Working Remotely

Organically.

From day 1 we made the decision that renting an office was a waste of money. We’ve never looked back.

Since we’ve always done it, it’s been a bit of both. It’s dynamic and continuous improvement is a must. We must...

Of course. There’s many examples of it. It’s not easy though. The short answer to “How?” is: a lot...

Absolutely, although it takes a lot of hard work and conscious effort. You simply have to be honest about the challenges of working remotely,...

Absolutely – if anything, it’s especially important for a remote company! It takes extra effort to prevent the remote work experience...

I’ve found that the little things really make a difference. Acknowledging birthdays and work anniversaries on Yammer. Giving a variety of opportunities to...

We have a “take-your-birthday-off” policy that every team member takes advantage of. On a team member’s birthday, our office manager...

No gossip policy Empower employees who know they are trusted

There are some things that Appirio has done to maintain a sense of community within our remote workforce. Since most employees...

Be accommodating and flexible. You will receive their dedication in return.

You need to spend time exploring the technology to run a remote team, such as Skype, Trello, and Atlassian Jira for...

Ensuring everyone is receiving the same level of training and developmental programs can be a challenge.

Some people are really happier in an office setting.  There are now shared offices and places like the HUB for this kind of person...

This is true for any hire, but particularly true for remote hires: hiring the right person is critical to success. We have added many...

Slack chat, for casual conversations, and Slack video calls for one-on-ones and team meetings. Chat is good for more frequent but...

We use several different tools to communicate with one another; slack, Google hangouts, and GoToMeeting just to name a few.

Phone calls are useful. As are group chat tools like Slack, and email too. It’s a mix.

We have gotten smarter about the tools we use, better at documentation and checklists, better at reporting, and we’ve spent more time in-person...

We have much more discipline and structure in place for managing various processes. 

As Trello has grown, we’ve had to implement various other communication tools. For example, we have a weekly “Company Overview” board, where we...

Everyone is respectful of everyone else’s time and situation. However, if there is an important meeting scheduled at a normal...

We offer some flexibility in work schedules so that team members can have somewhat of a normal schedule, but we also...

Our entire company is online from 3pm-7pm GMT which means we have a 4-hour window for all hands meetings, daily...