Communication is extremely important for remote teams. Team members won’t have the opportunity to communicate one-on-one as they would in a traditional office setting. Therefore, it is important for remote teams to establish clear and effective communication channels to ensure that all team members are able to stay informed and collaborate effectively. Once these channels …
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I’m constantly on the lookout for different public places to work from my laptop. I’m the kind of worker that needs new locations and environments to be productive. Because of this, keeping my eye out for places I can work from is like second nature for me (this is especially true when I’m travelling + …
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For the past 3-5 years, coworking spaces have been quite the rage in the remote/freelancer arena. Most businesses, however, have stayed largely out of the fray, with the exception of flexible, in-the-know small businesses. Enter covid. The pandemic left companies of all sizes scrambling to find suitable workspaces for their employees. Many were fine to …
Stipends for remote workers can vary from unbelievably amazing, to damn near worthless. Part of the reason for this is that hiring managers and companies alike are just figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Believe it or not, it can be difficult to predict what employees from Company X vs employees from Company Y …
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Updated: 5/26/23 There are a surprising amount of questions that need to be asked when interviewing for a remote position. Probably half of them you won’t even know to ask if you haven’t ever held a remote position in the first place. There may be some obvious ones about work hours, but there are also …
Admittedly, this is a foreign question to many. However, with so many people not working in offices now, it’s an important one. Networking, virtually or not, is important. Grand View Research estimates that the worldwide virtual networking market is valued at over 32 billion dollars in 2022! And for good reason, it works. It helps …
Updated: 5/21/2023 Resigning from a remote role is probably a foreign concept for many reading this post. Yet, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says the rate of employees that quit is 2.5% as of March of 2023. Sounds low, but that’s a massive amount of people! Definitely don’t think that you’re alone in wanting to …
One very positive thing that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that people have started to reclaim their working lives. Whether that has shown itself through starting their own business, or by leveraging a new WFH schedule. The same goes for companies. They realized that their employees could still have a productive day …
I’ve hired, interviewed, and employed well over 100 remote workers in the last 15 years. One thing that never gets old is seeing why they find success or failure in their employment. It doesn’t get old because the reasons for success are always the same. Behind every positive interaction I’ve had with a successful remote …
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It takes quite a bit of self-discipline to work from home and not be distracted. Personally, I think this is a huge reason why many people don’t start, or eventually fail, at working from home. There are a lot of similarities to owning a business and working from home. Primarily, there isn’t anyone who is …
