Team-Building vs. Annual Planning vs. Training Formada is a remote agency. We make no secret of that. In fact, we’re pretty proud of how successful we’ve been at creating a healthy, collaborative work culture despite how seldom we’re all in the same room...
4-Day Work Week: What We Learned About Summer Hours
Personalizing the Remote Marketing Agency Experience We really are trying to do things differently here at Formada. I know that might sound kinda corny, but we’re sincere in our aim to build something that’s special. No, we’re not trying to “change...
Why Playing Games Is the Key to Making Our Team Closer and More Effective
Play Is Serious Business There is a closet in my house that, depending on who we’re hosting, I either hide or show-off. It is filled with board games from floor to ceiling. And I’m not talking about 10 versions of Monopoly. I’m not exaggerating when I say its contents...
Why We Prioritize In-Person Team Building as a Remote Company
Yes, we’re a remote team, but in-person connections are still a priority It’s no secret that we at Formada pride ourselves in being a fully remote agency. It’s a foundational piece of our business, and it’s become a central element of our brand. Another central...
Why Regular Team Meetings Are Essential For Remote Agencies
I have a complicated relationship with meeting culture In my corporate life, I've always hated meeting overload. On a fundamental level, this approach to business has just never made much sense to me. If your day is filled with back-to-back meetings, when are you...
Far Away, So Close: How We’re Building a Thriving Team Culture As A Fully Remote Agency
What is company culture, really? Have you noticed the incredible amount of content written about company culture? So much of it is prescriptive — how to create a healthy one, how to rejuvenate one that’s failing, and so on. While I understand the motivation...
The Importance of Weekly One-On-Ones
I slip into autopilot often when I drive. For years, I had the same commute and sometimes if I connect with one of those roads — I’ll slip right back into my old routes. Once, my wife was in the passenger seat and noticed I was way off course. She waited to see how...
The Disturbing Trend of Remote Work Monitoring
We founded our company in 2018 as a remote company. While it was initially required because we didn’t yet have a business space, we realized quickly that it gave us much more autonomy, time at home, and the ability to do work on our own terms. These were all goals we...