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3 emerging workplace themes in late 2024
Workplace Trends 5 min read

3 emerging workplace themes in late 2024

Emily Westbrooks outlines the emerging workplace themes that will impact employers and employees as we head into 2025.

8 simple ways to help remote teams stay connected
Workplace Trends 7 min read

8 simple ways to help remote teams stay connected

Learn why keeping remote teams connected is critical, as well as eight ideas for activities to keep remote employees engaged.

Time Profitably Spent: Addressing Challenges With Freelance Time Tracking
Project Management 7 min read

Time Profitably Spent: Addressing Challenges With Freelance Time Tracking

Freelancing offers many benefits, such as the freedom to work on your own terms and the ability to control your work-life balance. However, freelancers often face challenges in effectively managing their time and tracking their work hours. In this article, we will explore the importance of time tracking in freelancing, common challenges faced by freelancers,

Desk Organization Ideas and Tips for Your Work-From-Home Setup
Workplace Trends 10 min read

Desk Organization Ideas and Tips for Your Work-From-Home Setup

These 13 desk organization ideas will help you put together a work-from-home desk setup that supports you in doing (and enjoying) your very best work.

Remote-how Guest Post: Overcoming Complexities To Make Hybrid Work
Workplace Trends 7 min read

Remote-how Guest Post: Overcoming Complexities To Make Hybrid Work

In this guest post, Remote-how’s Iwo Szapar explores the complexities facing companies shifting to hybrid models and how to succeed in this new world of work.

Do Remote Marketing Jobs Offer Higher Salaries?
Marketing 10 min read

Do Remote Marketing Jobs Offer Higher Salaries?

Has the rise of remote work led to higher salaries in remote marketing roles? Find out with the latest industry insights and data.

Asynchronous Work Explained for 2022
Workplace Trends 10 min read

Asynchronous Work Explained for 2022

Asynchronous work allows remote teams to set their own schedules and take advantage of working from home. Learn more about working asynchronously.

Remote Team Etiquette: 11 Rules
Wrike Tips 5 min read

Remote Team Etiquette: 11 Rules

If you’ve started using Wrike and are wondering about “proper manners” when collaborating with remote team members, then allow us to suggest these 11 rules of Wrike etiquette. Incorporating these rules into your daily work should smoothen collaboration and make it much more pleasant for your team, no matter where they may be working.

How to Plan a Virtual Christmas Party for Remote Employees
Workplace Trends 10 min read

How to Plan a Virtual Christmas Party for Remote Employees

As 2021 draws to a close, many employees are still working remotely across the world. With this in mind, businesses are looking at how they can involve everyone within their organizations in a fun and memorable virtual Christmas party. In this guide, we’ll provide practical insight into the planning and hosting of virtual Christmas parties.

5 Virtual Documentation Mistakes You're Making
Collaboration 5 min read

5 Virtual Documentation Mistakes You're Making

Your bank is trying to get you to do it. And so is your insurance company. It sometimes feels like the whole world is trying to save trees (a good thing) and trying to get you more organized by making documentation virtual. But virtual documents are no more helpful than packets of real paper if

Working Remotely or Remotely Working? Tips for Confident Remote Collaboration
Collaboration 7 min read

Working Remotely or Remotely Working? Tips for Confident Remote Collaboration

From “digital nomads” to cross-continent distributed teams to Friday traffic-dodgers: working remotely has never been so popular and collaborative.

How to Effectively Manage Remote Teams
Leadership 5 min read

How to Effectively Manage Remote Teams

Ubiquitous high-speed internet connectivity, free wifi, and secure access to your company’s network allow today's organizations to employ workers from all corners of the globe. As a result, over the past 10 years, remote work has grown by 103% in the US alone, and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down.  Fueled by increased worker

Why Team Accountability Matters for Remote Productivity
Workplace Trends 10 min read

Why Team Accountability Matters for Remote Productivity

Team accountability is one of the most important elements of remote work and productivity. Find out why this is so, with Wrike Project Management.

