I’ve been the Sococo Software team ScrumMaster for a few months now, and this is my first distributed team. Every day, I am more and more delighted when I experience how Sococo makes our team feel like they are always together. With the recent heavy snowstorms on the West Coast, I encountered a new situation […]
#1 Use Sococo to Cut Down on Email Look for a colleague in your virtual office before sending them another email. Shoot them a private chat if you don’t need an immediate response, or try knocking on their door to see if they’re available for a face-to-face conversation. Stuck in a long email thread? Suggest […]
In a traditional office environment, casual communication happens all the time. Everything from a chat in the break room to an impromptu meeting goes a long way in building a team that is aligned and united. But what happens in remote environments, where team members are not in the same building, the same town, or […]
One of the biggest benefits of remote work is the ability to hire a diverse team regardless of where they’re based. Removing the barrier of the geography allows you to hire the best possible people for the job. More and more businesses are taking advantage of the flexibility of remote and distributed work to hire […]
“Teamwork” is difficult to define. Most of us know what good teamwork looks like, but we’re not sure how to assess whether we are creating the right conditions for teamwork to flourish, especially when it comes to a virtual environment. Bruce Tuckman, best known for his five stages of group development, referred to a highly […]
Working across time zones in a distributed team can be hugely beneficial—it drastically increases your potential hiring pool, allows you to work with the best of the best on every project, and enables your team to respond to events quickly and easily. Sometimes, however, working across continents can make it hard to “log off.” You […]
Many businesses who are moving to a distributed model are also jumping on the “Reinventing Organizations” bandwagon of less top-down management. The first question to ask when considering a move to self-management for your organization is simple, but it requires some background: What color is your company? “Reinventing Organizations,” a New Look at Corporate Power […]
“You work from home, so you can take me to airport, right?” “Can’t you take care of it since you’re home all day?” “What do you even do with all that time?” There are a lot of misconceptions and myths about remote work that need to be busted. As a remote worker or the manager of […]
Recently, the Metro rail system in Washington D.C.—the backbone for people to commute and travel—had an unplanned 29 hour shutdown. With over 700,000 daily weekday boardings, suggestions by employers included using Uber and Lyft, which would only contribute to the already gridlocked rush hour commutes that DC area commuters face. Needless to say, it put […]
When we think of customer value, many of us think of improving our customer service representatives—invest in more conflict management training, have them be a little friendlier…everything will be great! But according to the lean manufacturing philosophy, the idea of customer value goes far deeper—to the very roots of your company’s organization and processes. What […]
Compared to the countless expenses of maintaining a physical office, Sococo will pay for itself almost instantly.
Even if you only have a handful of distributed workers, Sococo can transform the way your distributed and co-located teams work.
According to a Gallup Poll, businesses and organizations expect over 50% of the total workforce to be working remotely by 2020.
According to a study published in Harvard Business Review, distance can be destructive for distributed teams:
Whether your organization is a small startup or an established enterprise, bringing your team to work in Sococo will boost trust, alignment, and productivity.
No special software to install or update. Just login from your Chrome browser, and you’ve arrived at work.
Bring all of your communication tools into your online office – no need to switch between platforms. You won’t believe how much more productive these tools become in Sococo.
Meet with clients, freelancers, or consultants in your Sococo workspace at no additional cost. Send guests a link to bring them directly into your virtual office for meetings.
All the collaboration functionality you’d expect built directly into your Sococo office but with an added office environment to feel even more connected with your team.
