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...
It’s October. Have You Started Creating Your 2024 Goals Yet?
There’s Just One Quarter Left In 2023 — How Are You Approaching Annual Planning? It’s already October. I can’t believe it. The leaves outside my window are rapidly turning from green to gold, the sign of another year coming to an end. Being a business owner, I...
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...
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...
No-Meeting Wednesdays
Death by meeting is real. And we’re here to resurrect every one of our team members who’s been buried alive by an unnecessarily overloaded calendar. At my previous jobs, a common refrain was how much time people spent in meetings. Most would complain about how much...