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Managing a remote team requires unique skills and the right tools. Learn about how other remote managers make sure they're on the pulse of their team, communicating and collaborating as if in the same office.
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/meeting-location.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="one-on-one meeting location" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/meeting-location.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/meeting-location-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/meeting-location-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/meeting-location-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />4 reasons to change up your one-on-one meeting location<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
Meeting location is a huge part of a meaningful, productive one-on-one meeting – sometimes, it can mean the difference between…
Feb 5, 2019
<img width="256" height="171" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sprint-planning.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="sprint planning meeting agenda" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sprint-planning.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sprint-planning-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sprint-planning-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sprint-planning-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to create a sprint planning agenda<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
Here at Hypercontext, we use sprint planning to boost communication and productivity across the team. Particularly for our engineering team…
Oct 19, 2018
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<img width="256" height="156" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/walking-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="How to have walking meetings" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/walking-meetings.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/walking-meetings-300x183-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/walking-meetings-768x469-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/walking-meetings-1024x625-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to have walking meetings<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
We’ve all heard the values extolled on walking meetings. You’ll get some much-needed fresh air! You’ll enjoy a change of…
Oct 17, 2018
<img width="256" height="104" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default.png 5834w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-300x122.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-768x313.png 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/soapbox-news-banner-default-1024x418.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />New in SoapBox: our iOS app!<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
SoapBox is taking meetings out of the boardroom with our new iOS app! SoapBox for iOS makes it easy to have…
Oct 15, 2018
<img width="225" height="220" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rawpixel-740326-unsplash.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="Managing remote teams: How to build trust and rapport" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rawpixel-740326-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rawpixel-740326-unsplash-300x294-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rawpixel-740326-unsplash-768x751-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/rawpixel-740326-unsplash-1024x1002-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" />Managing remote teams: How to build trust and rapport<img alt='Jock Purtle&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c29f760aac67788b719ade21deb6c08?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c29f760aac67788b719ade21deb6c08?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Jock Purtle
To learn how to build trust with remote teams, we’re going to an expert: Jock Purtle. The founder of business…
Sep 11, 2018
<img width="256" height="125" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Buffer-Team-Photo.jpg" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="How Buffer does remote one-on-one meetings" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Buffer-Team-Photo.jpg 1200w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Buffer-Team-Photo-300x147-1.jpg 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Buffer-Team-Photo-768x375-1.jpg 768w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Buffer-Team-Photo-1024x500.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How Buffer does remote one-on-one meetings<img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar'  data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x'  height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' class='avatar avatar-32 photo lazyload' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' /><noscript><img alt='Paige Magarrey&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3ffb5b154be0d4a234042cb2a058a90?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Paige Magarrey
We know that amazing managers do one-on-ones with their team. But we’re always wondering how they actually go about it.…
Sep 6, 2018
<img width="256" height="96" src="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/InvertedOrg.png" class="attachment-256x220 size-256x220 wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/InvertedOrg.png 1600w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/InvertedOrg-300x113.png 300w, https://hypercontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/InvertedOrg-1024x384.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px" />How to Create Empowered, Networked Teams<img alt='Warren Tanner&#039;s avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/087c836c68ccd0ea1a6e30a2fd656913?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy'/>Warren Tanner
Over the last few years, many old-school views of corporate communication and hierarchy have been overturned and continue to be…
Oct 26, 2016
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