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Leadership Guidance

Remote Onboarding Tips

The pandemic has shifted SO much of the way we do things (er, understatement of the year?), and the trend that pretty much every hiring manager is talking about these days is what’s called “The Great Resignation”. After more than a year of “sheltering in job”, we’re seeing millions of US-based workers making career moves. …

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Leadership Guidance

The New World of Team Building

Team building is an absolutely vital ingredient to any team’s success, and it’s not just because we want our reports or team members to get along and to know each other better. Indeed, those are two important aspects of why team building is important. But there are so many other reasons why building a foundation …

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Talent Advice

Negotiating Rates

Quick show of hands… when’s the last time you raised your rate? In a traditional 9-5, you have a pretty good idea of what your earning potential is. You can talk to your boss, reference your company’s salary bands, and do research on Glassdoor. For freelancers, figuring out what to charge is one of the …

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Leadership Guidance

Diverse Teams = Dominant Teams

Over the last few years, corporations around the world have finally warmed up to the idea that diversity in the workplace is important. What once was something simply relegated to HR is now sometimes a whole department at Fortune 500 companies, and it’s a beautiful thing to see. The trick here is of course selling …

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Leadership Guidance

Happiness at Work

Time and time again, we’ve learned that employees perform at their highest aptitude when they’re happy. In one study conducted by The Social Foundation back in 2015, participants were given “happiness shocks” – a fun 10-minute surprise that ranged from candy to a funny comedy video throughout the day. The subjects that received the happiness …

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Talent Advice

Portfolio Workshop

Recently our Chief Brand Officer, sat down with Freelance Founders to host a Portfolio workshop offering tips, tricks, and even personal reviews on current Freelancer’s portfolios. See the quick-takeaways highlighted below, along with the full recap video! Attracting the right types of clients is subjective, but think about what’s right *for you*. Do you want …

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Mental Health Awareness

The month of May brings a LOT of things to think about across a high/low spectrum: the first whisper of Summer weather, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a new meme opportunity, and Mental Health Awareness month. While we’re celebrating all that May has in store, mental health is a front-and-center topic around the ol’ Slack …

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Leadership Guidance

Leveraging Remote Teams for Growth

Despite a weird and challenging last year, many businesses are recognizing a shift in growth opportunities thanks to the changing world of work. Remote work has become the norm, as have distributed working teams. With work/life boundaries being blurred by Zoom, workers are compelled (and in the best cases, empowered) to bring their full potential …

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Leadership Guidance

Hindsight is 20/20

Welp, we’ve made it to the one-year mark. 2020 will go down in the history books – a raging global pandemic, a massive economic recession, a worldwide reckoning of systemic racism and the urgency of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and a relentlessly exhausting U.S. election cycle. Through it all, how we work has come into sharp …

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