Mark Kilby

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Wishing you peace in 2024

The last newsletter of the year with a small gift included.

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A Thankful Quick Update

Expect some new experiments from me

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Tell Stories to Generate Action

How storytelling can influence the everyday.

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Why experiment when challenged?

Experimentation can seem risky when you are challenged. It's more risky not to experiment.

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From Wanting to Needing Remote Work

A personal story on differability

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A new way to navigate the world of work: Differability

Let's explore when people NEED to work differently.

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What is your quest?

Why it's critical to understand what each person wants from remote work

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How stopping can help you move forward

About the phenomenon of “subtraction neglect”

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A Thankful Thursday

Thanks for continuing the journey

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A new home for Distributed Agile Field Notes

With a name change.

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Pivot Into Your Strengths in Challenging Times

Even remote work experts were challenged during the pandemic.

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The most difficult question to ask right now.

When coming out of difficult times, greet people carefully.

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How to Handle Hybrid-Remote

What to do with the contradicting advice.

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Does culture change when going remote?

Hint: Culture represents connections between people and to the environment

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How not to be clobbered by the the next wave shifting your work

We’ve all been clobbered by the waves of 2020. To watch for that next wave, I try to keep an eye on business and technology news. But, I’ve also been looking at different sources of inspiration to help look ahead. This snippet from Humans of New York jumped

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When do you challenge assumptions?

Hello distributed friends: After giving a talk today, I started thinking about how often I challenge my assumptions. Why? Because we often have to challenge our assumptions when we are placed in new situations. When do you even know when you are challenging your assumptions? Or a better way to

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The power of soft starts online

How to get people comfortable with online gatherings

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The Best Way I've Found To Keep Your Remote Team Connected

Hey worldwide friends, Some things happened recently that reminded me of you and some of the struggles you may have faced keeping your remote teams connected. First, let me tell you what happened. I'm working on a new book project with a friend of mine, April Jefferson. Actually,

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When chat is quiet, it may not be

Why we need to think about transparency.

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Are you burning the meal or feeding your remote team?

And how to cook up the right remote work environment

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Do you plan with questions?

What should you ask your plan and your participants when facilitating?

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What's the best way to learn and collaborate?

Synchronously or Asynchronously?

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Your next workplace - 3 considerations

What will be your next workplace?

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Can you control the change?

You may not have caught my talk about Navigating Change while (Rapidly) Remote.  You can find my slides on the Talks page of my website and related blog posts. TL:DR: It’s not really about the worldwide pandemic, the rapid shift to remote work, the civil unrest in the

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Is there a silver lining to being remote in 2020?

Absolutely!