Async workflows
Async Interviews: Running a Hiring Loop Without a Live Call
Eleven candidates went through a hiring loop with no live interview, and nine of them completed the whole process within…
All field notes
Remote collaboration
Version Names That Survive a Handoff: A Naming Test with 40 Files
Forty files were renamed under a single scheme, and the time needed to identify the newest one fell from 74…
Workspace setup
Headphones for Eight Hours of Calls: Three Pairs Compared by Wear
Three pairs of headphones were worn for eight hours a day across four weeks each, and the pair with the…
Tools and stacks
Switching Note Apps Twice in Six Months: What Survived
The team moved its notes twice in six months, and of 1,240 notes, 380 were opened in the second tool…
Tools and stacks
Why We Kept a Spreadsheet After Buying a Database Tool
The team migrated 8,400 rows into a proper database tool and kept the spreadsheet for another fourteen months. The database…
Async workflows
Documenting Exceptions: What Happens When the Rule Does Not Fit
Forty-two exceptions were granted in one quarter against a policy with eleven written rules, and 31 of them were granted…
Team operations
Onboarding a Remote Hire: The First Ten Days in Detail
The previous four remote hires each took between six and eight weeks to make their first independent contribution. The fifth…
Meeting culture
Standup Duration and Decision Rate: Cutting 14 Minutes to 6
Twelve people attended a standup that lasted 14 minutes and produced 0.8 decisions per session, measured over three weeks. The…