Ken Weary (Hotjar) - How to Regain Productivity in Your Remote Team
Mastering Remote
English - February 25, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 88.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsManagement Business Entrepreneurship remote work startup tech leadership management digital nomad entrepreneurship bootstrap silicon valley hiring Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we have Ken Weary, VP of Operations at Hotjar!
In this episode, we talked about the reason why Hotjar prefers asynchronous communication, why software tools aren’t as important, and the “Tribes” system Hotjar uses in project ownership.
We also talked about Hotjar’s onboarding process, meeting culture, documentation principles, and why being a self-starter is the number one attribute to have as a remote worker.
Topics also covered on the podcast episode:
How Ken and his spouse manage their children’s education while being digital nomads
Why Hotjar decided to always default to asynchronous communication whenever possible
How Hotjar realized that productivity was going down
Hotjar’s meeting culture and requirements
How Hotjar’s utilizes the “Tribes” system in project ownership
Why being a self-starter is important as a remote worker
Hotjar’s onboarding process and documentation principles
Mentioned resources:
Hotjar
Running Remote
WeWorkRemotely
Slido
David Darmannin, CEO of Hotjar
Trello
Hotjar Team Manual
Confluence
Laura Roeder - Build a Company That Doesn’t Need You
Hotjar is hiring!
Ken’s LinkedIn