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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remote-first-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Remote first meetings" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remote-first-meetings.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remote-first-meetings-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remote-first-meetings-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/remote-first-meetings-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How remote-first meetings improve communication and productivity<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/justin-yac-chat-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Justin Mitchell&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/justin-yac-chat-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/justin-yac-chat.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Justin Mitchell
A study by Upwork found that 63% of companies surveyed have remote workers, yet 57% have no remote work policies…
Feb 20, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/onboard-new-remote-hire.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="86% of people think that working remotely helps lower stress levels" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/onboard-new-remote-hire.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/onboard-new-remote-hire-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/onboard-new-remote-hire-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/onboard-new-remote-hire-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to easily onboard your new remote hire<img width="32" height="32" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ben-Mulholland-150x150.png" class="avatar" alt="Ben Mulholland&#039;s avatar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ben-Mulholland-150x150.png 150w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ben-Mulholland.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 32px) 100vw, 32px" />Ben Mulholland
Hiring a remote employee comes with many benefits; they have been shown to be happier, more loyal and generally productive…
Feb 18, 2020
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<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unproductive-meetings-waste-money.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="unproductive meetings waste more than 37 billion dollars per year." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unproductive-meetings-waste-money.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unproductive-meetings-waste-money-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unproductive-meetings-waste-money-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/unproductive-meetings-waste-money-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />3 Weekly meeting agenda templates<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
Unproductive meetings waste more than 37 billion dollars per year. The best thing you can do to improve the quality…
Jan 28, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="37% of managers feel that the most important part of their role is to keep the team on track to achieve goals. SoapBox 2019 State of One-on-ones" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/productive-meetings-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />10 Secrets to productive team meetings<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
In a recent Hypercontext report, we learned that 37% of managers surveyed feel that the most important part of their…
Jan 22, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/first-team-meeting-agenda-template-soapbox.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="first team meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/first-team-meeting-agenda-template-soapbox.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/first-team-meeting-agenda-template-soapbox-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/first-team-meeting-agenda-template-soapbox-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/first-team-meeting-agenda-template-soapbox-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />6 Items to add to your first team meeting agenda<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
Whether you’re a new manager and are running your first team meeting or a seasoned veteran who’s just inherited a…
Jan 15, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/spend-less-time-feeling-overwhelmed-and-more-time-leading-your-team-with-these-new-manager-tools.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="spend less time feeling overwhelmed and more time leading your team with these new manager tools" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/spend-less-time-feeling-overwhelmed-and-more-time-leading-your-team-with-these-new-manager-tools.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/spend-less-time-feeling-overwhelmed-and-more-time-leading-your-team-with-these-new-manager-tools-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/spend-less-time-feeling-overwhelmed-and-more-time-leading-your-team-with-these-new-manager-tools-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/spend-less-time-feeling-overwhelmed-and-more-time-leading-your-team-with-these-new-manager-tools-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />17 Tools new managers will love<img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Hiba Amin&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f78d63367ae6899964916f0d865d0d83?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Hiba Amin
If you’re a new manager, chances are you’re now the owner of your team’s tech stack. Researching and evaluating tools…
Dec 16, 2019
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18-gifts-first-time-manager.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Gift guide for new managers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18-gifts-first-time-manager.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18-gifts-first-time-manager-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18-gifts-first-time-manager-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18-gifts-first-time-manager-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The New Manager Gift Guide<img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' height='32' width='32' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 32px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 32/32;' /><noscript><img alt='Shannon Maloney&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d24f608496ad78d4ea78a83aeb7a8eed?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Shannon Maloney
Your colleague/friend/employee has just been promoted into their first manager role and you’re looking for the perfect gift that they’ll…
Dec 13, 2019
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="People don&#039;t quit jobs they quit managers" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/people-dont-quit-jobs-they-quit-managers-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to be a great manager<img alt='Graham&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/42c31c4a103094144c7e330d73806d09?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/42c31c4a103094144c7e330d73806d09?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Graham
According to a study conducted by Ultimate Software, 45% of managers have no management training and less than 50% have…
Nov 27, 2019
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