Jun 11, 2020 | Business, Productivity, Remote Work
Leading your team remotely comes with its own set of challenges and surprises. Technology leaders are paving the way for those freshly navigating this new world of work. This article offers some useful tips on how to create team unity and continue to improve your...
May 26, 2020 | About Athena, Business, Productivity
Turning distractions and disruption into value! The distractions and disruptions that happen working from home, can be turned on their head into something valuable. The annoyance or burden of laundry or dishes can be turned into a “brain break” or a break in the...
May 12, 2020 | About Athena, Business, Productivity
“Working from home, we don’t have hallway conversations and office parties that strengthen relationships and build trust. Also absent are the contextual clues that help us interpret meaning: body language, facial expression, and tone of voice. Without context,...
May 5, 2020 | Business, Productivity, Remote Work
In our first blog, Gina talked about jointly working from home and how we have managed to be effective. I am going to address how we live (and work) in close quarters and the structures we use to support our sanity and our relationship. Most of what we have learned...
Apr 7, 2020 | About Athena, Business
It’s Athena’s 4th birthday this week! Four years ago, we incorporated. And how are we faring? All in all, well. We are grateful. This business has always “worked from home”, whether it’s me the CEO in a two-bedroom condo near Alki Beach in Seattle, WA (oh yes, our...
Mar 24, 2020 | Business, Delegation, Productivity, Remote Work
Athena has always been a work-from-home company. 100% virtual, from Day 1. But what does it take to manage your staff from home? There’s a lot that has come out in the last week or two on tips for working from home. But how do you manage your team, while sitting...