A Dive into the Free Cities Movement
Once upon a time in a world filled with sprawling metropolises and intricate webs of governance, there emerged a peculiar phenomenon known as the Free Cities Movement.
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Embrace Your Inner Nomad: The Free Cities Movement
Are you tired of hearing the same old advice about moving to another country? "Learn a new language," they say. "Adapt to a new culture," they preach. Well, hold on to your suitcases, because there's a new movement in town
What they don’t tell you about going remote
Going remote is often touted as doing wonders for productivity for the firm. It saves employees time and money they would usually spend on their daily commute. It gives people time to focus on their health and well-being.
Identifying leadership potential
It is common knowledge that many organisations look for leadership potential within existing ranks to build a strong workforce; it also nurtures motivation to extend people's abilities and improve retention rates.
How to motivate a remote team
The key strategies to motivating a remote team are to provide the necessary tools to help them achieve success, promote trust, foster a growth mindset and be transparent with your communication.
Why leaders fail
When we talk about leadership, we don’t often discuss about why leaders fail. The focus is usually placed firmly on how to show leadership – as a skill or action.
8 essential attributes for remote work
Whether you are reading this because you are the one making the decisions on who needs to move to remote work - we are going to discuss some common characteristics that are a good grounding for succeeding.
Looking after your mental health while working from home
Now that we have been working from home in some form for a substantial time, you may have noticed some changes in your mental health that weren’t exactly expected.
What type of work is available in the Channel Islands?
The Channel Islands holds exceptional work opportunities, from temporary and short term contract roles to full-time permanent positions. At any given time, there is a wide range of roles are available that accommodate different skills, interests, and career aspirations.
How remote work is changing the way we live
Our urban communities have been previously built on one model where most people have to commute to work. With the changes due to the pandemic, the traditional urban model is morphing into something different.
What you need to do to develop your leadership skills
Most people want to advance in their careers once they have the basics covered. In the beginning, it is about developing ability and honing specific skills.
Employee benefits of working remotely
Many employees have been forced into working remotely in the current climate, much to their dismay. But others have been wanting this change and flexible lifestyle for a long time.
Designing a workplace for creative solutions & employee wellbeing
What if you knew that you could improve creative mojo and your employees’ wellbeing by simply changing workplace design? Would you scoff? Think about it, what happens when people are stumped for a solution to a problem?
The best digital nomad spots in Guernsey
Since the pandemic hit in early 2020, we were pushed to embrace the virtual aspect of life. Home office became our day-to-day norm. From daily zoom meetings to managing our workload, where a strong Wi-Fi connection was an absolute must.
Effects of Remote Workers on the Islands
Working from an island sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Our generation has made some great advances with social media, technology, and especially the ability to work remotely almost anywhere in the world, islands included.
Remote working while rural living in the Channel Islands
The onset of the pandemic led to the closure and slowing down of the usual operations in many sectors of the economy. As the World saw a shut down of the essential processes, some things are still to be done.
Working From the Channel Islands
Working on the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey can be interesting, high-level and demanding, and jobs can be bid upon by workers with the best skill sets, though there are some requirements for those seeking jobs in the islands.
Top Remote Work Ideas for 2022
Remote jobs or remote work settings have become a popular alternative to the daily grind of driving to an office for an eight hour shift. Something else that has helped increase employee productivity is creating an agile workflow.
How Working in Nature Can Change your Life
Working in nature has tons of benefits for your health and well being as well as the overall experience you have with your work. Completing your remote work while residing in nature can change your life.
Rural coworking and why you need to try it
Rural coworking is an up and coming concept that is proving to be very successful in a lot of areas on a global scale. Rural coworking is when spaces are dedicated to these workers in less populated areas.
Wellness program for remote workers
Before the pandemic, a wellness program for employees was very common in companies and consisted of activities related to their professional development in the organization.
Remote-first or Remote-friendly? Choosing the best option for the future of your company
What is better? A remote-friendly or a remote-first company? Well, that depends on your needs and if you are an employer or an employee. For now, we will try to explain each one so you can decide.
How To Manage Rural Remote Workers
Remote work is changing how professionals globally are performing their day to day tasks. It has allowed them to work schedules more accommodating to their work-life balance, has reduced commuting stressors, and has even improved productivity for many.
Working Remotely? Try Rural Co-living
Rural co-living was born out of the necessity for remote workers to find a place to live and work that is quiet, calming, and close to nature.
Co-living: The New Way to Live
The concept of co-living is becoming attractive as a solution to many of the current problems all our city citizens face. There is a new value of autonomy and flexibility over ownership.
Key Characteristics of Innovators
What are the characteristics of innovators? What actually prompts these people to break out and see the world in new and fresh ways. Where do they get the courage to try something new?
