Scheduling a meeting for 10+ busy people can be a daunting challenge — doing it for a globally distributed team in different time zones can be downright intimidating. However, it doesn’t need to be. The challenge of working across time zones isn’t going away any time soon, but you’re not in this alone.
As more and more companies are going remote, there’s a whole new wave of companies who are working on perfecting the art of working as a globally distributed team. It makes a lot of sense. If you’re already working remotely, why not tap into the enormous global…
As young children, we start to develop our autonomy as we realize we are separate from our parents. We begin to realize that we own our own body, that it’s ours to control. It’s ours to protect, to nurture, and to move about the planet.
In maturity, our autonomy takes on new layers of importance beyond our relationship with our physical bodies. We strive to be autonomous in our lives. We desire the ability to take care of and control our finances, time, health, and everything that makes up our own unique existence. The sense of independence and self-assuredness that…
We often take day-to-day communication for granted, especially communication at work. Even the simplest things like ordering coffee or asking for directions, trigger a lot of activity in our brains. In fact, there’s a whole school of science behind the way we interact with each other, both verbal and nonverbal.
Sociologists have studied for years how communication (and lack thereof) affects our sense of wellness and belonging. Surprise: it has a big effect. This is especially relevant right now in the midst of a pandemic where feelings of isolation are seemingly universal.
It’s especially interesting to look at communication through…
Post-pandemic, the phenomenon known as “ zoom fatigue “ has become a widely established workplace pitfall for remote organizations. Luckily, there are clear paths to sidestepping the workplace hazard and keeping your team energized, engaged, and motivated.
The newly remote working world transitioned from doing most of their work synchronously to asynchronously. This means, fewer meetings and face-to-face work processes and more freedom to work and contribute how and when employees want. Asynchronous work is already essential to our workflow. It comes in the form of email, Slack, WhatsApp, and other text messaging platforms. …
Pre-pandemic, the fight to recruit talent for a company was complex. However, geography largely restricted most. Prior to 2020, it’s estimated that less than 6% of workers in the US worked remotely. Today and in the “post-pandemic” world, over one third of HR surveyed by PR Newswire “expect 40% or more of their workforce to be primarily remote,” vs. one twentieth pre-pandemic. Talent can choose to go almost anywhere, without leaving their home office. That said, remote work burnout goes deeper than zoom fatigue. It continues to haunt organizations that fail to meet the needs of their distributed teams. The…
Relationships are like a houseplant. If you put them in a good position to succeed, they shouldn’t require much effort to keep alive and growing. They also shouldn’t evoke much worry. In order to succeed, they need only a few things: the right amount of water and ample sunlight. Watering each plant regularly, making sure it gets a proper amount of sunlight, these are akin to the basics in any working relationship. Once the systems are in place, your plants stay healthy. Then, you can bask in the comfort and vitality they provide. Good relationships — including work relationships —…
In short, because async work is the future, and video is the best medium for remote organizations to stay connected. Boom, nailed it. However, that explanation would make for the shortest blog ever written. So, let’s unpack exactly what async video is, and the top five reasons why your organization needs it.
The future is now, welcome. The pandemic has forced us to collectively hit the fast forward button on our transition to remote work. …
We’ve all been there. That moment during the workday where it feels like there are 7 things that demand your attention. Your phone is ringing, a conference call is about to start, you’re still in the middle of the agenda during a one-on-one meeting with your manager, and the tea kettle you put on 8 minutes ago just went off like the whistle on an old steam engine. The dog starts barking. It’s tense and your gentle work music feels like it might as well be Iron Maiden.
Even in the comfort of your home office, these moments in the…
Nominees for the 2021 GeekWire Awards arrived and we’ve been nominated for UX Design of the year! Vote until April 30 here and see winners announced live on May 20 here. Voodle is proud to be in such good company as the innovative folks also nominated for their thoughtful UX. As designer Frank Chimero puts it, “People ignore design that ignores people.” These nominees clearly put real human beings front and center with their design choices. Check out the full lineup and a bit of our work below:
2021 Nominees
1. Boundless: Platform to Empower Immigrants
Firstly is Seattle-based Boundless. Identifying as a “modern immigration company,” Boundless streamlines…
Do you like meetings? I don’t, and I’m pretty sure most other people don’t either. In fact, 67% of employees complain about spending too much time in meetings. It’s not that all meetings are totally useless, it’s just that there are often far too many meetings. It’s not shocking, then, that we’ve seen a no meeting trend popping up in prominent companies around the world.
Someone once said that meetings are an opportunity to spend time talking about the work that you should be doing. Here lies the problem. For every moment you are in a meeting, you are not…
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Short Video App Invented for the New Workplace
