Stefan Wolpers — March 20, 2020 TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. As a Professional Scrum Trainer, I … Continue reading Remote Agile (Part 1): Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners
Laura Spawn — March 19, 2020 Being the owner of a remote business certainly has its upsides—among them, the flexibility to work from home. But when your office is just down the hall from your living room, it can sometimes be hard to take advantage of that flexibility; after all, as a business owner, there … Continue reading Boundaries Matter: How to Draw the Line as a Remote Business Owner
Wesley MacLaggan — March 19, 2020 We are in uncharted waters. The changes from Covid-19 are already widespread and they will be long-lasting. Like many other companies, we at Marin have been dealing with working from home, canceled travel plans and figuring out distance learning. I just got off a conference call with 30 kindergarteners … Continue reading Adapting to the Stay at Home Economy
Syed Balkhi — March 19, 2020 Working from home is convenient, and for some, a regular part of their lives. It’s easy to do with an on-site, physical office, but for those who lead remote workforces like me, how can you support your employee’s health and wellness from afar? Wellness programs can make work more … Continue reading 4 Simple Ways to Keep Your Remote Workforce Healthy and Productive
Andy Gibson — March 18, 2020 I’m not going to sugarcoat it. It’s a scary time right now as the Coronavirus pandemic spreads across the world. We’re in uncharted territory. Here in America, schools are closed, businesses are asking or requiring employees to work from home, and the majority of sporting events and leagues are … Continue reading How to Stay Productive When Working From Home (During a Pandemic)
Many companies are sending employees home to work remotely, highlighting the need for contingency plans for communications and business continuity. Jennifer Cannon on March 17, 2020 As millions of employees in the global workforce start to work remotely — many for the first time — teams are relying more heavily on video conference and virtual … Continue reading Remote work and fallback plans: Why flexibility is key to working from home
Vartika Kashyap — March 16, 2020 Hiring and retaining an exceptional team has always been a major challenge for companies. And the increasing popularity of remote work and distributed teams only makes things even more challenging. But that’s the kind of challenge businesses are willing to take these days, considering all the benefits they will … Continue reading How to Successfully Manage and Grow a Remote Marketing Team
Sylvia Moses — March 13, 2020 How do you build a shock-proof agency in the age of pandemics and globally connected economies? If remote work is the answer, how do you succeed at it? We share some answers. SXSW stands canceled and Cannes might go the same path. WPP’s shares are down 15% and Dentsu … Continue reading Pandemics, Remote Work, and the Future of Agencies
Noa Eshed — February 28, 2020 If there’s one thing we at Bold Digital Architects understand very well, it’s that talent isn’t hindered by borders. In this day and age, where the entire world is at your fingertips and most of what we do happens online anyway, it would be a shameful waste of opportunity … Continue reading Top 5 Tools for Remote Team Collaboration
Laura Spawn — February 6, 2020 Sometime between the advent of the hoverboard and the release of the iPhone 11, the first wave of true digital natives—better known as members of Generation Z (or “Gen Z” for short)—took their first steps into a workforce now trying to navigate the differences between five generations of workers. … Continue reading Working Remotely with Gen Z: Strategies Business Leaders Can Use to Manage and Mentor the Youngest Generation of Employees
