@racheldonovan

Director of Engineering at @Articulate, wrangler of kid, maker of dinner.

 Somerville MA
rmdonovan.info/
Joined November 2008
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How to Determine if Candidates Will Thrive in a Remote Env medium.com/@getadam/how-to-d…
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Nickolas Means@nmeans25 Jul 2017
tl;dr Remote work can work really well, but it takes intentionality. It won’t just happen. Leaders, do the work! /end
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Adam Schwartz@GetAdam27 Jun 2017
Here’s why I founded Articulate as a fully #remote company—before that was cool: medium.com/@getadam/why-i-ch…

Why I Chose to Build a Fully Remote Company Before it Was Cool

Ok, I admit that I didn’t choose to build a fully remote company. Not at first. I founded Articulate in 2002 as a remote company because I…

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Engineering a culture of psychological safety - blog.intercom.com/psychologi…
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Build an inclusive culture around professionalism, boundaries, and work-life balance. medium.com/@richarmstrong/fo…
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Stripe teaches non technical employees to code as a way to better communication across disciplines stripe.com/blog/teaching-emp…
They make it sound so easy! Straight forward tips on how to make small talk inkandvolt.com/2017/04/how-t…
Ask good questions - jvns.ca/blog/good-questions/
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Rock Hymas@rockhymas20 Sep 2016
"I care about my family deeply. ... that means that their background noise is never in the background of my mind." buff.ly/2dc6J6f
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Magical mushrooms wired.com/2016/08/magical-mu…
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Failing on day one - robots.thoughtbot.com/failin…
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One of my favorite questions on my 1:1s with my teammates is: "Is there some context you feel is missing that you'd like us to discuss?"
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Lots of value in buying into a process to understand it storify.com/racheldonovan/co…
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The key to good teamwork is being nice - qz.com/625870/after-years-of…
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Sarah Mei@sarahmei30 Mar 2016
You know what happens when you hire from a pool of people who like to compete? You end up with a room full of people who like to compete.
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This is amazing - xitter.cf/SomervilleLib/status/7…
Somerville Public Library@SomervillePL4 Mar 2016
Now you can borrow a wifi hotspot from the Library!
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Building software at etsy laurensperber.com/2016/02/25…
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Supportive self-talk can help you learn crucial new skills. s.hbr.org/1TAUhOm @erikaandersen
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“Don’t even look outside unless you have long johns for your eyes” longjohnindex.ca/how-the-lon…
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