Working from Home Away from Home – The Benefits and Challenges of Working Remotely While Traveling
Working remotely is not a completely new idea. Many professionals, in a variety of fields, have been working remotely since the dawn of reliable Internet and portable computers.
How To Stay Focused When Working Remotely
There are always distractions. It is the water cooler chats and nearby office gossip that will disrupt your focus in the office. But working from home can present a new set of challenges.
How to Support the Wellbeing of Your Remote Workers
Remote working can bring many wellbeing benefits to the lives of people. They get to skip the time-consuming and stressful daily commute or they save costs by working from home.
5 signs you may be ready to work remotely on an island
Haven't we all dreamed while staring out of our office window, or sitting in horrendous traffic of the life we could be living? You know, the one where you're sitting on a beach somewhere or hiking a mountain?
How Office Environment Affects Productivity
In the last two decades, the modern office has gone through several evolutions. From cubicle farms to open floorplans, office spaces are now starting to resemble a modern-day pinball alley for grown-ups.
How A Nomadic Method Can Change The Way Businesses Work
Trust, a word that in 2020 seems to have disappeared from the vocabulary of people around the planet, but that it is necessary to rescue, especially for the world of business.
Concerns of HR and how to convince them to let you Work Remotely on an Island
So, you've found a wonderful opportunity to work remotely with your current company! Your quality output has increased, and you have developed a routine and work schedule that works great for you and your family.
A guide to pay your remote worker or freelancer
The dynamics of remote work not only requires new digital tools so that both employer and employee can maintain a stable and fluid communication about the development of the work that is being done.
5 Reasons You Should Try Rural Coliving
As more and more people begin to work remotely, whether following their dreams and relocating to an island locale, or choosing to travel while they work, they are looking for accommodations for their adventures.
5 Jobs You Can Do While Working Remotely
When someone mentions remote work, the first thing many people think of is a while collar tech job that requires long hours of coding and coffee.
All There Is To Know About Coworking Spaces
The term "coworking" was born in 1999 when American videogame designer, Bernie DeKovem, who studied the benefits of games, created the word. For him, coworking meant "working together as equals".
Can Remote Work Help Fight ‘Brain Drain’
When you hear the word "brain drain", it's easy to have a misunderstanding of what's implied. When I first saw the phrase, I thought it meant being tired at the end of the day.
How To Ensure Success When Working Remotely In A New Location
When moving and working remotely in a new location, however, there are things that must be done to ensure a successful adventure, and not a porridge of a mess!
Benefits Of Allowing Knowledge Workers On Your Island
When it comes to remote working, employees (whether self-employed or working for a company) can experience a host of benefits. They have the ability to work schedules that fit them a little better.
Improving Your Work In A Remote Setting
Building a team that communicates well it is productive at a high level is hard. It takes time, be well structured work environment, and a phenomenal team culture.
Remote Working Is Transforming the Future of Work
Remote working or a version of it is most likely going to be part of the new normal. Advances in technology and the willingness to learn these will play a crucial role in assisting next-generation personnel.
Remote work: Instead of working focus on living
Until the year 2020 arrived and the planet incorporated three new terms into its day to day: COVID-19, pandemic and remote work.
Innovation Born from Necessity – What a Future of Remote Work Can Mean for your Business
Now more than ever, remote work has become a viable option in most industries. Although born from a necessity to keep people safe, remote work has proven time and time again to have many benefits for both employees and employers.
Making Hybrid Work Sustainable
Many companies are deciding whether there's a place in the business world for hybrid work models – combining remote work with office work, that gives more flexibility and sustainability to the employee and possibly the organisation.
Hybrid Remote Work – The Best of Both Worlds
One way forward is using the hybrid working model as a part of the reimagined future of work. Combining remote and co-located work opportunities is based on a continuum that works for the organisation and the individual.
Telecommuting and Remote Work: Is it the same?
Although they were terms that already existed long before the global crisis was generated as a result of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, teleworking and remote work are words that have been incorporated into our vocabulary in a natural way.
Best islands for remote work
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has not only left millions of people infected, but also millions who have lost their lives due to the virus. It has also caused billions of dollars in losses to many countries.
Ergonomic Recommendations For Remote Work
When we start working in a company and we are assigned with an office, we do not pay much attention to its details and characteristics.
How to Keep your Team Productive while Working Remotely
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has changed the way we do business. Most companies have had to face the challenge of shifting to a flexible working structure.
The Future of Coworking Spaces
At the beginning of the pandemic, it looked like coworking spaces were going to become extinct. With movement restrictions put in place, many users of coworking spaces spent the bulk of 2020 locked away at home.
Remote Work And Regional Ireland. An Opportunity For The Channel Islands?
New research from Eurofound, the EU's tripartite agency, shows that 47 percent of work has been done remotely in Ireland since the beginning of the pandemic.