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How we help new team members get up to speed fast

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How we help new team members get up to speed fast

By Kathleen Herrmann August 18, 2022 Have you ever started a new role and didn’t know where to start? At AWeber, we set you up for success from day one with our unique take on new team member onboarding. Ever start a new job, get handed a laptop, and then get sent on your way? You’re unsure of where to start, who to meet with, sitting around trying to find something to do to fill your time. That doesn’t quite scream “remarkable start to a new role,” if you ask me. At AWeber, we view onboarding a little differently than most. All new AWeber team members (regardless of their role) spend their first six days, yes six whole days, NOT doing their job. I know that might sound a little excessive — what could we possibly be covering for 6 days!? — but how can you possibly be asked t...

How to effectively brainstorm in a remote environment

By Chris Vasquez May 26, 2022 It’s important to have methods for idea generation that really work in an increasingly remote world. Here’s what’s worked for us. One of the things that seemed most challenging when AWeber was transitioning from a physical location to becoming a remote team was figuring out how we’d effectively brainstorm. So much good creative work comes from people putting their heads together, identifying problems to be solved, and coming up with ways to solve them. Historically at AWeber, we had done this by swinging by someone’s desk, or catching them in a common space and working things through on a white board. How could we maintain this free-flowing innovation when people weren’t in the same physical space (or even the same time zone)? It turns out i...

Going back to the office? Here’s why we’re not.

By Kathleen Herrmann May 12, 2022 AWeber is all-in on remote-first. Learn why we’re not going back to the office. We’re AWeber – a mighty team of 89 remote-first team members that span three time zones, two countries, and 15 states; all working together to help small businesses and entrepreneurs grow by forming meaningful connections with their audiences. At this point, I’m sure we all know someone who’s returned to the office. Returned to waking up earlier, fighting traffic during daily commutes, wearing pants… And why? What productivity was lost working remotely? Of course, there are SOME benefits to meeting in person (we plan on doing company-wide retreats after all!), but for us the benefits of staying remote-first far outweighed being in person. Here’s wh...