How to thrive as a #remote worker
1/ Be nosy as hell.
Remote work can obscure the "big picture" view of your company, so read every public doc, spreadsheet, email and Slack thread. Leave unsolicited opinions in areas that interest you, or where you can add value.
1/ Be nosy as hell.
Remote work can obscure the "big picture" view of your company, so read every public doc, spreadsheet, email and Slack thread. Leave unsolicited opinions in areas that interest you, or where you can add value.
2/ Surface your hidden effort.
Reading and research are crucial growth levers, but remote implicitly work penalises anything that doesn't result in a visible output.
So make it visible: add "research" into your calendar. Share public takeaways from the articles you've read.
Reading and research are crucial growth levers, but remote implicitly work penalises anything that doesn't result in a visible output.
So make it visible: add "research" into your calendar. Share public takeaways from the articles you've read.
3/ Be your own advocate.
Most praise happens in private channels: customer emails, buried Slack messages.
Get over the uncomfortable feeling that comes with sharing praise. Your managers need to know, and fair recognition for your effort depends on it.
Most praise happens in private channels: customer emails, buried Slack messages.
Get over the uncomfortable feeling that comes with sharing praise. Your managers need to know, and fair recognition for your effort depends on it.
4/ Go deep at key points of inflection.
Working remote makes it easy to default to surface-level interactions: Slack messages and async comments.
At moments of high leverage—editing an article, discussing a key strategy—arrange a meeting focused entirely on that single topic.
Working remote makes it easy to default to surface-level interactions: Slack messages and async comments.
At moments of high leverage—editing an article, discussing a key strategy—arrange a meeting focused entirely on that single topic.
5/ Impose the routine that remote work lacks.
Most office jobs have some degree of pre-ordained structure—#remotejobs don't.
Be deliberate and divide your day into pre-ordained blocks for writing, email responses, meetings, you name it. Stick rigidly to this framework.
Most office jobs have some degree of pre-ordained structure—#remotejobs don't.
Be deliberate and divide your day into pre-ordained blocks for writing, email responses, meetings, you name it. Stick rigidly to this framework.
6/ Hold fiercely onto 1:1s with managers.
Interactions with managers are the single highest leverage activity you undertake, but remote work limits these interactions.
In 1:1s, prepare detailed agendas and use every second of the meeting to your advantage. Never skip a meeting
Interactions with managers are the single highest leverage activity you undertake, but remote work limits these interactions.
In 1:1s, prepare detailed agendas and use every second of the meeting to your advantage. Never skip a meeting
7/ Manufacture serendipitous moments.
Arrange calls with co-workers to learn more about their role and interests. Share ideas freely and often. Offer to help in novel areas, just for the exposure.
Unexpected opportunities come from unexpected places.
Arrange calls with co-workers to learn more about their role and interests. Share ideas freely and often. Offer to help in novel areas, just for the exposure.
Unexpected opportunities come from unexpected places.
