Removing Barriers
summary
Company culture removes formal approvals and lets people work any hours while expecting 20% time side projects and self-organization; coordination relies on tools like YouTrack for tickets and status, plus Slack and Confluence for push/pull updates. Meetings get strict purposes and action items, stand-ups are sometimes replaced by tracked updates, and growth creates duplicate effort unless surfaced. Emphasis is on trust, personal caring, giving feedback, avoiding micromanagement, and balancing freedom with discipline so work actually brings measurable value.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 0:41How Jetbrains Works
- 3:44Breaking Down the Hours
- 4:46Benefits
- 5:39How Do We Cope with Meetings at Jetbrains
- 6:56Single Responsibility Principle
- 10:24Alternatives to Stand-Ups
- 11:10The Challenges of Growth
- 14:43Slack
- 16:32Issue Tracker
- 17:31The Internal Newsletter
- 26:34How Do You Know if You'Ve Reached Your Objectives
- 29:42Learning to Delegate
- 31:34Guidance and Challenges
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