If you’ve been following the remote work movement that’s happening on a global scale, it’s obvious that remote work is on the rise. But going remote doesn’t have to mean leaving your current job if it’s one that you love. You may be able to negotiate remote arrangements with your existing employer. We’re riding the wave […]
Red Guava’s first hire convinced the founder that a distributed team could help his company succeed. Now the majority of work is done remotely and the founder is an advocate for the future of work and employing remote teams. “We work smarter, not harder. We think work/life balance is important and we work a 30 hour work week with full-time […]
As employers realise the benefits a remote workforce can bring to their organisation, and strive to provide exceptional service levels to their customers, we’re seeing a steady increase in the number of remote customer service job vacancies. Customer service is a role played out in most companies and in nearly every industry. Up until a […]
Even when you work remotely, you can still be dragged into boring and unproductive online meetings with team members. Here’s a format to follow to ensure meetings are worthwhile. Ahh, meetings! Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re a necessary evil. Meetings play a vital role in our ability to collaborate in project teams, communicate efficiently and […]
Every successful relationship is built on trust. A lack of trust is the number one reason for breakdowns in communication and failure to achieve in remote teams. The absence of trust can result in people being sceptical, uncaring, suspicious and jaded – all of which cause relationships to erode away. In a remote team, where […]
Head of Workplace at GitHub, Lara Owen is responsible for ensuring their remote team scattered across the globe remain cohesive and productive from wherever they work. On the latest Yonder Podcast: Lara Owen joins Jeff Robbins to talk about GitHub’s distributed work environment and how they manage communication, culture, and productivity for their team of […]
“In my experience from speaking with and coaching numerous wannabee-wanderlusters from all over the world, the most common thing that I hear is the expression of fear.” Even though all of these people would love nothing more than to travel, their worries hold them back. One would think that the exciting pull of the whole […]
Founder of MyMediaTradingDesk, Michael Petersen’s philosophy is to ‘work to live, not live to work’. Always encouraging his employees to enjoy their personal lives more has led to dedicated and productive workers as well as happy clients. Digital media buying is a complex field, difficult for even the most experienced of marketers to navigate. Which is why MyMediaTradingDesk […]
IQ alone no longer represents success, happiness or abundance in life. We now know it’s your Emotional Intelligence that can catapult you to success. We all know someone with a high IQ, whether it be a friend, colleague, family member, an acquaintance or someone we have seen on TV. However, scholars and psychology gurus believe […]
Why do we find it awkward to talk about our salaries with our coworkers? Should we stand up to our right for pay transparency? As we’ve discussed previously on our blog, several forward-thinking companies in our database adopt a transparent culture. It brings many benefits to an organisation – opening up the communication channels, building […]