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Working from home is just the beginning. Too many Zoom calls and not enough time for real work? Avoid common pitfalls and accelerate your remote career to the next level with our expert tips and tricks.

Balancing Work and Life — By the Hour

I’ve spent most of my professional career in salaried positions. From my first job after college at a top tier management consultancy, to a decade working in venture capital, to a leadership position in a tech startup, I’ve always had a base salary with some level of variable bonus. These were competitive roles with competitive comp. They...

Balancing Work and Life — By the Hour

Building a Career as a VP of Engineering: how to succeed in America and Russia

By Slava Kulakov Hello, world! My name isSviatoslav Kulakov, and I’m the VP of Engineering atAurea Software,anESW Capitalcompany. I was born...

Building a Career as a VP of Engineering: how to succeed in America and Russia

What's the Big Deal With Remote Productivity Monitoring?

With most office workers sitting in full view and in earshot of each other, there is usually an unspoken (or perhaps spoken) air of accounta...

What's the Big Deal With Remote Productivity Monitoring?

Don’t Waste $240,000 On A Dud Employee. How Not To Hire Wrong.

This is a real-life example of what’s happening in HR-land (before my Crossover journey). Companies and key stakeholders will remain nameles...

Don’t Waste $240,000 On A Dud Employee. How Not To Hire Wrong.

Fix Async Collaboration Mistakes with This One Method

So, what are the signs of async gone wrong? And how can you jump in and help fix these mistakes before they wreak havoc on your team’s produ...

Fix Async Collaboration Mistakes with This One Method

Getting Over The Bell Curve

The Bell Curve (1994) made some broadly reasonable claims : There is such a thing as general aptitude, one can measure it, and folks with hi...

Getting Over The Bell Curve

How to Turn Down Zoom Meetings (without Burning Bridges)

If you were used to working remotely prior to 2020, then you were likely familiar with Zoom. If not Zoom, then you were probably familiar wi...

How to Turn Down Zoom Meetings (without Burning Bridges)

How to Turn Your WFH Office Into a Remote Work Office

It’s hardly new for people to work from home. Yet with the spread of COVID-19, the work-from-home mentality grew around the globe. Swiftly b...

How to Turn Your WFH Office Into a Remote Work Office

How To Supercharge Your Productivity

Have you ever wondered why the office cubicle layout became so popular? It's not just because it's easier and cheaper for a company to build...

How To Supercharge Your Productivity

4 Attributes of Remote Workers Making Serious Money

Remote work has never been more popular than in the wake of COVID-19. But just because you’ve achieved the ideal work lifestyle by working r...

4 Attributes of Remote Workers Making Serious Money

5 Must-Read Remote Work Books (2023)

Plus we've added an Async August surprise recommendation or two. It will help you improve your understanding of asynchronous work, and will ...

5 Must-Read Remote Work Books (2023)

7 Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity While Working Remotely

Did you know remote workers make an average of $4,000 more annually than their in-office counterparts, according toone study? And while many...

7 Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity While Working Remotely

Remote Camp: Rigorous training results in Crossover careers

When you start a challenging new job, don’t you want to feel as prepared as possible? In your new position, you may find that you do not per...

Remote Camp: Rigorous training results in Crossover careers

The Five Pillars of Self-Care at Work [Remote Edition]

16% of companies are fully remote now Remote workers earn $19,000 more than in-office workers 69% of remote workers experience burnou...

The Five Pillars of Self-Care at Work [Remote Edition]

5 Team Communication Best Practices for Working Remotely

But despite trading long commutes for home offices and conference rooms for Zoom accounts, the need for respectful and effective workplace c...

5 Team Communication Best Practices for Working Remotely

The One Thing Most Product Managers Get Wrong

Most product management in the world is weak because it is focused almost exclusively on the customer/market and not enough on the important...

The One Thing Most Product Managers Get Wrong

The Two Cardinal Sins of Recruiting

If you are recruiting for a top secret operation that will determine the fate of the world, please ignore this post. If not, we would like y...

The Two Cardinal Sins of Recruiting

The Ultimate Package for Remote Work

For years I worked in a hybrid model, a model where I had to go to the office but also manage remote subordinates. Since 2015, I’m working i...

The Ultimate Package for Remote Work

Tips for a Better Work-Life Balance When Working Remotely

"Working from home" was aroundwell before COVID in 2020, and remote work opportunities are onlyexpected to increase. Workers have found they...

Tips for a Better Work-Life Balance When Working Remotely

Trust The System, Not The Individual

We talked about why employers should define the minimum viable skills and skill levels for each job, and prefer aptitude skills to acquired ...

Trust The System, Not The Individual

What is Deep Work and how can it push capabilities to the limit?

Do you struggle with how to make productivity improvements on your virtual team? Do you know how to ensure teammates aren’t distracted? Do y...

What is Deep Work and how can it push capabilities to the limit?

Why Synchronous Isn’t Ideal For Remote Work

It’s clear that technology has changed the way we work. Companies no longer need to have all their employees in one physical place to operat...

Why Synchronous Isn’t Ideal For Remote Work