It’s no secret that agencies are accustomed to wooing clients during in-person pitches. In fact, the term “pitch theater” is regularly used in the agency world to describe over-the-top presentations that go to great lengths to win accounts. But, with the recent shift to remote work, agencies can no longer…
While working remotely offers challenges of low visibility, loneliness, and feeling out of the loop, the ability to work from home also comes with major perks. For example, if you worked remotely in the past, you might have had the whole house to yourself, could pick the perfect workspace for…
Going into the office every day, I was comfortable. I was in a smooth routine. I would show up every morning at 8:30 a.m., have a smoothie, eat breakfast, and make my way to my desk. Happily, I greeted coworkers as they filed into our section. At lunchtime, I would…
2020 has brought with it unexpected levels of stress, anxiety, and fear for people across the globe. And the workplace isn’t insulated from the realities of our global situation. Some of my colleagues, for instance, are now working half-days — and essentially becoming elementary or middle school teachers while their…
“As the saying goes, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is especially true in the context of distributed teams,” says Meaghan Williams, HubSpot’s Remote Work and Inclusion Program Manager. Essentially, this is why team building is important. Team building gives your team a greater sense…
One of the best training sessions I’ve attended for my career was the PeopleFuel®️ program by The Energy Project at HubSpot. Here, I learned that to be most productive at work, I needed to manage my energy, not my time. The training was led by Nick Congelosi, HubSpot’s Management and…
Congratulations! If you’ve landed on this post, it’s likely that your resume has impressed the hiring manager(s) at the company you’re applying to work for, and you’ve now been invited to interview. That’s a huge accomplishment. There’s just one catch — the interview is taking place over a video call,…
As remote work and satellite offices become more common, marketers are discovering that global teams can be incredibly beneficial to a company’s culture and ability to hire diverse talent. In today’s workplace, diversity breeds new and unique ideas, allows us to look at our campaigns from different points of view,…
As HubSpot’s remote population has grown from a handful of folks to over 300 in the past few years, we’ve learned a number of lessons on how to pivot in-person communications into a virtual environment. When it comes to a team meeting, we’ve learned that while the content often remains…
Whether you’re a new or experienced remote employee, you’ve probably realized how hard it can be to stay on a proper schedule. In the morning, you might wake up drowsy with no commute or morning team chats to put you in the work mindset. Then, when you finally feel like…