Company culture
You’ve been checking the oven every two minutes to see if dinner’s ready, but you forgot to turn the oven on. This is a lot like attempting to improve engagement with surveys instead of looking at…
Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. There are plenty, from pizza parties to afternoon brain dumps, that make going remote-first sound tough. How do we preserve retention, engagement, and…
Your best performers are avoiding the 3 pm icebreaker session because they fear it will ultimately hurt their performance. The employee who’s in bed halfway across the globe at that time feels left…
Isolation means objectively being alone or set apart from others. Loneliness is a feeling we can have when we’re involuntarily or unduly isolated.
Ideas sorted by how much time and budget they take — from five-second Slack shoutouts to bigger, planned moments — so you can actually use this list instead of just bookmarking it.
Unlimited recognition points sound generous, but they quietly kill the habit they're meant to build. Here's why daily limits work better — and what that looks like in practice.
The unglamorous work is what we really want credit for. When people notice that, from peers to managers, that’s when we start to trust our surroundings. But remote engineers probably don’t want you…
Remote work’s flexibility still leads many old-schoolers to think it’s easier. They may even classify it as a perk. However, building a durable remote company culture requires more intention,…
Are your processes built to support distributed teams? Find out the difference between a remote-friendly and a remote-first work culture.
Payroll, compliance, and culture? That's life when you’re an HR department of one. Learn best practices and which tools can take tasks off your plate.
A toxic remote work culture isn’t all about blame and conflict. Find out what’s hurting retention most on your team and start building genuine workplace connections.
Badly need a break? Take a few minutes to learn more about remote manager burnout. We’ll show you how to bounce back by reducing your culture-building efforts.