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How do you host effective in-person events for your remote/distributed team? Chase Warrington, Head of Remote at Doist spoke about Retreats & Offsites - IRL Event Strategy to Support Distributed Teams. Remote-first doesn’t mean Remote-only. You can facilitate retreats and on-site workshops to bring people together. First, let's acknowledge the challenges: ・expensive ・time-consuming ・time out of office ・lack of expertise in planning So why retreat? 93% of Doist team feels more aligned with mission & values, 96% are more enthusiastic about working at Doist. With a remote team, you’re saving money on office space and you can invest that savings in retreats and in-person events. Pillars of retreats ・Outcome: refreshed, recharged, reenergized. Exhausted but energized about the company ・Connection-first ・World-class events ・20/30/50 rule - 20% work, 30% activities, 50% R&R Chase shared 5 keys for creating retreat events for your team: ▸ Start with why to create an effective experience. ▸ Delegate accountability. This is where your culture is built so find the right person. ▸ Start early. 10-12 months in advance, no less than 6 months ▸ Less is more. Don’t stack the agenda. Leave free space for people to connect. ▸ Inclusivity matters. Go overboard with this. Consider care givers, neurodiverse, personality styles, and alcohol preferences. Have you hosted in-person events for your distributed team? #RR2024 #RunningRemote2024 #runningremote #community #lisbon #portugal #remotework #hybridwork #remotefirst #futureofwork #remotecompany #conference

Bringing Your Team Back to the Office? Let’s Not Forget Their Laundry! Hello fellow CEOs, As we coax our teams back into the office, many of us are hearing whispers (or outright pleas) for “just one more day” of remote work. Let’s face it, we’ve all gotten a bit too comfortable attending meetings in our pajamas from the waist down! But here’s a thought: what if we could make coming back to the office as comfy as working from the couch? Introducing the idea of adding a personal concierge service to your employee benefits might just be the secret sauce for those ‘return-to-office blues.’ At Carver Concierge, we help take the load off—literally. From running errands and managing personal appointments to making sure your employees’ fridges are stocked up for when they get home (because who hasn’t forgotten to buy milk after a long day?). We keep the home front running smoothly so they can focus on work without worrying about that mountain of laundry waiting at home. Adding a personal concierge to your team’s benefits not only helps balance the scales between home and office life, but it’s also proven to boost job satisfaction and retention. It’s a way to say, “Hey, we want you back, but we understand life’s a juggle.” If making the workplace a bit more like home sounds like a plan, let’s chat! I’d love to discuss how Carver Concierge can help keep your employees happy, productive, and maybe even a little excited to leave their houseplants for the office. #returntooffice #pantson #remotework #ceolife #busyexecutive #hrbenefits #carverconcierge #oracleTN

Ways to get your team back into the office: 💰 Pay them more. On average, flexible working is worth 10-15% of salary. 🤗 Create "moments that matter". There's nothing worse than going into the office to find that you're the only one of your team there. Office visits should have a benefit to the individual as well as the company. 🪴 Make your office a nice place to spend time. Break-out spaces, plants, fancy decor, good snacks, easy hybrid meetings... all of these make office visits a nice experience. 🎉 Prioritise and facilitate in-person connection. Sitting in the same room, all on different calls is frustrating. 🪪 Cover commuting costs. Have you seen the cost of train tickets lately? ⏰ Bring in flexible hours. This means your team aren't commuting during the rush hour cram and use quiet train time as work time. 🤝 Offer genuine office perks. Not 'free tea and coffee', but free lunches, happy hours, a swanky gym membership, or wellness classes and benefits. Being pro flexible working doesn't mean being anti-office. Flexa #FlexibleWorking #Commuting #FlexibleHours

Interesting Read

We wanted to share this HotelChamp.com article from 2022 that is still very relevant today for the modern Hospitality Industry, for properties that want to attract guests to use their facilities as a refreshing option instead of the office. We have been getting requests from across the country collaborate with sales teams to attract more guests to work and stay at their property. https://lnkd.in/gNxgBgac More and more companies are requiring workers to come back and work under their roof, but many workers enjoyed the benefits of working remotely, and that corporate pull has begun to swing back again to out-of-the-office, out-of-the-box work conditions that have improved employee moral and performance. If your facility is discussing new options to help showcase what you offer to remote workers, this may be an article you would want to read and build ideas upon for your facility. #remotework #remoteworkforce #hospitalityindustry #gueststay #improvedperformance

