Feel like you know all the options in Nozbe? In Episode 54, Michael and Magda dive into powerful tips and tricks that can completely transform how you work.
6 December 2024
You Think You Know All The Nozbe Features? Let’s find out! - No Office Podcast Ep. 54
22 November 2024
Why Teams Double Their Productivity Thanks to Nozbe - No Office Podcast Ep. 53
Struggling with email overload, chaotic meetings, and constant interruptions? In this episode, we tackle the pain points of team communication and show how Nozbe can revolutionize your workflow.
8 November 2024
Time Is Money. How to Make Money by Being Well Organized - No Office podcast ep. 52
What is the price of productivity? How do you save money thanks to good organization and effective communication in a team? Check out how the founder and CEO of Nozbe calculates the costs associated with delays, lost information, misunderstandings in the team.
18 October 2024
How to Use Task-Based Communication to Scale Your Team - No Office podcast ep. 51
See how all communication in a company can be organized into tasks and what you gain from it. How preparing and delegating tasks and running discussions in the context of specific topics calms the information flow in the company, reduces chaos and boosts efficiency.
7 October 2024
Small Habits - Big Wins - No Office podcast ep. 50
How to build and stick to habits, even with a busy schedule. And why habits are so important for introducing changes and achieving goals at work and in your private life. We will also give you lots of practical productivity habits you could try out.
20 September 2024
Contexts or Tags - How to Work Smarter By Batching Tasks - No Office ep. 49
See how batching tasks in contexts will skyrocket your productivity. Follow Michael Sliwinski’s advice and see how your work gets better organized.
6 September 2024
How to Use Email Productively - No Office ep. 48
See how to organize your inbox and email communication and how to deal with incoming messages to be more effective, productive and safe
9 July 2024
Revolutionary Feature in Nozbe: Messages - NoOffice podcast ep. 47
You’ve got to listined to this episode if you want to know how Michael came up and tested with Messages in Nozbe and how is this new feature in Nozbe.
21 September 2023
Roles of Founders in a Software Company - No Office Podcast, ep. 46 with Rand Fishkin
You’ve got to listined to this episode if you’ve ever been caught up in great stories about startups and entrepreneurs who raised venture capital got lavish in luxury!
1 September 2023
Why Your Team Needs a Collaboration App
When working in a team, no matter how hard you’re trying to push projects forward, the outcome doesn’t entirely depend on you. Sometimes it can feel frustrating. There is a way for your teamwork to thrive, though. You need an environment that supports teamwork. A sound communication system and a well-designed collaboration tool will help you reach your goals faster together – no matter whether you work in an office or remotely.
22 June 2023
Apple Vision Pro: A Revolutionary Leap in Productivity - No Office Podcast, ep. 45
Michael and Augusto are sure Apple’s first-generation product is set to make a lasting impact. Whether you’re a high-level executive seeking confidentiality, a productivity enthusiast looking to boost your efficiency, or a developer eager to shape the future, the Vision Pro offers an unparalleled experience. Listen to iPad early adopters geeking out about the potential of 🍎 newest device
4 April 2023
Why You Should Interview Your Customers - No Office Podcast, ep. 44
In this episode, our hosts talk about interviewing customers, which every company or product owner should do to grow their business.
24 November 2022
David Allen: Introducing GTD in a Team - No Office Podcast, ep. 43
17 June 2022
Why Would You Attend In-person Conference - No Office Podcast, ep. 42
Why bother with the time and expense of live conferences while there are so many great ways to improve your skills these days?
7 June 2022
Guest postDavid Campbell
6 Remote Work Productivity Metrics You Should Be Tracking
Tracking productivity is an essential aspect of running a business. Whether you have a small close-knit team or a growing team with remote members, productivity can make or break a company. However, productivity isn’t always based on the motivation or effort put in from your employees, and there are a number of different reasons why productivity isn’t as high as it could be.
24 May 2022
Work From Anywhere You Want - No Office Podcast, ep. 41
Try working from a café or from your balcony, or try doing a weekly review on a park bench and say goodbye to procrastination. Changing work environment from time to time can help you increase your productivity.
22 April 2022
Weekly Review Tips & Tricks - No Office Podcast, ep. 40
Get the best tips & tricks to running regular, easy and effective weekly reviews that will boost your productivity and help you organize your work.
