Tips for managing remote teams
I’ve counted business days using my finger on a calendar. I’ve calculated work days in Excel with formulas I could never remember. Enough was enough. I finally built this business day calculator to solve the hand-counting issues I faced as a manager. I built it for myself, but I hope you’ll find it useful, too. Business Days Calculator Instructions For The Business Days Calculator Follow…
Shifting away from traditional office setups requires a proactive and considerate approach to address potential challenges and ensure remote workers feel appreciated, supported, and connected. By implementing the 20 tips presented in this article, companies can cultivate a thriving remote workforce, drive productivity, and foster a sense of belonging, resulting in heightened employee loyalty and long-term prosperity. Establish Clear Expectations “Setting clear performance expectations, work…
It’s time to plan out your 2025 business calendar. You need some solid information about the 2025 work calendar: How many working days are there in each month of 2025? How many work hours? When do the federal holidays occur in 2025? In this article, you’ll find everything you need to know about the 2025 work calendar. If you’re in a hurry, here are the…
On September 25, 1926, Henry Ford announced his company would start working a five-day, 40-hour work week. The five-day work week was born and it was a breakthrough, clearly! It’s been friggin’ 95 years to the day, and we’re all still doing it. But as we approach a century since the preeminent work schedule was invented, people are finally starting to question it. After all,…
What is an 80-hour work week? If you work five days per week, you need to log 16 hours per day to get to 80 hours in a week. The most common 80-hour work week is 13-15 hours of work per day with spread over six days. Are you working 80 hours per week? Or, eek, considering it? For those working the 80-hour work…
The five-day work week is (still) the standard. The four-day work week is quickly becoming normalized. The three-day work week? For companies, it’s mainly a distant idea, but will likely grow in popularity as the four-day work week spreads. For entrepreneurs and freelancers, it’s happening right now (and might be an attainable goal for you). In this article, we break down everything you’ll need to…
The last few years have not only changed the ways in which we work but also fundamentally altered how companies recruit and hire workers. Businesses have had to become more agile and flexible in their hiring practices; this, combined with a greater appreciation of the value of remote workers, has meant that on-demand hiring is increasingly seen as a cost-effective solution for global businesses. …
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The media has declared that the future of work is hybrid. (Just so we’re all on the same page, this is how I’d define hybrid work: The company plans to have employees working from home part of the time and in an office part of the time. That’s from our workplace dictionary). This argument for hybrid work comes off as lazy. The basic premise seems…