Author Archives: Sarah

Get Paid What You’re Worth with Mick Mize

Meet Mick, someone who thrives on diverse interests and dynamic experiences. From early days in theater to a current passion for coaching, Mick’s journey has been about embracing learning, creativity, and connection. Here’s a glimpse into Mick’s life and some valuable advice for remote workers navigating the complexities of compensation and self-worth. Acting was Mick’s […]

Trends, Skills, and Well-being in Remote and Flexible Work with Kristin Vierra

As we move further into 2024, the landscape of work continues to evolve, particularly in the realms of remote and flexible working arrangements. Kristin, a Remote Work and Career Fulfillment Coach and a keen observer of these trends, offers valuable insights into the current state and future direction of work flexibility, the skills employers seek […]

Upskilling in the realm of remote work via our masterclasses

Here at Growmotely, we’re pumped about learning. We can’t help it; it’s how we’re wired. Stay curious, stay open is one of our five company values, and let’s state what’s true –> curiosity and learning go hand-in-hand. With the recent opening of our community (yay!), we have decided to give a renewed focus to learning. More specifically, our Events […]

Rowland, remote work & being a (dope) father in Lagos…

Rowland Okoli – our UX/UI Designer here at Growmotely – is a remote work evangelist. One noteworthy perk of his remote work lifestyle? Instead of the occasional six-hour stuck-in-traffic drive home from work, he now takes his three kiddos to school every morning, and picks them up every afternoon. Incredible!

Why we love self-partnered productivity

On Wednesday of this week – the 14th of September – Andreea Ioana Gătin (our masterclass magician here at Growmotely) and I kicked off the first masterclass, called Self-Partnered Productivity, in Growmotely’s new series of masterclasses.  We were thrilled to see people in our community from all over the globe log in to join the masterclass: Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Bulgaria, Romania, […]

Conflict resolution for a more beautiful world

A few months ago my husband and I moved through a rough patch, and I observed something really interesting during this time. In my mind, he became my opponent. I would be replaying past conversations, or preparing for upcoming conversations, thinking about what I could say to essentially ‘win’ against him. To be ‘right’, and […]

Five biases to watch out for as leaders 

According to UK-based Toby Mildon – one of our favorite Diversity & Inclusion Architects here at Growmotely – one of the traits of inclusive leaders is being aware of our blind spots. Wonderful! Now that we all know that, we are well on our way to becoming more inclusive as leaders. Hmmm. The problem, however, is – […]