8 April 2022
Just Write Stuff Down - The No Office Podcast, ep. 39
When your brain isn’t busy remembering everything, it works better, your creativity skyrockets and your stress level goes down. Writing things down is the first and most important tip you should try to implement in your team to boost your productivity. See why.
25 March 2022
Hybrid work. Practical tips - The No Office Podcast, ep. 38
Future is hybrid. Now it is for sure. Office used to be a tool for the company management while it should be a tool for employees to get their work done in the most efficient way. Hybrid work is all about it. We share our ideas and the best tips to arrange the hybrid work in your company.
7 March 2022
Mighty Fridays in Nozbe - The No Office Podcast, ep. 37
After a serious introduction involving the war, Ukraine being invaded by Russia and the disinformation we must fight, Michael and Rafal tell you everything about the 4-day workweek in the Nozbe company and our Mighty Fridays.
25 February 2022
Lean & kaizen in software development - The No Office Podcast, ep. 36
Rafal and his guest Radek - Nozbe CTO, talk about the way the Nozbe team implements Kaizen improvements in order to ship the app updates every week and constantly improve the processes.
11 February 2022
2022: The Year Of The Bicycle - The No Office Podcast, ep. 35
Michael and Rafal reveal quite a few secrets in this episode of the NoOffice Podcast. They talk about 15 years of running a remote company and how painful was the reality check of the plans they had.
28 January 2022
iPad Mini Review & Productivity Hacks - The No Office Podcast, ep. 34
This episode’s recording started with a bit of technical issues. Nothing happens without a reason! Thanks to these little problems we can share some unusual productivity tips with you… And Rafal will share his impressions of using his iPad Mini in various fields of professional and private life.
14 January 2022
Rafal’s MacBook Pro Optimized Desk Setup - The No Office Podcast, ep. 33
New year, new No Office podcast episodes, Rafal’s new MacBook Pro and his newly arranged desk. Find out how to improve your home office set up and how to upcycle old gadgets and reuse your earlier equipment.
17 December 2021
How we develop the product in Nozbe - The No Office Podcast, ep. 32
Adjusting your daily schedule is a good thing! Testing and experimenting with various configurations will help you set up a perfect pattern. The same goes for processes in your team. See how we improve schedules and product development process in our company,
3 December 2021
Famous Nozbe Design Fight Canceled - The No Office Podcast, ep. 31
In Nozbe, we believe that most meetings are toxic and would better be replaced by asynchronous communication. And although we’re pretty radical in this approach, we managed to be… even more radical 😎 We decided to reduce the already small number of meetings we have. Learn why it happened.
19 November 2021
Pros and Cons of #iPadOnly Work- The No Office Podcast, ep. 30
Have you thought of working only on your iPad? Using iPad as your only or main computer? Watch this episode to see if such an approach is effective for everyone and how to tackle it.
5 November 2021
Working across time zones - The No Office Podcast, ep. 29
Are you planning to join an international dispersed team? Or maybe going to live on a different continent for some time? See how to handle the time difference and other consequences of working in a different time zone than the rest of your team.
22 October 2021
Unleash like a PRO - The No Office Podcast, ep. 28
Back in their home offices, our hosts are being very smart 🤓 about the latest Apple event. See what they think of a new MacBook PRO, new AirPods and new M1 chips.
12 October 2021
Company retreat & team bonding - The No Office 2 Podcast, ep. 1
After a short break we’re back with the 2nd season of the No Office podcast. After a long covid-19-related break we could finally organize a non-virtual company retreat. This episode is recorded live, straight from our company meeting at the Polish seaside. Join us and learn some of our impressions and tips.
13 August 2021
Tech gear we use on holidays - The No Office Podcast, ep. 26
🎉 Today we celebrate 1 year of recording this very show and we talked about tech we use on holidays.
30 July 2021
Ideas for process & productivity improvement - The No Office Podcast, ep. 25
In this 25th ep. of the No Office podcast we tackle several productivity- and tech-related topics. All of them are pretty practical, so come and watch or listen ASAP.
