Managing Remotely

There are very tight guidelines for communication around classes, and we expect immediate communication if there’s any reason a teacher needs to cancel a class—we…

This varies depending on the team. But at minimum, all emails should be returned by the next business day, and chats replied to as soon…

We don’t set specific norms for the sake of creating true flexibility. Once you start putting in rules like this, or even once you start…

Yes! We organize three all-company events per year. One focused on working together on specific company projects, one focused on training, and another focused on…

TIP 1: think about the most important thing you want to accomplish and let that lead your decisions about who attends, what you talk about,…

At our team meetings, we do organize loads of stuff, which are fun and supports team building. Most of the time we are away for…

We don’t host meetups, but the Hubstaff team members who live in the same areas often work together. For example, both Dave and Jared live…

Not only do we all meet twice a year in person, we live together in a giant house for a week to work and play.…

We meet some of our team members at events, but we don’t have annual meetups yet.

We give our remote workers a lot of freedom. Every order placed through Scribendi has an accompanying deadline selected by the client from the available…

We rely on the outputs from both independent and team work to understand how individual [A]gents are doing. We also are able to evaluate detailed…

We’re pretty hands off here. We still have a startup culture and everyone is working very hard. It hasn’t really been necessary to get too…

Open Communication – no blame games: The best way to overcome problems is to discuss them openly. Try to work towards a solution and avoid blaming…

Constant communication. This requires the use of text, email, voice, and video communication platforms and shared expectations regarding availability.

Rely on the technology available. From Google Apps to Cloud offerings, explore options that will suit your company best. Set regular meetings (as long as…

Communication and understanding people’s personalities via text and email.

Creating a healthy balance between trusting our team members to manage their work time and monitoring their activity. We have team members use time management…

When something goes wrong, there’s usually somebody on Slack to help with the issue. But in some rare cases when you really need something, you…

Each team that is working for a client takes responsibility for all the issues: financial stuff, agreements, customer relations, etc. Thanks to our policy, people…

We do a lot of remote fun-time activities to help our remotes enjoy the jovial parts of our office culture. We have remote beer bashes,…

Our weekly staff meeting, done via Skype, keeps everyone on top of the company’s initiatives.

Employees of Trello are provided with what they need from a technology standpoint to get their jobs done.

We let everyone choose their own devices, computers and operating systems, and reimburse a set amount for each employee every 3 years.  We do have…

Everyone gets the latest device they need to be as successful in their work as possible, along with any device needed to perform their job…

As a mom friendly organization we have a generous time off policy that includes paid sick days and paid family leave.

We require 21 days notice for requested time off.

We’re a results-driven company, and we have a flexible time-off policy. We technically offer unlimited vacation days because we know the importance of work-life balance…

I would say more fear a lack of productivity, lack of communication or engagement, even how to manage potential issues like workers comp claims.  In…

Trust is a big fear and challenge. At the end of the day, as a business owner of a remote team, you aren’t there to…

We heard some small commentary from traditionalists when we started the company as a virtual company, wondering how we could manage remote workers effectively when…