Going Forward Flexibility+ Will Drive the Success of Your Workforce
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Jeff Weisbein is the Founder at Hype Lab, a PR firm based in Miami, Florida. His goal is to help elevate the #MiamiTech ecosystem around the world. You can connect…
Experts
Experts share their wisdom and strategies for how professionals and businesses can thrive through distributed work.
The Future of Work Is Flexibly Uncertain: 3 Hybrid Work Implications
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Matthew Confer is the VP of Strategy at Abilitie based in Austin, TX. Abilitie offers a 12-week part-time mini-MBA and leadership development programs that teach management skills with practice simulations.…
The 10,000 Moms Project: How to Help Mothers Get the Best Remote Work Opportunities
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Remote work opportunities allow women to choose family and finances simultaneously.…
Looking For the Perfect Remote Job? Stop Applying To (So Many) Jobs!
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Jordan Carroll (aka The Remote Job Coach) has been remote for 7+ years, living in 15 countries on 5 continents. He helps high performers find and land legitimate remote jobs…
How to Fly with a Dog (or other pet) and Travel Internationally as a Digital Nomad
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Chase Warrington is the head of business development at Doist, a remote-first team with 85 employees in 30-plus countries. He is also a regular contributor to many of the leading…
8 Characteristics of Fantastic Remote Company Cultures
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Corine Tan is cofounder of Kona, a Techstars-backed startup building the culture platform for remote teams. She is a remote work influencer. This article, based on interviews with 200 fully…
What Remote Workers Want Their Companies to Stop Doing
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In order to make remote work most effective for employers and employees, there are a few changes managers could make to improve job satisfaction and productivity.…
How the Best Remote Teams Use Slack
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Corine Tan is cofounder of Kona, a Techstars-backed startup building the culture platform for remote teams. She is a remote work influencer. This article, based on interviews with 200 fully…
How to Ensure Internet Connection and Online Security as a Digital Nomad
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Wanderlust in the digital age brings about new opportunities and new challenges. Here’s how to keep yourself connected and protected when you’re on the move.…
The Power of Narrative: How Remote Workers Can Thrive
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Crafting a personal narrative can help clear the way for remote workers and managers who are striving to achieve a higher level of success.…
The Case For Remote Synchronous Communication
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Chris Bourdon is the cofounder of With Labs. He’s former CEO and director of Upthere and a past senior product line manager for Mac OS X for Apple. This…
How to Effectively Collaborate Across Time Zones as a Remote Team
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8 proven methods to succeed at managing a global remote team.…
How to Build Trust with Your Employer as a Remote Worker
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Working off-site can present challenges in building rapport and trust with your boss. We explain how to navigate the rough terrain.…
The Truth About Fighting Zoom Fatigue
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Learn why video calls can wear you down and how you can recharge…
5 Tips to Delete Distance Bias as Some Head Back to the Office
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Sacha Connor is the CEO of Virtual Work Insider, a consultancy that trains hybrid and remote teams how to lead, communicate, and drive culture across distance. Virtual Work Insider has…
Video Interviews: 7 Tips for Creating an Inclusive Interview Experience
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Sacha Connor is the CEO of Virtual Work Insider, a consultancy that trains hybrid and remote teams how to lead, communicate, and drive culture across distance. Virtual Work Insider has…
wrkfrce Playbook Project: How to Create a Strong Remote Culture
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To complement our summaries of playbooks by leading remote-first companies, digital nomad Sarah Archer has put together a three-part thematic series covering everything current—and aspiring—remote businesses need to…
Hybrid Organizations: 3 Keys to Keeping Engagement & Productivity High
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Converting to a hybrid work environment, with some employees in the office and others working from home, can be challenging. There are three key ways to keep employees engaged and productivity high.…
wrkfrce Playbook Project: How to Communicate and Collaborate as a Remote Team
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To complement our summaries of playbooks by leading remote-first companies, digital nomad Sarah Archer has put together a three-part thematic series covering everything current—and aspiring—remote businesses need to…
