May 30, 2018
How This CEO Prioritizes Employee Joy
Last December, I met up with a group of awesome people in Laguna Beach, CA. We ran along the beach together. Shared personal stories that made us laugh and cry. Ate some good food.…
Remote Work
Work is not a place. We know that because we have been entirely remote since the company was founded in 2013. Read what our global team has learned about distributed work.
May 21, 2018
How Office Workers Are (Accidentally) Bullying Remote Workers
Bullies are easy to despise. Loud. Blustering. Obnoxious. Willing to do or say anything to get their way. Especially in movies, these heels are easy to root against and we cheer…
April 30, 2018
Remote Work Is Different Than a Part-Time Job
Everyone wants to work remotely. I know this because I receive messages from people every day who want to work remotely for Aha! — I also read a lot of misguided perceptions. “It…
March 21, 2018
My 5 Tips for Remote Product Managers
The job listing called for an experienced product manager. The opportunity: Work on software built by and for product managers. The location: Anywhere in the United States. At…
March 9, 2018
The 7 Types of Remote Workers
Remember the characters from Office Space? The movie is now almost 20 years old. Yet I still hear it quoted on a regular basis. One of my co-workers even dressed up as Bill…
February 5, 2018
The Do’s and Don’ts of Remote Team Communication
I have a confession to make. I used to hate emojis. I would never use them. Why react to a message with a smiley face or a tiny gif of a party parrot when you could use actual…
January 29, 2018
19 Big Myths About Remote Work
I feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day. You know that feeling when you keep having the same conversation again and again? You try to be patient. But you feel the…
January 10, 2018
The One Way Remote Workers Let the Team Down
I was getting a bit annoyed. I had sent an urgent task to a colleague and heard nothing back. It was funny since I had just seen this person in the hallway. So I sent an email and…