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As the new manager of a remote team, you have been tasked with the unique challenge of building a culture of trust, solidarity, teamwork, and cohesion during stressful, uncertain times. It’s a difficult job, but it’s not impossible—and these activities can help you create and strengthen the bonds of trust with everyone on your team. … [Read more...] about 5 fun ways to build trust with a remote team when you’re a new manager

Panda obsessives could watch the pandas 24/7 on one of two panda cams hosted on the national zoo’s website. The social media team live-tweeted Mei’s insemination, and when zookeepers thought that Mei might be pregnant, Renick Mayer and company posted Twitter photos of her first ultrasound. The baby panda’s birth was captured on the panda cam and posted to YouTube. To give a sense of how big a deal the panda birth was for the zoo’s web traffic–the panda cam typically gets around 30,000 viewers a day, but on the day the little cub was born, the cam’s traffic spiked to nearly 200,000. … [Read more...] about Social Animals: Behind The Community-Building Culture Of The National Zoo

“This season, I introduced Daryl’s poncho, which was inspired by practicality and evoked the Wild West,” says Womble. “I was taking a risk introducing so bold an item–the colors are stronger than what he usually wears and the ladies love his arms. It was a horse blanket that I cut and stitched with ugly overstitching. I wanted it to look like Daryl did it himself, to use to sleep and cover himself. I had to do it so it didn’t get in the way of the bow and arrow. Norman was very excited to get it. He calls it his ‘blankie.’ He always asks, ‘Can I wear my poncho in this scene?’ I’m like, ‘It’s not that cold, Norman.'” … [Read more...] about What To Wear To The Apocalypse: Walking Dead Costumer Eulyn Womble On Telling A Story With Wardrobe

That said, core to the reinvented creative culture were some fundamental principles embedded in the agency since it’s earliest days in the late nineties. “We only have one rule: to never present work you don’t like yourself,” he adds. That and: Always tell the truth: “If you don’t agree with the client say so, then work it out and if you can’t–find a better approach. If you lie, they’ll see you don’t agree anyway: We’re all human beings.” … [Read more...] about How Rebuilding A Culture Can Reap Dramatic Results: Meet The Viral Wizards Duval Guillaume Modem

Learning to face your childhood fear of the dark might not seem to relate much to preparing corporate tax documents, which is ostensibly what Tough Mudder’s accountants do. But Patterson says that every Tough Mudder employee is encouraged to push boundaries, whether it’s at their desk or on the obstacle course. “Working at Tough Mudder is a lifestyle,” Patterson explains. “You don’t want to hate your job and love your life. You want to challenge and push yourself and get better at both.” … [Read more...] about Where Getting a Mild Electrical Shock Is Part of Your Job: How Tough Mudder Rewards Achievement Outside The Office