{"id":1938,"date":"2019-08-08T14:22:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T14:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona19.journalists.org\/sessions\/23723858\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T21:14:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T21:14:11","slug":"23723858","status":"publish","type":"ona_session","link":"https:\/\/ona19.journalists.org\/sessions\/23723858\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Sh** Done in a Remote Workplace and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can you work well while working remotely? In this presentation, we\u2019ll introduce you to the basics and beyond of a few powerful tools to help you manage projects, communicate with colleagues, and boost workplace culture whether you\u2019re based in an office or not. Kaitlyn Wells (Wirecutter) will demonstrate how to use project management platforms Airtable and Basecamp, and Anna Perling (Wirecutter) will share tips for how to use the communication app Slack. Adam Schweigert (Mother Jones, formerly INN) will go beyond the tools to talk about creating a remote culture that works for your teammates, company, and the communities you serve. After, we\u2019ll break out into three groups for demo closeups and questions. You\u2019ll walk away with a resource sheet of additional tools and tips for remote working.<\/p>\n<p>To experiment with the tools, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/onalocal.typeform.com\/to\/huU72V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ONA Slack<\/a>\u00a0and download <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airtable<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zoom<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomeranggmail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boomerang<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This session is designed for:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remote workers and freelancers<\/li>\n<li>Anyone interested in best practices for remote or semi-remote work environments<\/li>\n<li>Those looking to learn about project management tools and creative ways to create company culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Best practices from various teams<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/18f.gsa.gov\/2015\/10\/15\/best-practices-for-distributed-teams\/\">18F\u2019s best practices for making distributed teams work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.hmn.md\/working-here\/working-remotely\/\">Working Remotely, Human Made<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/INN\/docs\/blob\/master\/how-we-work\/remote-work.md\">Adam\u2019s Working Remotely Advice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ben.balter.com\/2014\/11\/06\/rules-of-communicating-at-github\/\">15 rules for communicating at GitHub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/learn\/remote-work\/\">Remote Work, Zapier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Further reading<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/348iMLT\">\u201cHow to Stop Slack From Taking Over Your Life,\u201d<\/a> The New York Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/2HxFJOK\">\u201cBetter Work-Life Balance Starts with Managers,\u201d<\/a> Harvard Business Review<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/2Pq7NtS\">\u201cHow to own the room when there is no room,\u201d<\/a> LinkedIn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Questions to ask your manager (and yourself!)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How often should I update you on a project?<\/li>\n<li>How do you prefer to communicate? (Email, phone, video chat, slack?)<\/li>\n<li>What time of day are you the most productive? (Reflect if this is the best time to work on big projects or host meetings)<\/li>\n<li>What do you with your direct reports did more of? Less of?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any pet peeves when it comes to collaboration?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"start_time":1568385000,"end_time":1568388600,"moderators":[[]],"hashtag":["ONA19GSD"],"soundcloud":["681318563"],"scribble":[""],"viafoura":["y"],"youtube":[""],"vimeo":[""],"facebook":[""],"trint":[],"slideshare":["https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/onlinenewsassociation\/how-to-get-sh-done-in-a-remote-workplace-and-beyond-ona19"],"livestream":[""],"resources":[""],"video_embed":[""],"first_name":"","last_name":"","title":"","organization":"","website":"","twitter":"","_sponsor_url":"","_sponsor_tagline":"","_sponsor_level":"","spay_email":""},"tags":[],"event":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Get Sh** Done in a Remote Workplace and Beyond &mdash; ONA19<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ona19.journalists.org\/sessions\/23723858\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Get Sh** Done in a Remote Workplace and Beyond &mdash; ONA19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How can you work well while working remotely? 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