Remote teams

Managing a remote team requires unique skills and the right tools. Learn about how other remote managers make sure they're on the pulse of their team, communicating and collaborating as if in the same office.
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dana-doswell-sidepart.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Dana Doswell on remote work" decoding="async" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dana-doswell-sidepart.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dana-doswell-sidepart-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dana-doswell-sidepart-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dana-doswell-sidepart-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Remote Leaders: Dana Doswell of Sidepart on why habit building is the key to remote work<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
Meet Dana Doswell: Her own boss and founder of an entirely remote company. Learn how she’s building two businesses from…
Feb 21, 2020
<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" loading="lazy" 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
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<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
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Darren-Murph-Remote-Work.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab says &quot;Remote came naturally to me - it was the office where I felt out of place&quot;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Darren-Murph-Remote-Work.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Darren-Murph-Remote-Work-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Darren-Murph-Remote-Work-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Darren-Murph-Remote-Work-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Remote Leaders: Why GitLab’s Head of Remote “unchained from a life of commuting”<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
A 2019 study by Upwork found that 73% of all teams will have remote workers in the next decade. This…
Feb 18, 2020
<img width="256" height="196" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leadership-statistics.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="leadership statistics" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leadership-statistics.jpg 1044w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leadership-statistics-300x230.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leadership-statistics-768x589.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leadership-statistics-1024x785.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />33+ Leadership statistics managers should be aware of<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
In recent years there have been several reports analyzing the workplace from all kinds of lenses: Remote work, employee engagement,…
Nov 29, 2019
<img width="256" height="164" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Offsite-meeting-agenda.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Offsite meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Offsite-meeting-agenda.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Offsite-meeting-agenda-300x193-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Offsite-meeting-agenda-768x493-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Offsite-meeting-agenda-1024x657-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />Everything you need to run an offsite meeting<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
An offsite meeting is a meeting that takes place outside of the office. The goal is to get your team…
Apr 17, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sprint-retrospective-meeting-agenda.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="sprint retrospective meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sprint-retrospective-meeting-agenda.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sprint-retrospective-meeting-agenda-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sprint-retrospective-meeting-agenda-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sprint-retrospective-meeting-agenda-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />4 items to include on your sprint retrospective meeting agenda<img alt='Scott Spencer&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?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='Scott Spencer&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Scott Spencer
Sprint retrospectives are a type of agile meeting or scrum ceremony that allows the team and scrum master to reflect…
Mar 27, 2019
<img width="256" height="192" src="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="backlog grooming meeting agenda" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting.jpg 1200w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-300x225-1.jpg 300w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https://stage.hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/spring-grooming-meeting-120x90-1.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />The 30-minute backlog grooming meeting agenda<img alt='Scott Spencer&#039;s avatar' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?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='Scott Spencer&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c52e98a5e02a070c7e810272bbb6353?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/>Scott Spencer
A backlog grooming meeting, or a “grooming scrum” is a scrum ceremony and part of the agile meeting process. Backlog…
Mar 21, 2019
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