With Bank Holidays, spring and summer socials, nicer weather (we hope!), it’s official… Social season has arrived 🎉 Socialising with your colleagues is a great way to improve #TeamMorale and have some fun away from your desk. With busy lives and logistic issues making it a challenge for leaders to arrange team get togethers, what’s the solution to regular team socials? 🤔 💡By optimising your office to include social spaces. The term “work smarter, not harder” has gained popularity over recent years, have you thought of applying it to your place of work? This could look like a flexible area with modular furniture and movable partitions to easily transform a space for socialising. No extra travel time, flexibility to stay for a shorter period and no additional costs to your team are all benefits of a workplace that works smarter. Plus, creating an environment that’s enjoyable to work AND socialise will help promote more gatherings. Explore more solutions and inspiration on our latest blog here: https://lnkd.in/e7EDemsw Ready to discuss social spaces with our experienced team? We’d love to hear from you and what your business needs, email us on hello@axis-house.com 📧 #WorkplaceCulture #TheWayWeWork #OfficeFitout #OfficeSocial #OfficeFitOut #ShapingFutures

Tis the season to be jolly, even in your home office! 🎅 Here are MoyReg's remote work tips for a productive and festive December:      🌟 Create a Festive Workspace: Spruce up your home office with holiday decorations. A cheerful environment boosts productivity and enhances the festive spirit!  🎶 Festive Playlists for Focus: Tune into holiday music or create a festive playlist. Background music can enhance concentration and add a touch of holiday joy to your workday.  🕒 Set Clear Boundaries: Establish dedicated work hours to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Communicate your schedule to colleagues and take breaks to enjoy the season.  ☕ Coffee & Brainstorms: Fuel creativity with a cup of coffee, or tea of you prefer. Schedule virtual brainstorming sessions to keep the ideas flowing while enjoying a festive treat.  📆 Use Calendar Reminders: Stay organised with calendar reminders. Schedule work tasks, breaks, and even festive activities to ensure a well-balanced day.  🎁 Virtual Secret Santa: Foster team spirit by organising a virtual Secret Santa. It's a fun way to exchange gifts and spread holiday cheer among remote colleagues.     💡 What's your favourite remote work hack for a festive December? Share it with us in the comments! Let's inspire each other to make this season both productive and joyful.      #MoyregRemoteJoy #MoyregRemoteWorkTips #MoyReg #MoyregRemoteJoy #RemoteWorkTips #FestiveProductivity #HomeOfficeHacks 

Some great tips on the future of workspace from Spaceman Jay Alam 🚀

As organisations continue to grapple with the complexities of post-pandemic work arrangements, many face a significant dilemma: whether to mandate specific in-office days or allow true flexibility. This issue becomes even more pronounced when companies subtly criticise employees who choose remote work, or in some cases limit individuals career progression over a colleague that is more "visible", despite not having explicit office mandates. It makes sense to have clear policies and respect for choice. For me, an office day is worthwhile when it fosters in-person connections, planned team updates (looking forward to yours tomorrow Daniel Worrall) and brainstorming sessions, with spontaneous knowledge sharing from impromptu chats. Without these elements, I find I can be more focused and productive working from home. What are you thoughts on this? #flexibleworking #GDAW #gooddayatwork

WFH = everyone going to play golf 🤯 It’s a real shame that this 👇 well considered and fairly balanced article about work practices, which contains some useful data points from XYSense coupled with anecdotal commentary and real life examples, had to lead with an inflammatory headline. Nonetheless, getting past that, it’s worth a read. Some points of note include: 1️⃣ “Average office utilisation was 40 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, up nine percentage points on that recorded in the third quarter of last year.” (Yet still horribly wasteful under-use of a resource) 2️⃣ “Offices are going to get busier, but they will be smaller,” 3️⃣ “two or three days a week in the office has replaced five days a week as corporate Australia’s new workplace standard” 4️⃣ “As leases [come] up for renewal, organisations will right-size to align with demand and redesign to support today’s hybrid ways of working,” 5️⃣ “…it often feels like every research paper that concludes remote working is bad for productivity is matched by one that finds the opposite.” 6️⃣ “..the balance of evidence suggests there is no productivity gain or loss from hybrid work” 7️⃣ “if the three-day [in-office] workweek is the future, we do need to rethink how we leverage offices for energy purposes.” #futureofwork