Xhilarate has been a remote company since its inception. Here are ways we stay connected and engaged and how you can maintain your company’s culture when everyone is working remotely.
+ Conduct livestream town hall meetings on either Mondays or Fridays or both
+ Host virtual coffee breaks at the same time every morning to bring your team together
+ Celebrate birthdays, work anniversaries and other relevant milestones—virtually
Virtual team stretch breaks and check-ins throughout the day
+ 15 mins in the AM/PM
- Staff taught yoga and /or meditation sessions
- Virtual games—spin prize wheel, two truths and a lie, name that tune
Create an employee only portal, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter feed, Slack Channel
- Post photos of remote workstations and have team vote for the best, funniest, most unique
- Share experiences, concerns, solutions, knowledge about coronavirus
- Share challenges with kids being at home and how parents/partners are working through them
Distribute daily screensavers with inspirational quotes, fun facts, images
Encourage community service—help the elderly and those who are most at risk, hold a food drive for your local food bank
Solute those in your community who are on the front line and share their story via social media
Continue to strengthen your team through Virtual team building sessions.
There are several services that will provide virtual team building
15 Virtual Team Building Activities To Level-Up Your Remote Team
maintaining brand connections
Staying true to your brand’s verbal and visual expression can be challenging with team members being so dispersed. There are simple ways in which you can keep your brand fresh, relevant and connected from remote working locations.
Brand Guidelines
- Use this time to develop or update your brand guidelines
- Develop an intranet site for remote access and approvals
- Put a structure and procedures in place for the review and approval of all visual and verbal branding components
Your website (Now more than ever your website is your primary marketing tool)
+ Is content up-to-date?
+ Is the look and feel consistent with your brand?
- Does it match the latest updates to your brand’s visual and verbal expressions?
- Are there dated photos of team members who no longer work with you?
- Are there photos that can be offensive given the current climate?
+ Is the messaging appropriate for today’s health concerned environment?
+ Do you need to add any messaging relevant to Covid-19?
- Perhaps develop a Covd-19 landing page for all relevant information
+ Is it ADA compliant for the aging and disabled customers?
- Xhilarate has a partnership with Accessibility Ventures to address this need
Are your social media cards up-to-date?
Is your social media messaging relevant?
maintaining fun connections
Our team members share a few of our favorite, fun ways in which we continue to learn, chill and unwind.
Twist and Shout
+ Amazon Music
+ Deezer
+ iheart Radio
+ Spotify
+ YouTube Music
Good Reads
+ Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catwell
+ Good to Great by Jim Collins
+ Love Does by Bob Goff
+ The Overstory by Richard Powers
+ Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Binge Watching
+ The Crown (Netflix)
+ Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
+ Goliath (Amazon)
+ Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
+ Succession (HBO)
On Ear
+ WTF – with Marc Maron
+ TED Podcasts
- The TED Interview with Chris Anderson
- WorkLife with Adam Grant
+ The Marketing Book Podcast with Ian Altman
+ Marketing Over Coffee with John Wall & Christopher Penn
+ Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman
maintaining a healthy mind and body
This is a challenging time with increased stress and anxiety. The most important connection you need to maintain is with your mind and body. There is an APP for that and here are a few favorites.
Mind
+ 10% Happier
+ Aura
+ Calm
+ Headspace
+ Stop, Think & Breathe
Body
+ Aaptiv
+ ASICS Studio
+ Daily Burn
+ FitOn
+ Pear Personal Fitness
…and, there are many social distancINGs that will benefit your mind and body
+ Walking
+ Jogging
+ Running
+ Biking
+ Hiking
be safe. be healthy.
Our work and personal lives have been redefined by circumstances that are out of our control. Our teams, brands, families and friends are competing for our attention under conditions that are less than ideal. Fortunately, technology gives us many ways to stay connected to work, home and play.
We would love to hear about ways in which you are staying connected.
