#27 - Eric Johnson // CTO GitLab

Successfully managing remote companies

I had the chance to talk to Eric Johnson, the CTO of GitLab about

• How to manage remote teams: async, stand-ups, onboarding, burn out, internships, compensation, and more
• How Gitlab uses git for everything from Marketing to Policy
• The difference between servant-leadership and situational leadership and when to use what
  • A message to those who think parenthood might take away from their career

If you loved his straight-talking ReadMe about himself, you will also like this thought-provoking episode on leadership, management, and of course remote work from someone who manages a completely remote team of 560, in a company of 1300+

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