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Building Strong Bonds Remotely: Fun Ways to Connect a Remote Team

In today's business world, more and more companies are having their employees work remotely. This means people can be flexible with their work, which is good, but it also brings some problems. One big challenge is ensuring that teams of workers far away from each other can still work well together and get along. In this article, we will look at ways to help teams bond and work together nicely, even when working from different places.

Element X preview is now on Android too!

Psst… don’t tell anyone, but: Android development on Element X has now caught up with iOS and we’ve released an early edition of Element X in the Google Play Store. Since we published our first release of Element X for iOS on the App Store in July, we’ve been swamped with Android users asking how to get involved too; and so now we’re officially making Element X goodness available on both platforms.

Keeping company values fresh with Ann Melinger, CEO & Owner of Brilliant Ink

This episode features an interview with Ann Melinger, CEO and Owner of Brilliant Ink, an agency dedicated to designing meaningful employee experiences. In this episode, Amanda and Ann discuss refreshing company values, engaging with hands-on employees, and how language factors into inclusivity.

Cross-functional collaboration: Why it's even more essential today

On the surface, cross-functional collaboration is one of those things that seems like a given. A no-brainer. A sure thing. Of course you need to work closely with people from other teams — been there, done that, still doing it on the daily. But dig a little deeper and you’ll realize that doing cross-functional collaboration effectively requires some serious planning and some compassion, too.

Building a Sovereign Digital Workplace In the Public Sector: A Guide to Improve Team Collaboration

(This is a recording of the live session between Rocket.Chat, Collaboard, and Pexip.) The average employee attends 62 monthly meetings — this can take up to 15% of an organization’s collective time. Poor team collaboration is one of the biggest culprits for unnecessary and unproductive meetings. Rocket.Chat, Pexip, and Collaboard have been helping organizations to collaborate remotely (and securely!) for years now. In this session, the three companies will come together to share our best practices for organizing, structuring, and conducting online meetings.