Since a lot of folks are now doing this, finding the post below from Trello was helpful, and for me, this should be rule 1 for remote teams: “Give a little more information than you think is necessary. You don’t have to write a novel for every status update, but err on the side of…
I know there are a lot of articles out there about working from home right now, and that makes a ton of sense given the number of companies now asking their employees to do just that during this pandemic. I’m curious though, about remote work in general, and the push for it within many office…
I don’t know that everything claimed in this piece by Chris Herd will come to fruition, but this one is absolutely true: A physical office means you can hire the best person you can afford in a 30-mile radius, disqualifying you from 99.9% of the world’s talent. Remote teams can hire the best person…
Let’s face it, for businesses, paying attention to your employee’s mental health makes sense for both of the reasons below., and probably a few more as well. Prioritizing employees’ mental health has become not just a moral issue, but also a tool to recruit and retain young talent. A 2019 poll by the American Psychiatric…
As many of you know, when I made a job change last year most of the impetus for that change was a desire for more flexibility, especially when it came to working remotely. After 5 years of travelling around the world, followed by two plus years of working in an office, I realized that what…
Turns out, there are things we can do to deal with a mental health struggle, and continue working in many cases. Not all, certainly, but many. Of course that requires your workplace to fit this description: It revealed a few successful strategies that allow participants to juggle both workplace demands and their mental health needs….