Gems from the Running Remote Community ??

While our team has been deeply focused on planning the upcoming conference in Austin, the RR Community of distributed leaders has been buzzing with activity. Alongside our monthly masterminds and AMA sessions, our Slack channels are brimming with daily tips and tactics shared by members.

Kasia Triantafelo, our Head of Community, recently launched a monthly newsletter on LinkedIn featuring a curated collection of insights from community members, shared with a broader audience. It's called Running Remote Community Gems ?? The previous, and first edition was focused on "Retreats" and today's edition is be on "Async Communication", so be sure to give Kasia's newsletter a read, and subscribe here!

https://www.dhirubhai.net/newsletters/7213858470234644482

Distributed Workplace Unboxed Vol.2

Unveiling the Future of Flexible Work in 3-Minute Snapshots by 11 Enterprise Leaders

Join us for a fast-paced and information-packed event where 11 enterprise company leaders will share insights on overcoming the unique obstacles large organizations face transitioning to flexible work strategies. Each presenter will have 1 slide and 3 minutes only ??

9 October, 11am-12pm PT, Virtual

Molly Sands, PhD , Head of the Team Anywhere Lab at Atlassian

Jessica “JJ” Reeder , Director, Remote Organizational Effectiveness at Upwork

Allison Vendt , Head of Virtual First at Dropbox

Kent Frederiksen , Vice President Rewards at Lego

Molly Johnson-Jones , CEO & Co-Founder at Flexa

Brian Elliott , Co-founder at McElliott Advisors

Nida Mehtab Gillio , Founder at Caryatid

Henrik Jarleskog , Head of Future of Work at Sodexo

Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy , Global Head—Zoho for Startups at Zoho

Lucas Montgomery-Davis , Global Lead, Distributed Experiences at Block

Pattie Egan , Vice President, Total Rewards and People Operations at Gitlab

The presentations will be followed by 30-min AMA, and the recording will be available post-event.

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https://lu.ma/7gu2jqc5

Running Remote 2025, 29-30 April, Austin, TX

Thinking of joining our next conference?

The agenda will offer remote-first and enterprise tracks, over 50 speakers on two stages, welcome drinks and evening networking events ?? Expect to sip a coffee in the networking lounge, get work done in the coworking lounge, and explore innovative future of work products & services in the expo zone.

?? Get your passes with $700 discount before the end of October ??

Stay tuned for RR2025 speaker announcements ??

On the Internet

Curated list of articles with best practices in remote work management & industry news

• ETS & Localized are launching, ETS Anywherepro, a digital badge intended to gauge skills that are core to being an effective digital professional in remote, hybrid or distributed work environments | ETS The ETS Anywherepro Assessment measures skills that are critical to success in the distributed work world we live in today including remote meeting etiquette, work/life balance, mentorship and feedback, coordination and collaboration, and cross-functional relationships.
• For Two-Job Workers, There Aren’t Enough Hours in a Day to Stay Afloat | WSJ The job market is softening, but more Americans are holding down multiple jobs. That speaks to both rising living costs and a bountiful market for gig-economy work.
• How RTO FOMO has finally set in for younger workers | worklife Younger workers, especially, have reported “RTO FOMO,” or return-to-office fear of missing out. They point to missed opportunities while working entirely remotely, including a lack of mentorship and development opportunities.
• 2024 Workforce Radar | PwC Hybrid workers report the highest levels of belonging, followed by full-time on-site and full-time remote workers, according to PwC’s 2024 Workforce Radar. Among survey respondents, 76% of hybrid employees said they feel like they belong at their company, compared to 74% of in-person workers and 63% of remote workers.
• Remote Workers Get Bad News | Newsweek More than two-thirds of professional companies in America said their new job ads will no longer have the option of fully remote work this year, according to a survey of 700 companies by international recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.
• A Better Way to Unlock Innovation and Drive Change | MIT Sloan Review A strengths-based approach to building teams can win employee commitment to change and foster an inclusive, agile culture.