Working Remotely

Founded it from the beginning.

We knew no alternative so many policies were as natural as breathing. We tried to develop and lean on trust rather than develop policies.

Organically. As we grew and worked through this work model and faced different challenges and overcame those challenges, we shaped up a better and a…

This takes intention and effort because it is easy to let the days roll by focused on projects and milestones. The team should have a…

Sure, by following a similar transparent process and a welcoming environment nurturing remote teams and rewarding proactiveness, feedback, and criticism. Our CEO and our top…

Yes, definitely it can. A healthy company culture involves good communication and mutual respect among members. It also needs people who are happy and healthy…

Having fun is a really essential part of the Formstack culture. We rely pretty heavily on weekly team meetings, fun IM chats and, of course,…

There are a number of events and all staff communications that strengthen relationships and ensure we have an engaged, high performing organisations.  At any point…

We have an incredible Director of Culture and Development who is focused on developing a strong culture in a remote work environment. Examples of some…

There are some things that Appirio has done to maintain a sense of community within our remote workforce. Since most employees don’t go into an…

The remote environment is not for everyone. If a company wants to implement a 100% remote environment, I would highly recommend speaking to an operations…

Plan ahead. Get the right communication tools in place. Also consider that working from home might not be right for everyone. For that reason I’ve…

Certainly, communication is vital. When you’re in the same office together, you have more natural, unplanned meetings and from those come some of the best…

(1) It is important to develop easy and effective ways to keep people connected. (2) If you work in a 100% virtual workplace, you also…

There were several challenges we encountered that led us to make accommodations early on in the development of the program: Overall adoption of the practice…

Skype chats – we have tons of chat groups. We have project-based ones for each project, location-based ones for each region (wherever there is a…

We use Slack all the time. It’s for work, play, water cooler topics, silliness and direct messages. It’s the hub of our culture. We also…

Remote workers are always in a chat room with coworkers and supervisors who are available for support or just general conversation. That is the most effective way…

The communication has gotten better between the team. We are a very tight-knit “travel family” and our goal is to service our clients in the…

The most noticeable change for me has been the size of the company and the effect that has on team (and inter-team) dynamics. When I…

The biggest things that have changed are directly related to scalability – the routines and policies we maintained as a team of six people just…

Time zone differences can cause confusion within a remote team. Luckily, while the overall workflow has to be coordinated, the specific tasks for providing our…

We are very conscious of the times that different teammates work and ask them to include it in their Slack profile so that everyone can…

We generally work on East Coast time (8am to 5pm) but have early birds on the East Coast and night owls on the West Coast,…