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In an era where more people are working remotely than at literally any point up until now, it’s safe to say that business leaders all over are suddenly forcing themselves to learn a lot about how to manage these new remote workforces that they find themselves in charge of.

New ideas and approaches are the lifeblood of modern businesses. Today’s commercial world is faster moving than ever before. Organizations must be agile and forward-thinking to stay on top. That’s why firms of all shapes and sizes love brainstorming sessions. Engaging brainstorming sessions help companies get the most from their workforce. They provide an arena in which inspiration can strike.

Planning to create a work from home policy for your company? As COVID-19 has forced most businesses to go remote, creating an effective work from home policy is as important as ever. It’s going to give your employees guidelines over what they’re expected to do and how they’re expected to do it. It’ll also give them some much-needed structure to help them navigate their work during this time.

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Last night I dreamt I was back in the office for the first time. Our long communal tables in the kitchen were gone. My desk was surrounded on all sides by plexiglass – including overhead, which, for a guy my height, means stooped shoulders and a future riddled with chiropractic appointments. Nobody talked to each other except over Slack. The smell of disinfectant was inescapable. I couldn’t wait to go back home. Or at least, wake up.

If there was one thing you could improve on your team, what would it be? Most common answers to this question aren’t around ability or leadership. Instead, they tend to focus on a lack of alignment and information. These were difficult areas to get right before the shift to remote work and have only gotten more challenging since. We have experimented with all sorts of approaches for keeping our team aligned and informed at Hugo.

With more and more teams switching to remote work, we’ve been working harder than ever to add new features that let your team collaborate, share knowledge, and stay in sync — even when you’re not in the same place. Here are some of the key features we’ve released recently.

As we try to assess the impact of the pandemic, our thinking inevitably revolves around how this epidemiological crisis will affect the work of each of us, but also what consequences it will have on the professional scene as a whole. This year, the world faced one of the worst public health crises, disrupting all aspects of our lives. So, what are the implications for the business world? What experiences and possibly lessons can we learn from this pandemic?