WFH? Here’s how to make yourself indispensable
28th January 2021When you’re based in an office, you can often get a feel for how you fit into your boss’ plans – but your status can be so much harder to gauge when you work from home. Here’s some tips to boost your personal ‘stock price’ if you’re one of the WFH brigade…
10 things that remote workers (and their managers) can do so that WFH employees thrive
20th January 2021You’re out of the office, but you should never be out of the picture. Luckily, the world is full of expert advice to support remote workers… Abodoo’s large network of remote workers is a testament to just how well working from home can work – which is a reassuring sentence to read (if a little…
How to stay ‘on brand’ when working from home
9th December 2020They might be miles away from the office, but there are things remote workers can do to maintain a connection to the company they work for.
Hiring a Remote Developer? Here’s Your Guide to Finding and Hiring Tech Talent
25th July 2020Collaboration with remote developers has been all the rage recently — the reasons are clear. With the new situation, many companies are adjusting to working remotely. Allowing developers to work from wherever they’re located is a good way to expand your talent pool. However, it requires some knowledge, skills, and effort to effectively source, hire,…
Requesting flexible working (UK)
4th July 2019According to Statistics NZ. more than 50% of employees in New Zealand have flexible work hours, allowing them to start and finish work at different times each day, and one-third have worked from home. It may come as a surprise to also inform you that in the UK, all employees have the legal right to request flexible…
Digital Nomad vs Remote Worker
24th June 2019The typical 9-5 office based work is slowly becoming a thing of the past. More and more people want better work/life harmony. Unfortunately, it’s not always possible, especially if you’re in an office type job working Monday-Friday 9-5, but once you start #SmartWorking, the impossible becomes possible. A new trend that has developed over the…
Remote Working: Creating a Business Ready to Embrace the Future of Working
2nd June 2019Remote working has become increasingly more popular in recent years, and there are many benefits for both businesses and employees, including savings on cost and time. But some businesses still struggle to wrap their heads around the idea of their staff working flexibly and remotely, believing that it’s unproductive for their business. But, in order…
Combatting Isolation And Loneliness | Remote Working
17th April 2019Remote working or ‘SmartWorking’ is becoming increasingly more popular among businesses, although this offers a wide range of benefits for remote workers, some SmartWorking can leave you feeling a little isolated. Feeling isolated will affect every remote worker at some point during their SmartWorking career, but there are many ways for combatting isolation and loneliness.…
Decorating Your Office to Inspire Creativity
11th April 2019When it comes to creativity in the workplace, many people believe it may only be important to certain industries such as design and advertising, however, this isn’t the case. Creativity in the workplace is a vital component of a successful business. Creative people are problem solvers and they usually think outside of the box and…
5 Tips to Building Strong Relationships with Remote Colleagues
10th April 2019One key element to a successful remote career is how close you are to your team and remote colleagues. How can you substitute the water cooler conversation with an even greater level of communication? More of a proactive effort needs to be made when working away from each other but with advances in technology it’s…