20 things remote companies must get right
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Many companies are implementing wellness days where their teams get an unplanned day off once every 1-2 months

Many are using tools like @MURAL to overcome this and finding they can do almost everything they did in the office

By shifting they become more inclusive and ensure knowledge is retained inside a company rather than lost when people leave

Remote teams can actually have closer relationships with colleagues as their connection become less superficial

This is not an issue with remote work, instead it’s a challenge of having to live close enough to commute to an office daily

In reality, companies who are remote see workers staying for longer because they built the lifestyle they want

Many companies have done a terrible job of addressing this and must resolve it ASAP

Remote work enables organizations to be more inclusive, accessible and diverse but it won’t just happen

The pandemic has shown that remote work works and remote workers deliver incredible results

Now they’ve seen how much more work gets done, they’ve realized how destructive office are for productivity

Instead, companies must recognised that trusting your most difficult problems to luck is dangerous

Many of them are moving to provide the same equipment workers had in the office to avoid this
Those who don’t will be sued when injuries happen

Most will only allow their team to work remotely in places where they have a legal entity in order to avoid tax & legal issues around operating

This is a challenge caused by Covid enforced WFH with lockdowns rather than remote

The best way people have managed it is by creating rituals to split them

Every company is thinking about the frequency they need to come together physically in order to operate effectively as a team

Many are addressing this by ensuring the right settings are installed and the right hardware used

They quickly realized having the right peripherals and equipment were critical to productivity
This is a very difficult challenge to overcome with people dispersed

They were unprepared for this and had to act quickly. Many developed incredible virtual programmes on the fly
Training is now better than it has ever been inside many companies

Instead, it’s an opportunity most companies have taken to define paths of progression more formally rather than by who you drink with in the pub after work

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