onboarding How X-Team Onboards a Remote Developer First impressions matter. How you onboard a new developer is an immediate indicator of your company's culture. Here's how X-Team onboards a remote developer.
health How to Design an Ergonomic Workspace Everyone thinks they’re invincible until they’re not. Designing an ergonomic workspace will keep you healthy and free from the many pains that prolonged sitting can cause. Here's how to set up an ergonomic workspace.
productivity How to Solve the 3 Biggest Challenges of Remote Work Remote work isn't the panacea for all work-related problems. Instead, remote work has its own challenges that you need to understand and manage. Here are its 3 biggest challenges and how you can solve them.
meetings Our Experience With Meetings as a Fully Distributed Company Meetings are a valuable way to communicate with people. But they shouldn't be the first thing you resort to when you want to speak to someone.
learning How to Lead a Remote Development Team We've condensed the most useful and practical advice from some of X-Team's experienced team leads on how to lead a remote development team.
productivity 8 Examples of Remote Workspaces Remote workers have the freedom to create their workspace exactly as they want it. Here are 8 X-Teamer workspaces, along with the reasoning behind them.
productivity 9 Tips to Stay Productive While Working Remotely Remote workers have all the freedom, but that comes with responsibilities. That's why we've furnished 9 tips to make sure you stay productive while working remotely.
learning 5 Important Soft Skills for Remote Developers Developers often lean heavily on their technical skills. However, soft skills are equally important. Here are 5 important soft skills for remote developers (+3 book recommendations to learn them).
health How to Fight Loneliness With a Remote Workforce As a remote developer, it's easy to be lonely, because you can't make friends with colleagues you never meet. Here's how X-Team combats loneliness.
teams How to Surf the Unstoppable Trend of Remote Work Future-proof your organization by thinking about a remote work policy that will create a thriving internal community. Here are three tips to get you going.
journaling Why It's Important to Keep a Slack Journal Meaningful change is a process. It never happens suddenly, although it might appear so to outsiders. That's why everyone at X-Team journals.
communication Efficient Team Communication How often have you tried to express an idea within a team and failed? The answer, surprisingly, might be related to the way you express yourself and not necessarily to the point you want other people to see.
health Maintaining a Healthy Back and Spine We ran a 1-week workshop in our Yoga Club and #yoga Slack channel. A new yoga position was presented each day along with some tips to foster a healthy back, spine, and all levels of the body.
travel Group Travel How-To: Bill Splitting X-Teamers travel a lot in groups. Here's the system we use for simple & effective bill splitting to keep the money flowing and friendships strong.
teams How We Upgraded Our Communication Throughout October 2017, we ran the first season of Productivity Quest — our Slack-based series of challenges tailored to improve the way we work. It turned out to be a huge success and kept the community wanting more. This year, we decided to take a different spin.