16 July 2021
The iPadOnly Home Office of Augusto Pinaud - The No Office Podcast, ep. 24
In this 24th ep. of the No Office podcast we talk to Augusto Pinaud whose home office set up and productivity tips will make you go woow 😲
2 July 2021
Best Tips To Successful Workation - The No Office Podcast, ep. 23
This is the 23rd episode of the No Office podcast in which we tackle the topic of workation.
22 June 2021
Meetings – How To Do Them Right - Boosting Team Communication
Meetings are viewed as a fundamental element of every team’s communication. Everyone likes meetings, right? Because what’s there to dislike? Meetings have nothing but advantages! Look:
21 June 2021
Asynchronous Communication: A Top Productivity Booster
The NoOffice style and asynchronous communication are keys to team productivity. Believe us. While we mention NoOffice a lot on our productivity blog, asynchronous communication still needs some clarification :) Asynchronous may sound faulty or suspiciously to some of you, huh?
18 June 2021
How To Foster Focused Work - The No Office Podcast, ep. 22
This is the 22nd episode of the No Office podcast! Listen to our practical tips to getting yourself to work in focus and planning a fruitful week.
18 June 2021
The Pyramid Of Communication - Your Team’s Efficiency Guarantee
See, how the Nozbe team uses modern technologies to communicate better and get more done.
No matter where your team members currently work from — or where they will work from in the future — these tips will help you improve overall collaboration.
16 June 2021
9 Facts & Myths About Remote Work
At Nozbe, we all work remotely. And that’s not because of the COVID19 pandemic. We’ve been working like that since 2007! We know most of the work-from-home secrets… Let’s see if you can tell the remote work myths from the facts.
14 June 2021
Remote Teamwork - The Ultimate Guide - Free Online Course
Attention - Achtung - Atención ‼ Registration for our free online course opens today! If your team works remotely or just some of your colleagues work from home, and you’ve been facing organization or communication problems - then this course is for you. ️
10 June 2021
Why Nozbe has no office and how we work
The pandemic hasn’t changed much in our company. That’s because working from home has been our only work mode since 2007. See why our company operates without the main office. After all, we could all sit in a fancy office building in front of our laptops and get distracted regularly. And we could meet in cool conference rooms in order to talk through what could be discussed more efficiently within the task comments…
4 June 2021
Work-Life Balance as a Double Win - The No Office Podcast, ep. 21
This is the 21st episode of the No Office podcast! See exactly how we implement the strategies from Michael Hyatt’s book Win at Work and Succeed at Life.
21 May 2021
How To Achieve The Work-Life Balance According To Michael Hyatt - The No Office Podcast #20
Michael Hyatt and Michael Sliwinski discuss the first Michael’s 😂 latest book he co-wrote with his daughter Megan Hyatt Miller. See what practical tips the authors of this motivational manifesto on how to achieve work-life balance and restore one’s sanity have for you.
14 May 2021
What can we learn from Basecamp’s mistake - The No Office Podcast, ep. 19
We discuss how our role models from Basecamp failed as leaders and what we can learn from this situation.
30 April 2021
How To Run a Virtual Team Retreat - The No Office Podcast, ep. 18
The 2nd Nozbe Virtual Reunion has just finished and here are the lessons learned from this online company retreat. Rafal and Michael also talk about new iMacs and iPad Pro.
16 April 2021
Meetings are regular, optional and well-prepared - The No Office Podcast, ep. 17
Find out what is the only secret behind fruitful meetings in our #NoOffice company. In any company, actually!
9 April 2021
The situation is more serious we’ve ever imagined. The pandemic continues. The constraints and difficulties will go on. Those who had worked in the traditional office for years, will keep struggling. And the managers and CEOs of the so-far-office-based companies who were forced to switch to remote mode are still confused, looking for ways to manage their teams and workflow efficiently.
We want to help & we know how to do that!
Remote Teamwork - The Ultimate Guide 👉🏼 free online course
2 April 2021
What’s in our backpacks? - The No Office Podcast, ep. 16
The hosts reveal their setups prepared for working outside the home. Michael’s home office is a mess and Rafal’s rediscovered his passion to soccer.
19 March 2021
Benefits of journaling & iPad dreams - The No Office Podcast, ep. 15
See what are our journaling systems and why keeping a journal is so beneficial. You will also get to know our thoughts on directions in which iPad as a platform could evolve.
