Our chapters range from communities with 500 in population up to 500,000 and they all have one goal – to bridge the (often cultural) gap
Remote work is a divisive subject. It’s described as the ‘dream situation’ for many employees, but to some employers it’s a
So you’ve seen for yourself the 100s of remote jobs available right now, wherever you are. They’re in fully distributed teams, or
On 28th September, 150 people gathered in the conference room of The Rose Hotel in Tralee, eager to see what the day would bring. Freelancers,
Grow Remote has always been about local communities. When Caroline in Offaly or Brian in Roscommon let us know remote working was a challenge we
What does your company do? Set up in 2010 by Shane Evans and Pablo Hoffman, Scrapinghub is the world’s leading provider of web scraping
By Lisa Fingleton Published in VAN (Visual Artists Newsletter, Ireland), July-Aug 2016 I have been a member of the vibrant and dynamic Rural Arts
Filippos Protogeridis joins us for Grow Remote’s first event from the UK. He told us a little more about how he learnt to work remotely.
The below post was written by Sean Brady of Online Assist. Have thoughts on remote working? Send them to hello@growremote.ie To paraphrase US
This is the shortest of our posts, the most to the point and right now, the most urgent. We have the communities, we have the remote workers, we
30% of respondents to this survey said lack of community was the biggest challenge to remote working. Grow Remote is built by a team of
We want to enable more communities in Ireland to increase the number of remote workers, that is, people in full time employment the same as an
This post is by Noel Dykes, founder of Frankli, the people feedback platform. It begins a series that addresses culture and remote working. Have
Tell us a little about your community We’re a small village on the border to the Burren with about 2k people. We have about 10 bars, some
Paul Savage is COO at nearForm, a remote first Irish company. He’ll be coming to share his learnings on September 27th and he took some
When we began Grow Remote we took a big abstract concept that we thought may kinda be a good idea hopefully if we were lucky. We had to break it
Below is a Grow Remote guest piece from Paul Harrington and Garry Turkington (CTO) of Improve Digital about how their remote team came together.
As we looked to build a community around remote working in Ireland we needed one thing – companies from outside of Ireland to use as
Top 5 Remote Working Hacks 1. Write down the top three tasks you need to complete on a given day. I generally find the more I have to do, the
Shopify were founding partners of Grow Remote. We asked them on board because we’ve met their people and seen their culture in action.
You know Teamwork.com? Those guys who bootstrapped their way to greatness? By greatness we mean having a slide in their offices. But also
We’ve been excited to get Rasa to come speak at Grow Remote since we sat on the rooftop garden in their Rome space with the Techstars
We at Grow Remote love 10up. Not only because Gabe immediate understood our mission, but the company itself is exactly the kind of company
People across Ireland are sending in pitches for their town to give you insights to a nomadic & remote working life there. Want to sell your
People across Ireland are sending in pitches for their town to give you insights to a nomadic & remote working life there. Want to sell your
The below was sent to us by Ken Tobin from HQ Tralee, a brilliant example of Irish remote working. The Challenge of Remote Working is a Personal
No commute, being there for the kids and achieving a better work-life balance are just some of the reasons 216,000 people in Ireland work from
I’ve been recommending Drive by Daniel Pink to people for years and in particular the mantra of Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose – something I
5 Tips to developing strong relationships with your remote colleagues One key element to a successful remote career is how close you are to your
It’s a digital world… and we love it. We’ve got techie people doing techie things with techie tools. We employ programmers and developers who
You can possibly find a co-working space in one of the many amazing new spaces popping up all over Ireland such as The Building Block in Sligo
Cian Collins
Making the transition to remote work isn’t as easy as it may seem. For individuals or for companies. For the many professionals who have grown
A happy worker is a productive worker. There are plenty of remote work success stories, which means that telecommuting really works!
Cian Collins
Remote Working = Happiness It seems pretty obvious why people prefer to work at places they feel most comfortable – aka NOT in an office. The
According to the Management Issues article, “The Hidden History of Remote Working.” Author Wayne Turmel points out that remote work has become what it is through much trial and error
Cian Collins
Working from a home office; file-sharing collaboration tools; growing numbers of digital nomads. It seems that remote work has slowly evolved
Companies that offer flex are far more attractive to job seekers than those who don’t. In fact, some potential workers will opt for flexible rather than a bigger salary.
Cian Collins
When done properly, a company’s remote work policy makes good business sense. Not only does it allow employers to find top talent anywhere in the