remote work Archives

Culture

A Culture of Flexibility: How to Best Support Your Team as You Return to Office

As we all consider what work will look like after the covid-19 pandemic, we mustn’t lose sight of the essential component: flexibility.

Effective communication

3 Practices for Improving Remote Team Communication

A combination of these three practices has reduced a feeling of isolation and greatly improved my personal experience with remote team communication.

Personal Optimization

What I Learned Working from Home with Roommates

Working from home when you live with roommates brings another meaning to the phrase "open office." Here are some things I learned after figuring it out.

Effective communication

4 Ways to Recognize a Coworker’s Contributions

Here are a few high-five-inducing methods to recognize a coworker's contributions. Each can be done in a physical or remote context.

Workplace

Look at Your Workplace Culture, Not Its Remote Work Policy

When productivity, innovation, and/or equity and inclusion are suffering, look first to your workplace culture, not its remote work policy.

Workplace

Evaluating Remote-First Practices in a Hybrid Work Model

Organizations need to consider what practices from a remote-first approach will be necessary for a return to in-person work or a long-term hybrid model.

Personal Optimization

5 Pandemic Strategies to Avoid Burnout at Work

My hope is that these pandemic lessons will help me avoid burnout as COVID-19 becomes less a part of our lives and more a part of our lived histories.

Effective communication

5 Tips for Hosting Your First Virtual Panel

It takes a lot of prep to put on a perfect virtual panel. I'll share a few key points that were most important in ensuring complete success.

The Software Life

Finding Our Way Back: Re-entry into Office Work

Worried about re-entry into office work and social spaces? It’s okay. Many of us are in the same boat. Remember to start slow and make room for healing.

The Software Life

Deep Collaboration: Let’s Not Give Up In-Person Work

I’ve recently been referring to Atom's approach as "Deep Collaboration." We get great benefits from working this way in person.

Project & Team Management

Making Remote Workshops Suck Less

Our teams found ways to host productive project kickoffs even while everyone is physically separate. In this post I share tips for what has worked for us.

Personal Optimization

Is Your Desk a Barometer for Your Headspace?

Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed by your to-do list? Your messy desk might be contributing to your lack of progress.