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Distributed teams
by Kate Krauss 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Hi, Here are a few articles I've collected about the special situation of distributed teams--I'm forwarding them in case they are useful to any of us (most of us are on such teams). They are worth a read, though each organization is different; some of these ideas would be great for Tor, while others would be terrible. 1. Work to do in person vs work to do remotely (some of these things we do already): https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/software-in-person by Sumana Harihareswara 2. From 18F, on best practices for distributed teams: https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/10/15/best-practices-for-distributed-teams/ The person I've found who has really thought through the stresses and pressures on remote workers, and what to do about this organizationally is Oktavia Jonsdottir (https://www.irex.org/person/oktavia-jonsdottir) She manages a very large, international, distributed team of people who train human rights activists to use online privacy tools under high risk, pressure, and time zones that span 14 hours (none of this is documented on the web). Her management decisions are based on peer-reviewed research as well as her direct experience as a manager. 3. Finally, this classic--The Tyranny of Structurelessness: http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm Sincerely, Kate -- DONATE TO THE TOR PROJECT Join our first-ever crowdfunding campaign! https://torproject.org/donate Kate Krauss Director of Communications and Public Policy kate(a)torproject.org @TorProject 1-718-864-6647 (works for Signal also) PGP: CC0D 9B42 DE89 D4D0 619B A606 DDEB 3937 7D18 973B

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