28.Jan.2012 at 13:45 by Rowdy Rabouw
Great addition to the tech talks.
Working successfully outside the cube
John Mertic (28.Jan.2012 at 13:40)
Talk at PHPBenelux Conference 2012 (English - US)
There is a growing trend in the IT industry to have employees who work outside the confines of a traditional office. This enables companies to save money on office space and furniture, and be able to attract talent that is in a different geographical region than they are located in. But there are lots of challenges to this as well, such as being able to collaborate with remote workers and making them feel “part of the team”, which can be challenging. In this talk, I’ll draw upon my own personal experiences of being a “cube” worker and being a successful remote employee, and talk about the challenges and benefits and how to best implement this in your organization.
Quicklink: https://joind.in/4772
Track(s): Enrise room
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28.Jan.2012 at 14:24 by Hans de Raad
Nice talk brought with a lot of enthousiasm and humor with some very recognisable points!
28.Jan.2012 at 14:51 by Ian Barber
Great talk on a less technical subject, but one a lot of people could clearly relate to. Lots of practical advice, and well delivered.
29.Jan.2012 at 18:11 by Michelle Sanver
As a remote worker I could relate. The way the speaker engaged the audience by doing a little bit of research in the beginning and being really casual about it all made it even more awesome. I did however feel that the sales pitch was a bit too "chatty" at times and would have preferred more straight to the point there and more about how you have to handle working remotely.
And I absolutely LOVED the humour in the slides! <3
29.Jan.2012 at 19:10 by Patrick van Bergen
Nice talk, good slides and personal facts.
However the speaker did not show a great deal of knowledge outside the experiences he got within his own company.
When asked what a remote working place would cost to an employer, I seemed to come as a surprise. It seemed obvious that it wouldn't cost an employer anything. "But I am working with a desktop computer at work." Reply: "Oh! Most people have laptops!" Yeah.
29.Jan.2012 at 21:10 by Richard Tuin
Interesting talk. I am not a remote worker, but i liked the tips about setting up a working environment and to take away the laptop to the outdoors every now and then.
30.Jan.2012 at 08:52 by Anonymous
The presentation was nicely brought and with humor, but the content could be improved a lot. As developers, most of us know already what the benefits are from working from home..
31.Jan.2012 at 18:55 by Matthew Weier O'Phinney
I think there were some great points made in the talk: establishing good routines, and having effective communication are absolutely critical to allow remote working to succeed. However, I'd have liked to see more emphasis on what constitutes good communication -- how and when to use things like skype, IRC, and IM, how to manage conference calls, etc. These are the sorts of skills developers need to succeed not just when working remotely, but in-house as well.
28.Jan.2012 at 13:40 by Tobias Zander