What We Love & Hate About Remote Work

What We Love & Hate About Remote Work

At first glance, remote work looks like it has all the perks and none of the frustrations of an office job. No dress code. No commute. No loudmouth neighbor in the next cubicle. Freedom to stay home or travel or visit the beach whenever you want. But remote work has...
How to Have Fun as a Remote Team

How to Have Fun as a Remote Team

We’ve been talking a lot lately about remote teams, everything from staying flexible to fostering teamwork to keeping everyone engaged. All of those are important for developing an effective, productive team of competent remote workers. But what about the...
2 Secrets of Remote Work

2 Secrets of Remote Work

When I first started working with Weaving Influence, I brought the team count up to six. Five of us were married, three had children, and all of us were fairly new to the work-from-home world. Becky’s youngest child was starting kindergarten that first year, and I...
Scenario Planning for Climate Change

Scenario Planning for Climate Change

In an age of surprising and devastating climatic trends and events, the need for scenario planning to develop climate change strategies has never been greater. But the prospect of starting scenario planning for climate change can be overwhelming. Previous work on the...
5 Ways Remote Teams Can Build Teamwork

5 Ways Remote Teams Can Build Teamwork

Remote work used to be a very rare occurrence, but according to a study by IWG, two-thirds of the workers across the globe now work remotely at least 1 day per week. That’s a staggering number — and it’s growing. We at Weaving Influence work remotely, too. Some...