Remote Tea 🍵 Changing remote work trends, Feeling better connected at work
Issue 201
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Culture Tip: Walk and Talk
Walking meetings boost productivity and health, while also sparking fresh ideas. Regularly practicing them can create a more collaborative and inclusive culture for remote-friendly companies.
Why it works:
Gives your eyes a screenbreak
Draws inspiration from nature
Helps you get to know your coworkers better
Helps with a daily exercise goal and improves mood
Recharges with fresh air
Tips for success:
Bring water
Headsets are a plus
Track progress with an app
Secure your pets on a leash
Talk work—or don’t
💡 Get Informed, Get Inspired
We consume a lot of information so you don’t have to. Here are some of the interesting things we came across.
The evidence on remote work is changing
The big difference is the kind of job satisfaction and attrition rates.
Full Story: NPR
Working from home is full of surprises
From return-to-office demands to productivity levels, much of what we think we know about remote work is wrong.
Full Story: Financial Times
Tips for parents who need the flexibility of remote work
Greater availability and acceptance of work-from-home arrangements is one of the factors that’s buoyed women’s workforce participation rate to the highest on record.
Full Story: Bloomberg
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