Jamey Austin from Atlassian has come up with the goods as far as getting a fantastic first 90-day plan for your new employees into place. "The first 90 days of a new job usually involve a pretty steep learning curve. There’s so much to absorb. So many people to meet....

Interviews are tough for both parties but when you're trying to drill down into the soft skills of a potential employee, you need to ask the right questions. You also need to ask them in the right way! To make life easier, we've created a BIG list of questions for you...

Job interviews are tricky, but when you're interviewing remotely, there are some ways to prepare to ensure you're in good stead to nail it! We've created a list of questions an employer may ask you to find out more about your soft skills, those that will demonstrate...

We love this article outlining how to build a culture in a hybrid team. Check it out here - How to facilitate the Hybrid Team Canvas to increase collaboration, creativity, and productivity Photo by Magnet.me on Unsplash Pointer...

A MODERN FRAMEWORK FOR TAKING YOUR TEAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL We LOVE this article on making the dream work! You can read it here. Image: Atlassian Pointer Remote is focused on supporting businesses to operate remote teams and remote workers to do their best work,...

How to Find the Right Balance for Your Team Are you and your team good at communicating? How about through the pandemic when you could no longer see each other face to face in the office every day? Have you mastered when to use synchronous vs. asynchronous...

Article in The Australian - Sep 2021 If you missed this article featuring our Managing Director Jo Palmer in The Australian, scroll on down and read the full article that includes interviews with friends of Pointer Remote - Caroline Robinson from WA, Elisha Parker...

When it comes to swimming in the deep end of the remote working pool, few companies are doing it better than Automattic — the company behind Wordpress, which powers 35% of all websites on the internet. Automattic — at the time of writing — has 1,170...

Remote work shifts the focus to outcomes, opening the door to ironclad accountability for the leaders who've established clear ownership of goals and KPIs. When teams work remotely, outcomes become the true gauge of accountability. While this may be an...

The past year has created a tremendous shift in the way the majority of businesses in the world operate. Remote work has become the main way for organizations worldwide to continue forward with their business. People that previously worked in a specific location, like...

Want to hear all things remote working, digital footprints and smart regions? Click the below link and listen to episode 228! Listen Here

"The Future of remote work is hybrid. Adapting to this new scenario will be even messier than adopting remote work" writes Gustavo Razzetti in a recent article for Fearless Culture.  Regardless of if your team is remote, hybrid or resident, it all boils down to...

Like so many other parts of life that have come to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, career growth, for many, has become uncertain. Many workers are realising the extent of the delay their careers are facing, prompting career shifts and upskilling...

From Jack Kelly at Forbes A large number of major corporations in an array of different sectors, such as Goldman Sachs, Facebook, Ford Motors and Microsoft, have announced plans for dealing with the post-pandemic work life. The consensus of these and other...

There’s a quiet revolution in innovation and entrepreneurship happening, with skills, resources & magic sparking across rural and regional Australia - particularly for women in startups and small businesses. And now that working remotely is the new normal, it...

At pointer we love seeing all things that encourage investment in regional Australia. Have you seen the new Regional Job Creation Fund? The Regional Job Creation Fund’s focus is to co-fund projects creating at least five sustainable regional jobs. Applicants must...

With an arsenal of eyebrow-raising statistics, Adam Hickman, Senior Workplace Strategist at Gallup, confirms that the business world is headed toward a physical - virtual hybrid workplace. Read on to find out what Gallup has uncovered through years of research as...

A lot of buzz words like Hybrid work and work flexibility are being thrown around but what does that actually mean? Is Hybrid work the future of work or is it work flexibility, maybe a little bit of both or none at all?!? Click the below to hear Liam Martin of...

Covid-19 is a definitive landmark in the history of remote working and it permanently changed our ways of working. And just like me, you would be curious to know what others think & feel. The team at Remote Tools reached out to 728 individuals from companies...

Each month, the team at Pointer Remote sit down to look at how working remotely, in all of its capacities, has the scope to change life for the better. Now, more than ever, we’re reminded of the impermanence of ‘normal’ and the importance of remaining adaptable and...

Jo recently joined Sarah Perriam on New Zeleand's - Sarah's Country podcast to discuss how Pointer Remote is working with local Economic Development Agencies to put small towns on the map. Check out the details and hit the button below to listen. Covid has raised...

In a recent podcast Cal Newport dove into the topic of meeting overload. He expands here on one of his more radical (but intriguing) solutions: The Reverse Meeting.  If you feel like you are suddenly spending more time in meetings now, in this post Pandemic...

Successful companies are innovative, they’re first to market with new and improved products, they have exceptional customer service. But what is it that they have in common? Highly motivated and engaged employees. Employees who are inspired by their work, believe in...

Jo recently joined Alexi Boyd on the SmallBiz Matters podcast to discuss the benefits of remote work for regional Australia and our National economy. Check out the details and hit the button below to listen. In the last 12 months policy makers, regional...

From the team at SmallBiz Tools As the future of work is looking increasingly remote, effective collaboration is more important than ever. Successful remote work comes down to having the right tools to make collaboration possible. The perfect combination of tools...