’s attempt at working less, but better
Last week I decided to try a new policy at Nozbe. Something that might not seem logical from my perspective as a CEO. After all, I should want my team to work more. As much as possible, right? Well, I proposed something totally different. Let’s work less, let’s have fewer meetings and let’s make more time for self development and weekly review. We called this new policy “Piąteczek” (in Polish), which you could translate to: TGIF as in “Thank God It’s Friday”. Here’s what it’s all about:
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Why “mobile” is a value, “mobile” is important and “mobile” really comes first
As a reader of this blog, you may know me as a somewhat eccentric guy – I don’t follow the beaten track. My main computer for work is an iPad Pro (which I’m using right now to write this text), my second computer is an iPhone 6S Plus, and my team of over 20 people all works from home. We don’t have a central office. And we won’t have one. This is how I’ve been working on Nozbe for the last nine years.
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How banning email improves team productivity
There’s a new book “Under New Management” by David Burkus coming soon that includes some unconventional management practices, and one of them is apparently “banning email.” Something I did in my company three years ago. Something I didn’t think was new but now I see it really is. Whenever I talk about “No Office,” people ask me about my email policy and they’re surprised that we banned email in our company. They give me this “Can you do that?” face. Of course you can. You actually should if you want to have a productive environment for your team. Only allow email to the “outside world” and ban email within your team. This is how it’s done:
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Individual talks with your team members. How? When? And… Why?
I’m lucky to be running a small team of 20+ people that I get to know very well. I don’t know how it’s going to be with a team of 30 or 40 or 50 folks but I’m going to find out in the years to come, since we’ll eventually have to get to these levels to be able to spread Nozbe’s “good message of productivity” to as many people as we’d like. I guess we’ll see. Now while I can, I still try to get to know my team as much as possible and be approachable to them. That’s why I hold individual one-on-one talks with each company member every three months and this is how I do it:
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