Working Remotely

A woman sitting at a desk remotely collaborating on her Laptop using Stormboard — Working Remotely

Collaborate with your team from anywhere, anytime with Stormboard’s digital workspace.
Tips and tricks to make your remote or hybrid work more engaging and effective.

Remote working can be highly productive and rewarding for your team and your organization.

Lots of research suggests that employees that work from home, either full-time or part-time, are actually more productive than when they are in the office. With Stormboard our customers see significant time reductions when competing team projects. Meetings that would take 3 days of planning are now down to 2, allowing projects to be delivered on time, on budget and on specification.

78%

increase in remote job posts in the last two years (source). This number is expected to rise significantly.

90%

of employees say more flexible arrangements would increase morale (source). People like the ability to choose where they are the most productive!

80%

of remote workers experience less job stress (source) leading to better overall health.

A world map with distributed teams using Stormboard — Working remotely with Stormboard

With Stormboard, every single person is an active participant in your meeting — whether they are located a few floors or thousands of miles away. Storms (what we call your digital workspace) can be accessed at any time on any device with a web browser, which means that teams in one time zone can pick up where their team members on the other side of the world left off without skipping a beat!

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What are the benefits of having a remote meeting?

Save resources

With remote meetings your team can meet from anywhere, which saves money and time.

No pressure

Remote meetings take the pressure off of those with tight schedules, massive to-do lists, or busy workdays.

Time saver

Problem-solving is quicker and work gets done faster as everyone has a chance to be an active participant.

Large group? No problem

Virtual meetings can accommodate huge groups and are much more organized.

Best practices for meeting remotely

Turn on your camera

Being on camera holds people accountable — just make sure you are aware of what is in the background.

Send out an agenda ahead of time

To help foster active collaboration remotely, create a Storm with an agenda to send out beforehand so everyone is prepared.

Be early

There are usually more distractions at home than at the office. Get yourself ready at least 10 minutes ahead of time.

Save multitasking for later

The number one issue with remote meetings is multitasking. Turn off the TV, put your phone down, and ignore your email — give your fellow attendees your full attention.

Start with small talk

Research shows that meetings that begin with a little pre-meeting small talk are more satisfying and effective than those without.

Keep it short and sweet

Transitioning to remote work usually results in more check-in meetings. Try to keep these as concise as possible to keep participants engaged throughout.