Posts on Culture

2022

• Leading during a crisis... again. by Natalie
• Should we *really* aim for work-life balance? by Natalie
• The 4 Rs of people-first culture by Chris
• Deep work, chill work: a conversation with Rand Fishkin by Fio
• Asking deep questions about what ‘work’ is by Natalie

2021

• Rethinking our ideas means we’re growing by Natalie
• Let’s have a conversation about people-first businesses by Natalie
• What’s on your mind? by Natalie
• Remote teams will always need in-person interaction to succeed by Chris
• What does a people-first business REALLY look like? by Natalie
• How to decide if location-agnostic pay is right for you by Leia
• The 4-day workweek is on the rise by Natalie
• How to work remotely: 5 people-first principles for your team by Chris
• Announcing location-agnostic pay by Natalie
• Wildbit’s 2020 environmental footprint by Matt
• Remote-first vs. remote-friendly: what's the difference? by Natalie
• People-first leadership by Natalie
• Hiring like a human: what we learned from taking a people-first approach by Justine

2020

• How to support employees in the upcoming US election by Chris
• How companies can support parents during COVID by Chris
• Measuring Wildbit’s Environmental Impact by Matt
• Thoughts on Leadership by Natalie
• Attracting great people starts with how you position your company by Chris
• Survey results: What makes a company People-first? by Chris

2019

• Downsizing the office. Upsizing remote-first. by Chris
• Downsizing the office. Upsizing remote-first. by Chris
• Moonlight in Vermont by Julie
• Moonlight in Vermont by Julie
• Let's talk about procrastination by Chris

2018

• Deep in the heart of Texas by Julie
• Deep in the heart of Texas by Julie
• Our week off from Slack by Chris
• Fewer meetings courtesy of automated check-ins by Garrett

2017

• The founder hustle by Natalie
• Are you letting the Beast run your business? by Natalie
• Slow down by Chris
• 4-day workweek update by Natalie
• How was your weekend? by Julie
• How we’ve grown Postmark without ‘hacking’ by Garrett
• Grow without 'hacking' by Garrett
• Using mind mapping to clarify your job and bring order to task-switching chaos by Rian
• Letting kids have a seat at the table by Garrett
• Syncing company culture as a remote team by Shane
• Uncertainty has no home in support by Brian
• Reducing hours by focusing your job by Natalie
• Experimenting with a 4-day workweek by Natalie
• Fighting FOMO by Natalie
• Revisiting the Wildbit values by Chris
• Grace on the way out by Natalie
• Camaraderie in a remote design team by Eugene
• Taking time to be internal by Chris
• Turnover is natural by Chris
• Why does a company exist? by Natalie
• Staying Scrappy by Natalie

2016

• Write to inspire action by Shane
• Process shouldn't be a dirty word by Garrett
• Writing is vital: How we’re making it a team habit by Garrett
• Planning a company retreat by Britt
• Ideas for building a family friendly culture by Natalie

2015

• Modern Marketing: A Shift in Focus by Garrett
• ​Sketch, Write, Talk by Chris
• Sharing as a remote team by Natalie
• Monthly Retrospectives by Chris
• Accidental Leadership by Natalie
• Where is your quiet place? by Chris
• Customer Success as a Function of Your Business by Chris
• Defining Customer Success by Chris
• Five simple tips to land an interview by Natalie
• Wildbit Office Tour by Chris
• Let’s get back to sending emails by Natalie
• The productivity benefits of working in a beautiful office by Jack
• What makes a good or bad designer, developer, sys admin... by Natalie
• Everything in its right place by Shane
• All emphasis is no emphasis by Dana
• Wildbit HQ: Ending the open office epidemic by Chris
• We ditched our office by Chris
• 5 things not to do at a job fair by Britt
• Dogfooding is not enough by Chris

2014

• Path: Our team’s personal network by Chris
• Don’t be an asshole by Chris
• Naturally inspired by Chris
• I’m finally getting things done by Natalie

2013

• 2013 Wildbit Retreat — Dominican Republic by Natalie
• Our Wildbit family portraits by Natalie
• Revealing priorities in a 12 month contract by Chris
• A gentleman’s agreement by Natalie

2012

• Wildbit Retreat — Summer 2012 in Palma de Mallorca by Natalie

2011

• Justifying difficult customers in support by Natalie
• Wildbit Retreat 2011 — Spain! by Chris
• 2011 Wildbit Retreat: Meet the team in Barcelona by Chris

2010

• Virtual Teams – Fixing Invisible Schedules by Natalie
• Getting personal with your customers by Chris
• Wildbit Retreat 2010, Greece by Chris
• Reducing ticket noise by Igor
• How we work at Wildbit by Igor
• A great 2009 and even better 2010 by Chris

2009

• Fundamental Business Books by Chris
• The value of free(mium) by Chris
• Brand loyalty can live and die fast by Chris
• Wildbit at RailsConf ’09 by Ilya

2008

• I demand Freedom! by Gilbert
• Scrum in virtual teams by Igor
• Using Campfire when things go wrong by Chris
• Being part of a virtual team: The good, the bad, the awesome by Petyo
• Tips for working from home by Gilbert
• Proposals: Explain what is NOT included by Chris
• Software side projects using Beanstalk by Chris
• Customer service, one at time by Chris
• Coworking: Social club or work space? by Chris
• When Campfire backfires by Chris
• Well, you are the expert... by Chris
• Remember The Milk (RTM) by Chris
• OmniFocus Tips by Eugene

2007

• Techniques for hiring web geeks (yeah, that’s me) by Chris
• Redesign that requires homework by Chris
• Twitter for business by Chris
• One week without Internet communications — productivity boost? by Dmitry
• Wildbit Labs by Chris
• Dealing with information by Andrey
• Continuous process of self-improvement by Eugene
• Switch to Mac by Chris

2006

• Writing User Stories by Chris
• You choose: Frustration or Observation by Chris
• Treat employees like volunteers by Chris
• Details: They will drive or ruin your business by Chris
• Gmail Chat by Chris

2005

• When customer service kills the experience by Chris
• The small team advantage by Chris