What to Expect from the Future of Work According to an Oracle of Remote Work
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Named an "oracle of remote work” by CNBC, Darren Murph serves as GitLab’s head of remote. A visionary in organizational design, he works at the intersection of culture,…
Rethinking the Meeting
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Chase Warrington is the head of business development at Doist, a remote-first team with 85 employees in 30-plus countries. He is also a regular contributor to many of the leading…
How to Sell Everything to Travel the World (From Someone Who’s Done It)
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When I reveal to people that I travel full-time, I always anticipate their curious and confused looks. They ask where I’ve been and if I miss my family and…
In Defense of Synchronous Work
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For many, the future of remote work will be a hybrid of both synchronous and asynchronous communication. Perhaps it doesn't need to be an either-or?…
The Phases of Remote Adaptation
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(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Introduction As teams grapple with transitioning from a colocated environment to a remote one, it's common to see differing levels of adaptability. For…
How a Digital Nomad Configures an Ideal Ergonomic Remote Work Setup
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Working remotely while traveling the world sounds like a dream. Your newsfeed likely has painted the picture for you: a digital nomad sitting cross-legged on a poolside bean bag chair…
Communicating Effectively and Responsibly Through Text: A Remote Worker’s Guide
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(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Introduction As an all-remote company that defaults to asynchronous communication, GitLab relies heavily on textual communication. This can feel unusual or even uncomfortable…
Hell Is Other People: How to Navigate Different Personality Types
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(This article was originally published on Visa Eleven) “Hell is other people” – a timeless quote from Sartre’s play No Exit that perfectly synthesizes the complexity of human interactions and…
What Not to Do When Implementing an All-Remote Policy
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This article was originally published on Gitlab For more like this, we also suggest reading our Summary: GitLab’s Remote Playbook for an abridged version of Gitlab's remote work strategies…
The Many Faces of LinkedIn: A Go-to Guide
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(This article was originally published on Visa Eleven) Social media can create a lot of noise – especially now, when everyone is using it as a platform for self-promotion, targeting or…
How to Be a Great Remote Manager
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(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Traits of a great remote manager Many traits found in superb remote managers are also found in managers of colocated teams, though there…
How to Create Your Own Work Culture (and Why It Matters)
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Have you ever experienced the soul-crushing effects of a toxic work culture? Perhaps you’ve felt the pain of working with an emotionally erratic boss, dealing with shifting priorities that…
The Nonlinear Workday: Reimagining Routine in an All-Remote Environment
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(This article was originally published on Gitlab) Introduction How diverse, invigorating, gratifying, and productive could your day be if you threw away the notion that you had to stick to…
The Top 5 Things Recruiters Want to See in Your CV/Resume
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(This article was originally published on Vox Advisory) A lot of clients ask me what is the secret sauce of a resume - what can really distinguish you from the…
How to Find the Perfect Coliving Space (Even During COVID-19)
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When I tell people that I travel full-time while working remotely, they imagine me lugging around a 50-liter backpack between run-down hostels. But that couldn’t be farther from the…
A Brief History of Remote Work: The Innovators and Early Adopters
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The trend toward remote work started much earlier than you might think. Some trace the beginnings of working from home to our earliest ancestors in eastern and southern Africa, a…
Experts
Going Forward Flexibility+ Will Drive the Success of Your Workforce
4 min readThe Future of Work Is Flexibly Uncertain: 3 Hybrid Work Implications
5 min readThe 10,000 Moms Project: How to Help Mothers Get the Best Remote Work Opportunities
7 min readLooking For the Perfect Remote Job? Stop Applying To (So Many) Jobs!
5 min readHow to Fly with a Dog (or other pet) and Travel Internationally as a Digital Nomad
6 min read8 Characteristics of Fantastic Remote Company Cultures
6 min readWhat Remote Workers Want Their Companies to Stop Doing
5 min readHow the Best Remote Teams Use Slack
5 min readHow to Ensure Internet Connection and Online Security as a Digital Nomad
9 min readThe Power of Narrative: How Remote Workers Can Thrive
6 min read