Why Transparent Email Stopped Working For Us and What We Do Instead
We used to have a system called "transparent email" for all internal communication at Buffer. That stopped working for us, here's what we do now.
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Buffer Is Moving to a 4-Day Workweek for the Rest of 2020
We’ve decided to conduct a long-term pilot of the 4-day workweek. See our results so far and what we're adding next.
We’re Trying a 4-Day Workweek for the Month of May
As April comes to a close, and we look ahead to another month where our global team is living in various forms of lockdown and isolation, I decided that for the month of May, Buffer will operate under a 4-day workweek (at full pay) across the whole 89-person team. We’
How We Hold an Engaging All Hands Meeting as a Remote Team
Many companies have a regular All Hands meeting. Generally, this is a company-wide gathering for all employees (‘all hands on deck’) to hear from the organization’s leaders and discuss the state of the company. At Buffer, the All Hands meeting is a key element of our communication and culture.
Snowmelt Meetings: Why I’m Meeting With My Team Even More Right Now
“When spring comes, snow melts first at the periphery, because that is where it is most exposed”Andy GroveThis quote comes from Andy Grove, Intel’s former CEO, and which I was reminded of in the most recent book I finished reading, Seeing Around Corners by Rita McGrath. The idea
Is Remote Work Greener? We Calculated Buffer’s Carbon Footprint to Find Out
I have always assumed that a remote company must have a lower carbon footprint, but is that true?
