Hybrid Workspaces

Crafting virtual or distributed workplaces? See below.

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How To Transition to a Virtual Workplace Overnight

Our entirely virtual organization has team members working in 12 U.S. states and 6 countries. We transitioned to this in phases over several years, but wrote this piece when contemplating: What if we had to do it again, overnight?

Crafting Virtual Workplaces [Podcast]

Episode 11 of the Work. Shouldn’t. Suck. podcast we talk with experts about what teams and organizations can do to introduce, experiment, and iterate on virtual work tools and arrangements. [Full transcript included.]

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Tools to Make Remote Work Less Remote

When is it better to send an email versus a Slack message versus hop on a video call? This piece includes a flow chart for those decisions, as well as tools for notarizing paperwork virtually, setting up a digital mailroom, and an app to help increase employee recognition.

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Cultivating Resilience

Here is a “starter pack” of resources around building a reflective & resilient self-care practice in your life & work.

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7 Tips on Crafting Virtual Workplaces

When you get a Chief Technology Officer, an Associate Director of People Operations and artist, a Senior DevOps Engineer and scientist, and a Chief External Relations Officer and entrepreneur into a virtual room, these are some of the themes and tips they discussed about Crafting Virtual Workplaces.

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Moving Money Without an Office: 6 Ways to Handle Payments Without Physical Checks

One of the biggest challenges with remote working is money. We share strategies for paying vendors and reimbursing employees in a virtual workplace.

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Home Offices Shouldn’t Be Toxic Workplaces

If your office culture is toxic, working from home won't change that. Here are ways to avoid toxic tendencies and to mitigate their effects if you experience them.

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Human Psychology & The Office Renovation

Any change initiative — from an office renovation to an overnight company transition to remote work — has the ability to introduce myriad of responses. Psychology helps us understand the most frequent causes.

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5 Remote Management Strategies That Work, According to Remotely Managed Workers

When we think of management tips, it tends to be managers talking to other managers. But what works for the people who are the ones being managed?

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A Culture of Experimentation: How We Iterate, Evaluate, and Close the Loop

Any organization has to be able to experiment and change to support their community and remain relevant in changing times. A leadership team shares how they encourage a culture of experimentation, including when and how to end an experiment.

Transparency, Accountability, & Alignment (EP.06)

Employment Law and COVID (EP.49)

Policies and Practices for Hybrid Org Arrangements (EP.51)

Disability Justice, Ableism, and the Workplace: Readings & Resources

Working from (Almost) Anywhere: Virtual Realities and a Fully-Distributed Workplace