TRL 160: Becoming the First Head of Remote & The Future of Work with Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab

Today on the podcast Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Darren Murph (@darrenmurph) the Head of Remote at GitLab. Darren is the original Head of Remote helping to create the position at GitLab and was instrumental in the creation of their now legendary remote work structure

During this interview, Darren discussed how being the most prolific blogger in the world (something he holds a Guinness World Record for) helped him become the Head of Remote at GitLab, how young professionals who have only worked remotely can grow in their careers, and why remote work is only the first domino of a much larger societal shift.

💬  Topics Discussed:

Darren’s Guinness World RecordBenefits of being in the Guinness World Record communityHow Darren ended up working for ThePointsGuyLeveraging airline loyalty programsDarren’s first international tripComing up with the Head of Remote role at GitlabThe impact of having a distributive team and iterationMaking a career shift from a prolific writer to head of remoteAdvocating open source knowledge as a companyNormalizing the conversation about asynchronous work and processesAvoiding burnout and the importance of downtimeWays people recharge and recover from remote workThe Manager of One principleGitlab’s MECC (Managing so Everyone Can Contribute) philosophyStriving towards time-independent workDecentralization of opportunityEmbracing the distributive workforce as a companyBuilding remote-first culture, values and toolsWays of growing your career from a remote-first standpointBuilding work relationships in a remote-first environmentHow remote work will affect the world in the futureHow to get a Head of Remote job

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🎒 Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmurphhttps://twitter.com/darrenmurphhttps://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/11/13/embracing-remote-work-meet-the-oracles.htmlhttps://www.engadget.com/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-professional-bloggerhttps://thepointsguy.com/https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/https://klinger.io/https://experience.dropbox.com/resources/a-guide-to-managing-remote-teamshttps://about.gitlab.com/handbook/leadership/https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/mecc/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/11/millennial-and-gen-zs-days-of-remote-working-could-be-numbered.htmlhttps://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/readmes/dmurph/https://weworkremotely.com/https://runningremote.com/https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/remote-certification/