Online Collaboration Tools for Students
Collaboration 7 min read

Online Collaboration Tools for Students

Remote learning has exploded with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how online collaboration tools for students can enable effective distance learning.

So You Want to be a Global Project Manager?
Project Management 5 min read

So You Want to be a Global Project Manager?

You've experienced every aspect of the project manager life: managing projects, aligning team goals, setting new benchmarks of success. Every aspect except one: corporations are going global, and you want to be a part of the remote work revolution. But it's not as easy as getting a passport, jumping on a plane, and saying, "Let's

Telecommuting Leads to Decreased Job Satisfaction (Work Management Roundup)
Productivity 5 min read

Telecommuting Leads to Decreased Job Satisfaction (Work Management Roundup)

Fourteen years ago today, Apple introduced the very first iPod at the staggering price of $399 and basically disrupted the way we purchase and consume music. It may not be hoverboards or "Jaws 19" (sorry, Back to the Future II), but at least we have portable music libraries in our pockets and virtual reality goggles. And

Navigating the New Work Rules [Part 1 of 2]
Collaboration 7 min read

Navigating the New Work Rules [Part 1 of 2]

Change is swift. And technology has truly disrupted how we work. At the risk of massive generalization, we've condensed the various ways work has changed and discovered ten succinct work rules which should aid anyone trying to navigate the modern workplace. Welcome to the 21st century!

How to Create Your Perfect Remote Work Environment (Infographic)
Collaboration 3 min read

How to Create Your Perfect Remote Work Environment (Infographic)

Remote work is not for everybody. At first, working from home may sound ideal. The thought of getting out of bed only to put on some slippers, start a pot of coffee, and skip into your home office 10 feet away doesn't sound half bad! But for some people, it means a day of constant

Problems With Virtual Meetings That You Can Easily Fix
Workplace Trends 5 min read

Problems With Virtual Meetings That You Can Easily Fix

Eliminate common problems with virtual meetings and learn how to improve communication and collaboration in a virtual meeting environment with Wrike.

How To Work From Home With Kids: A Guide
Workplace Trends 10 min read

How To Work From Home With Kids: A Guide

Parents everywhere are learning how to work from home with kids — from babies to teens, learn how Wrike supports a balanced work from home schedule.

The 5 Ws of Virtual Communication
Leadership 5 min read

The 5 Ws of Virtual Communication

You're running a virtual team, and you probably already have a well-stocked arsenal of tools to help you do it. You have the project management tool. The collaboration tool. The communication tool. (Maybe all in one?) But now you're stuck: Now that I have all these tools, what's the best way to actually TALK to my

Conflict Resolution Techniques for a Hybrid Workspace
Collaboration 5 min read

Conflict Resolution Techniques for a Hybrid Workspace

Employee conflict is a natural and regular part of any collaborative environment, with 85% of employees worldwide experiencing some form of conflict during their career. However, hybrid work can make dealing with conflict more difficult than it would be in person. Lack of face-to-face interaction, the absence of additional context, and loss of conversational nuance

VOCO Creative is Overcoming Challenges of Organizing a 100% Virtual Office
Productivity 3 min read

VOCO Creative is Overcoming Challenges of Organizing a 100% Virtual Office

What are the advantages of a 100% virtual office? First, it’s inexpensive. You don’t have to pay for rent. Second, it gives people from different locations an opportunity to work together easily. Third, you can access your business data 24/7 from any computer. Read the story about VOCO Creative’s virtual office, find out their remote work guidelines,

Remote Work Survey Index Results: The Future of Remote Work
Workplace Trends 10 min read

Remote Work Survey Index Results: The Future of Remote Work

Wrike wanted to know how workers felt about their organizations’ support to help make remote work productive and sustainable. We surveyed over 1,000 full-time workers employed by organizations that gave their employees the choice to work from home. Read on to learn more about our survey results.