How to Blur Your Background in Zoom and Master Remote Meetings
Finding a good work-life balance while working from home is easier said than done. In order to meet with your team from the comforts of home, you might need to blur your background...
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The Top 5 Challenges of Managing Remote Employees
Increased productivity, employee satisfaction, and reduced overhead have teams around the globe going virtual — but not without overcoming the challenges of managing remote emplo...
The Best Way to Pay 1099 Independent Contractors
Knowing how to pay 1099 employees can be tricky. In most cases, it’s not the act of paying contractors that requires significant effort. Instead, the accounting process for all t...
Embracing Asynchronous Work in 2024: A Comprehensive Guide to Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices
The shift to remote work led teams to experiment with asynchronous work — and redefine the concept of teamwork in the process. Whether it’s sports, relationships, or work, we a...
How to Manage Remote Agile Teams Effectively
If you manage an Agile team that’s considering a permanent transition to remote work, you might be worried that it will be an uphill battle. That’s a valid concern. McKinsey &a...
8 Ways to Build Trust in a Remote Team
It’s tough to admit that your team members don’t trust you — or each other. You care about your team and want them to succeed. How can you build trust? If you’re managi...
Work From Home Skills: What Makes Someone an Effective Remote Worker?
Remote work is more popular than ever. Even though some businesses have returned to the office, flexible and fully remote teams are part of the new normal. One good reason is that...
The 2024 Guide to the High-Paying Remote Jobs
For many people, being able to work remotely has shifted from a unique perk to a core part of their request for their career. High-paying remote jobs are now an option for many, bu...
How to Succeed at Remote Project Management: The Complete Guide
Remote project management involves making sure projects run smoothly and get completed on time and budget, all while managing a remote team. It can be hard. Communication and motiv...
How We Pulled Off an Epic Virtual Retreat in 2020
In non-pandemic years, the Hubstaff crew shuts down karaoke bars, brainstorms exciting new initiatives, and clinks glasses in 12 different languages during our annual retreat. Our...
Invest in Employee Success: A Guide to Building a Positive Remote Work Culture
The more your business grows, the more critical it is to build your remote work culture. This is especially true for remote teams. A healthy remote work culture is a powerful growt...
Hire Remote Workers in 2024: A Complete Guide (Free Remote Employee Agreement)
It’s time to learn the ins and outs of hiring remote team members because it turns out this is more than just a passing fad. Hubstaff data has shown that, annually, remote work...
How to Master Remote Communication: Everything You Need to Know
Remote work is more popular than ever. Even before lockdowns and social distancing orders, working from home was increasingly common. Now, the pandemic has made remote work a neces...
10 Practical Ways to Overcome Remoteliness in 2024
With companies transitioning their employees to hybrid and remote work, there’s a risk of people becoming even more lonely. We call this remoteliness. Long before COVID-19 and th...
