With team members in hubs across the country and around the world, we here at T!LT have turned remote work into an art form. We were doing it before it was cool, if by “cool” you mean “necessary for the health and safety of everyone involved.”
Now, everybody’s doing it. It’s so passé. It also doesn’t look like it’s going to be changing anytime soon. Not everyone is having an easy time of it, and that’s okay. But we’ve been doing this since long before it was a gleam in the weary, multitasking eyes of all you whippersnappers.
So pull up the same chair you’ve been sitting in for the last six months, make yourself comfortable, and learn from the hard-earned wisdom of Old Man T!LT.
REMOTE CONTROL, PART 1: ADMIRING, AND HIRING, FROM AFAR
Even when you’re meeting a candidate in person, it can be hard to know if they’ll be a perfect fit. They may look great on paper, but will their qualifications guarantee quality work? Will they fit in with the company culture? Or, to put it in terms Golden Girls fans will understand, will a candidate be a Blanche when what you really need is a Dorothy? Getting to know someone can be tricky; getting to know them online can be trickier…
REMOTE CONTROL, PART 2: SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT
So, you’ve assembled a fantastic team, and though you’re spread out all over the place, you’re ready to tackle new projects without missing a beat.
…Or so you think. Like any hero’s journey, this one is fraught with unseen peril. But that’s what makes any journey worth taking, right? If it were easy, it wouldn’t be rewarding. And if it’s rewarding, that means it’s never as easy as it seems…
REMOTE CONTROL, PART 3: A JOURNEY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE — BRINGING ORDER TO THE REMOTE WORKSPACE
Remember “the world before?” A long time ago — so long ago that you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking you dreamt it — you looked forward to unstructured time. Those days were rare, and they were precious: days when you could do whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted, and wear whatever you wanted.
Well, that’s every day now. And you’ve probably discovered that it’s not all it was cracked up to be…
REMOTE CONTROL, PART 4: RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL — HEALTHY HABITS FOR WORKING REMOTELY
You’ve got your cozy workspace. You’ve got your detailed calendar. You’ve even scheduled in much-needed breaks.
So why are you still freaking out over there?…
