Matt Mullenweg
CEO, Automattic
Matt Mullenweg is a web developer and entrepreneur, as well as the co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic Inc., the holding company of WordPress, Tumblr, Woocommerce, WordPress VIP, and Jetpack. Mullenweg was an early proponent of distributed teams, citing the access to top talent without geographical boundaries, and hosts a podcast on the topic, Distributed with Matt Mullenweg. For the majority of this career, Mullenweg has also been a visible champion for open source and accessible software for all.
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Flexibility unlocks creativity and innovation. And ultimately, people feel more fulfilled and happier, because being able to exercise that autonomy feels really good.
Flight Template Series: Optimizing Distributed Work
Discover Your Distributed Work Level of Autonomy
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Description
Matt’s framework, Distributed Work’s Five Levels of Autonomy , lays out a hierarchy of effective practices for distributed teams. Based on your current remote workflows, processes, and performance, this flight will help you determine into which tier your company currently falls. Afterwards, you can take action to help your teams move up the ladder to eventually reach level 5, or Distributed Work Nirvana.
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Types of Insights
Current level of autonomy within Matt’s framework
Ideas for improvement of distributed work processes
Strengths and weaknesses of current distributed workflow and processes