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A Single Source of Truth: Why Your Remote Team Needs One

By Dawid Bednarski August 21, 2020 29 Min Read

A Single Source of Truth: Why Your Remote Team Needs One

Shuffling papers, peeking into folders, digging through inboxes… Sounds familiar? If your remote team has a knack for disorganization, we have a solution. With a collaborative, single source of truth (SSOT) they won’t miss a thing, ever again. In 2019, Citrix and The Economist ran a collaborative survey “The Experience of Work.” Among the 1,145 business executives, 47% said that ease of access to business information is the key driver…

How to Stop Slacking Off Working From Home. End WFH Procrastination in 2024!

AI Productivity

By Dawid Bednarski August 16, 2020 23 Min Read

How to Stop Slacking Off Working From Home. End WFH Procrastination in 2024!

If you’re like most “fresh” remote workers, chances are the new reality without a commute gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling. But as it usually happens with lit things, there’re some caveats too. In this case, it’s WFH procrastination that spoils all the fun. Whether you’ve fallen in love with remote work or already miss your cubicle, one thing’s certain. Motivating yourself to get work done at home is…

Multiplayer Software: From Games to Collaboration Tools

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 10, 2020 29 Min Read

Multiplayer Software: From Games to Collaboration Tools

Have you heard the news? Epic Games, the developer of a wildly successful multiplayer game Fortnite, has just announced a massive $1.78 billion funding round. Wondering what it has to do with collaboration software? Well, it turns out, multiplayer video games and collaboration software have much more in common than meets the eye. In fact, it was video games that popularized real-time communication and collaboration long before Google Wave’s debut…

The Art of Quick Sync-Ups for Remote Teams (Updated 2024)

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski August 3, 2020 22 Min Read

The Art of Quick Sync-Ups for Remote Teams (Updated 2024)

Who would’ve thought the transition to remote work would carry over the nuisance of daily meetings? Well, thanks to VoIP and video conferencing tools, our love-hate relationship with daily (weekly, monthly…) scrums continue. Luckily, quick sync-up meetings are here to save the day. In a now-famous email to Tesla employees, Elon Musk shared his formula for effective meetings. According to Musk, they should be small, short, and scarce. Teams should…

One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 31, 2020 27 Min Read

One App to Rule Them All: How Remote-First Teams Succeed

Last year at our Y Combinator demo day presentation, we set out on a journey to make Taskade a breath of fresh air in the team collaboration space. We created a remote-first productivity tool that would enable teams to collaborate in real-time without friction. We wanted to build a remote-first productivity tool, for ourselves and other distributed teams like us, in one unified workspace. Fast-forward to today, our priorities haven’t…

Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 20, 2020 23 Min Read

Email in Remote Workflows: A Complicated Relationship

Terry Crews doesn’t check his email before hitting the gym, but it’s a safe bet that everyone else does. Over the course of almost 50 years (!), email has become a staple in our professional lives. Now that the modern workplace pivots to remote, it’s about time we challenged the status quo: Does @mailto belong in remote workflows? 🤔 If you’re like most knowledge workers, chances are you have a…

Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024)

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 15, 2020 22 Min Read

Multitasking for Remote Cross-Functional Teams (Updated for 2024)

Do you think you can juggle multiple tasks and not flop any of them? Well, let’s just say that the myth of multitasking was busted a long time ago. But don’t worry, you can still bet on *remote* cross-functional teams that are up for the task (or two). 🏋️ Regardless if you are a freelancer or work as part of a remote team, some tasks and projects are just too…

How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski July 9, 2020 33 Min Read

How to Write a Memo: Effective Business Communication 101

Written communication is going through a renaissance of sorts. With the rise of remote work, the ability to express thoughts in a clear and organized manner is in high demand. But while asynchronous communication these days is mostly about chat, emails and texts, there’s another writing skill you should master — how to write a memo. Memos (memorandums for short) aren’t only a domain of high-profile CEOs. They’re a great,…

Onboarding and Mentoring Remote Employees

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski June 29, 2020 32 Min Read

Onboarding and Mentoring Remote Employees

Remember the 1992 Glengarry Glen Ross scene where Alec Baldwin’s character schools the sales team on the principles of Always Be Closing (ABC)? That’s some A-level mentoring right there. Wouldn’t it be cool if fully distributed teams could get a *similar* learning experience through remote mentoring sessions? 🤝 What’s Remote Mentoring? 📘 Mentoring: employee training system under which a senior or more experienced individual (the mentor) is assigned to act…

Internet Relay Chat (IRC): How It All Started

Startup History

By Dawid Bednarski June 25, 2020 20 Min Read

Internet Relay Chat (IRC): How It All Started

These days, synchronous (real-time) communication is almost too easy. There are dozens of tools that let teams chat, video conference and get work done. Some, like Taskade, combine all that functionality together, in one unified workspace. But back in the early Internet days, there was only one communication king, and its name was Internet Relay Chat (IRC). 👑 For over 30 years (!), the IRC protocol has enabled millions of…

Diffusing Conflict in Distributed Teams

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski June 25, 2020 17 Min Read

Diffusing Conflict in Distributed Teams

Team conflicts happen, whether it’s a simple difference of opinion, misalignment, or a squabble over project details, disagreements happen in all types of organizations. But dealing with team conflicts remotely… that’s a whole new type of challenge. 😱 Discord in a remote workplace is tricky to spot, and a heck of a challenge to deescalate, once it goes past a certain point. After all, remote employees (and managers) can’t just…

The Sound of Remote Collaboration: Autonomous Squads

Collaborative Work

By Dawid Bednarski June 12, 2020 36 Min Read

The Sound of Remote Collaboration: Autonomous Squads

The recent Spotify x Joe Rogan deal made one thing clear: Spotify is going for gold of the podcasting industry. While the company’s chain of acquisitions is part of a well-thought-out business model, the Swedish music streaming service didn’t start as the most orderly bunch. Back in 2012, Spotify sported an experimental and highly volatile organizational approach that came to be known as the “Spotify model.” In today’s article, we’re…