This week we had the pleasure to interview Jessica from On The Road Creative, a constantly traveling company that works on their clients’ projects remotely or on-site. We can’t wait to hear more about her experiences on the road! Make sure to also view their website and Instagram. Hi Jessica, please tell us more about…
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This week, we had the exciting opportunity to interview Alessandro who’s been working as a remote work coach. We’re sure you will also find his advice helpful to live your best remote worker life! Make sure to check out Alessandro’s website, Youtube, Linkedin and Instagram. Hi Alessandro, nice to have you at The Remote Worker…
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This week we had the pleasure to collaborate with guest writer Nayara Soares who wrote an interesting article sharing her experience working remotely as a virtual assistant. You can find her website and social media here. I like to think that I always have the remote work mindset rooted in my lifestyle, but just in…
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The picturesque capital of the Netherlands is known for its charming architecture, canals, art and of course the infamous ‘coffee shops what is the capital of the Netherlands like for remote workers and digital nomads?
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If you ask most managers and bosses about their biggest fear in letting their teams go remote, the majority will say that they’re afraid of employees not working properly due to lack of supervision.
When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
Nothing could be further from the truth. But it depends.
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One very important aspect of 100% remote working is that as a general rule everyone works in their own time. Not only can your co-workers be in different time zones from you, they might also be traveling and only check in for work early morning before a day of sightseeing, or they might be going in and out of work as they deal with other aspects of life such as preparing and sending their kids to school.
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Work management software tool Plum is being build very laterally within our team. Everyone is a planner, everyone is a creator. We need Plum to, first and foremost, work for us. So it’s important that everyone feels comfortable to share their needs.
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Welcome to our development diaries for Project Plum. We’re a building a work management software for remote workers and we’ll be sharing details of the development process with our community. If you want to know how it all started, just before you move forward. Otherwise, let’s see what we have today.
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This week’s topic is “Remote Work and Communication”. As you all know, communication is the key to remote work. However, with the current COVID-19 crisis many new remote workers reported having a hard time adjusting to online meetings and effective brainstorm sessions, while at the same time fighting the loneliness of not having daily face time with coworkers.
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So there you go. We’re excited to show to you Plum: a simple and intuitive workflow management for remote workers like you and us.
It’s not the final name, mind you. But it’s better than referencing “that software we’re building” every single time. In the upcoming months, I want to share a lot with you about Plum’s development. Discussions that the team held about particular functionalities. Definitions. The philosophy behind our choices.
