Communication
How to make daily standups work in remote teams
CommunicationWith a team distributed amongst timezones and locations, getting everybody online for a daily standup – a common routine in modern teams – can become increasingly difficult.
Best practices for remote work meetings and videoconferences
Casual chatter, loud laughter, sitting in a room with a dozen other people. What's normal in co-located meetings is a no-go in remote settings. It's important to keep up meeting etiquette, especially in a remote setting.
Consensus vs. Consent: How to make decisions in a fully remote team
Making informed decisions in a remote team should be quite straightforward: Processes and discussions are recorded, after all. But the reality often looks different, and building consensus can be a difficult task.
Towards clearer and better communication
Communication is the number one source of dissatisfaction for remote workers and employees. It can also quickly become a time and money sink, with employees being blocked and out of the loop. How can you get towards better team communication?
Why synchronous communication fails and how to make it work
Companies with remote employees like to hold on to synchronous communication as long as possible. Why that doesn't scale, and how you can incorporate "what you're used to" in your new workflow as a remote company.
Making Asynchronous Communication work
Asynchronous communication is the holy grail towards creating a scalable and efficient remote teams, but what does that mean, and why is it so crucial?
A guide on 1-on-1s in Remote Teams
Personal 1-on-1 meetings between managers and employees are not often the norm in modern teams. In remote teams, they may become a crucial part of your employee satisfaction and retention though.
Standups in Remote Teams
Daily standups are common practice in engineering teams, but reluctantly done in remote teams. Can they work?
The three pillars of remote communication
When asked about their biggest challenges in remote work, 40% of our responders said 'Communication'. So, what's the issue?