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6 People Who Prove You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Your Career to Work Remotely

Grow your career and embrace the flexibility of remote work too

Read Less. Learn More.

Reading something is one thing, knowing it is another.

7 Unsung Habits of Highly Respected Managers

Doing good work is one thing. Helping your team do their best work is something else entirely.

Managing Remote Employees: Best Practices from Doist’s Head of Marketing

Hint: If you’re asking how to monitor your remote employees, you’re starting with the wrong question.

5 Things You Should Never Assume About Your Teammates

Burned Out and Fantasizing About a Big Life Reset? Start Here

Honest (and realistic) advice from those who’ve been there.

Can Tech Companies Really Un-Distract Us?

Google, Apple, and Facebook all seem to think so, but here’s why we shouldn’t let ourselves off the hook just yet.

Ask Doist: How Do I Make a Career Change When My Current Skills Aren’t Easily Transferable to a New Professional Path?

Currently reassessing their life, one reader asks about the best steps towards a radical career change.

Ask Doist: I Can’t Stay Focused During My Department’s Very Long Meetings No Matter What I Do

A university employee is struggling to get through her department's hour-plus meetings

How to Create Group Norms That Make Your Team Stronger

Excellent team communication is built intentionally. Here’s how.

Stop Fearing Critical Feedback — Fear Not Getting It Instead

“To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”

Ask Doist: My Teammates Assume I’ll Be Immediately Available to Help Them 😫

A manager and his team navigate the rocky transition to remote work

Overcoming Impostor Syndrome as a First-Time Manager

4 pieces of conventional wisdom brand-new managers may be better off ignoring

The Do’s and Don’ts of Measuring Employee Productivity in the Knowledge Economy

Innovative solutions for measuring what seems immeasurable

Should This Meeting Be an Email? A Handy Flowchart to Help You Decide

Meetings aren't bad, they're just wildly overused — and they cost your team more than you may realize

Ask Doist: How Do I Stay Motivated on a Project That Never Seems to End?

A reader asks how to overcome project fatigue when "break it down into smaller tasks" just isn't cutting it

The 8 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Applying For a Remote Job

Advice on landing remote roles from hiring experts at Doist, Buffer, InVision, Timely, and Toggl.

Three Ways to Get Your Team to Think Creatively and Produce the Next Great Idea

These psychological findings will help your team collaborate to produce not just good but truly innovative results

How Can I Stay Connected with Remote Teammates?

A reader with a new remote job asks how to build relationships with coworkers authentically

The Pyramid of Remote Team Communication Tools

How to stay in sync across 26 countries and 15 time zones