Hey there, Quick reminder: I'm hosting a remote work Q&A event to answer all your questions live tomorrow, Wed, Sep 25th! Register for free here and join me. Can't wait to chat! Register Now, back to our Q&A series, where I answer popular remote work questions, explain why common advice doesn’t work, and share what I recommend instead. Reply to this email if you have a question you'd like me to cover next! TLDR below 👇 | Read this on the web | Subscribe Last year, my company did a calendar...
13 days ago • 5 min read
Hey there, The votes are in! As requested, I'll host a live remote work Q&A virtual event next week. Tickets are available for free here. Can't wait to chat with you! Get Tickets Now, back to our Q&A series, where I answer popular remote work questions, explain why common advice doesn’t work, and share what I recommend instead. Reply to this email if you have a question you'd like me to cover next! This year, I hired a new team member and this is their first job out of school. We’re hybrid,...
19 days ago • 5 min read
Hey there, Several subscribers have said they want to talk through a remote work question, but my coaching calls are out of their budget. So, I'm thinking about doing a live virtual group Q&A event and answering your top questions. Is this something you'd be interested in? Are you interested in a remote work Q&A virtual event? Yes No Now, back to our Q&A series, where I answer popular remote work questions, explain why common advice doesn’t work, and share what I recommend instead. Reply to...
27 days ago • 4 min read
Hey there, This week started with a holiday weekend in the USA. I'll be back with a new Q&A next week, but today, I wanted to share a personal story about how the benefits of remote work have changed for me over the last 10 years. Here are the most recent Q&As in case you missed them: How do I celebrate wins with a distributed team? How do I stop procrastinating when working from home? How do I break the ice at a team offsite? What's a great alternative to the daily standup? We often hear...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hey there, This week, I'm continuing the Q&A series on popular remote work questions, explaining why common advice doesn’t work, and sharing what I recommend instead. Reply to this email if you have a question you'd like me to cover next! We recently switched to fully remote, and love it! However, the one thing we are struggling with is the right format for our daily standup. What can we do to make our daily standups great? Any tool, process, you would recommend? Or Is there an alternate of...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hey there! This week, I'm continuing the Q&A series on popular remote work questions, explaining why common advice doesn’t work, and sharing what I recommend instead. Reply to this email if you have a question you'd like me to cover next! We're a fully distributed team of 30-40 people (mostly engineers). We have an upcoming offsite, where many of us will meet in person for the first time after two years. Do you have any recommendations for an ice-breaker social activity to start with? The...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
As someone who works from home, I don't have anyone to keep me in check, which makes it easy to procrastinate (especially when the project is challenging). How do you keep yourself accountable? I would truly appreciate any tips or suggestions! The most common advice you'll receive for this question is to use other people for accountability. Whether that's to join a coworking space or body doubling on a Zoom call, this advice focuses on using peer pressure to get things done. This isn't bad...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
"How do you celebrate wins with a distributed team? My team has only 2 overlapping hours, and I'm looking for ways to celebrate our achievements within a small budget. What would you recommend? Small swag? Stickers? Any online presents? What activities can we even do?" I'm glad you asked! Celebrating wins is often forgotten about on remote teams, but it is incredibly important for building bonds and keeping morale high. As a team leader, first recognize that individuals on your team most...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hey there, We're back after a 3-month hiatus. Hope you are well and apologies for my absence! While the media has been busy proclaiming "remote work is dead", my business has been growing like crazy. Haven't had a single free moment to write over these last couple of months 😅 Today, I'm back with the much-requested topic of why standups are outdated. This is a two-part issue. First, we'll discuss why standups suck and what you can do instead. Then, in the next issue, I'll dive into one of the...
about 1 year ago • 9 min read