5 March 2021
Podcast production process and cyber security in our business - The No Office Podcast, ep. 14
Rafal shares the recent improvements he’s made to the podcast production process. Michael wrote a chapter of No Office book on cyber security.
19 February 2021
No Roadmap - The No Office Podcast, ep. 13
In this episode, Rafal describes the way we adopted Ryan Singer’s Shape Up in the Nozbe product development and Michael shares the story of his winning battle against procrastination 💪
5 February 2021
Leading by context - The No Office Podcast, ep. 12
Episode number 12 is here. Michael and Rafal talk about moving on from being a manager to being a leader who is helping the team and not managing.
22 January 2021
Direction and Home Screens for 2021 - The No Office Podcast, ep. 11
In the first episode of 2021 Michael and Rafal discuss their takeaways from yearly review and their home screens on iPad and iPhone. Check it out for getting some ideas for the new year.
25 December 2020
Merry Christmas - The No Office Podcast, ep. 10
In the last episode of the year 2020, Rafal and Michael wish you a merry Christmas and share what they have been working on recently. They also talk about the importance of conducting your personal annual review.
11 December 2020
Arranging Your Home Office - The No Office Podcast, ep. 9
Rafal and Michael take a look at Rafal’s home office and discuss how to arrange a productivity-boosting and pleasant home office.
27 November 2020
Weekend Wednesday and new Nozbe features - The No Office Podcast, ep. 8
In today’s espisode Rafal and Michael talk about recent updates to our apps, Black Friday offer and planning your workweek to be more productive.
13 November 2020
The Pyramid of Communication - The No Office Podcast, ep. 7
In today’s espisode Rafal and Michael discuss how we optimize communication processes in our company.
10 November 2020
How to design a home office - Team Productivity Show Ep. 9
If you work from home you need to prepare your home office well. Your working space impacts your productivity and focus.
In this episode, Michael walks us through his home office and described all the furniture and equipment he’s got. You might find his advice useful when designing your own home office space.
30 October 2020
Virtual Reunion - The No Office Podcast, ep. 6
In the 6th episode of the No Office podcast, Michael and Rafal share their opinions and conclusions after first ever Virtual, covid-safe Nozbe Reunion, meaning: our team-bonding meeting.
28 October 2020
How to Plan an Online, COVID-Safe Company Retreat
We’ve just returned from our Nozbe reunion – a virtual one. It was the first time we had our company-wide meeting online and it felt… not as lame as it may sound, in fact.
26 October 2020
Our app was listed as a solution for companies and teams that are moving to remote work and utilizing more digital tools. The Goldman Sachs report, “The Future of Work,” emphasizes that seamlessly connecting all data, processes, and apps presents a serious problem for today’s companies. There is too much of everything. People have various habits, teams within the same company use different tools, and chaos arises.
Remote work has massively accelerated the shift to digital communication and workflow – and that’s fantastic.
The Future of Work – Nozbe in the Goldman Sachs Report
23 October 2020
How we deal with emails - The No Office Podcast, ep. 5
In the 5th episode of the NO Office podcast, Michael and Rafal share their tips and tricks on how to manage emails and what’s the best solution for internal team communication.
6 October 2020
A practical guide to remote work - Team Productivity Show Ep. 8
Everyday-life examples, practical tips to improve team communication and company meetings - check out the key take-aways from Michael’s No Office book.
Michael is writing his new book on working remotely and making team communication work. It’s an open source book that will evolve forever and that is available for free at nooffice.org.
11 September 2020
The No Office Podcast ep. 3 - Dogfooding
What is dogfooding and how we optimize it in our team
Firstly, don’t worry - we’re not changing our eating habits at Nozbe. It’s just that we are always the first to try out our own product.
In the 3rd episode Rafal and Michael go through the outline of Rafal’s presentation on dogfooding that he gave at the Product Camp conference this month.
28 August 2020
The No Office Podcast ep. 2 - the Power of Small Teams
What are the benefits of runing a small team and using the services/products delivered by small teams.
In the 2nd episode of the No Office podcast Michael and Rafal tell how we build our company to keep it small and what benefits it gives us. They also discuss the quality of products and services made by small teams and how we can help them in the world where big tech companies have too much influence on our lives.
21 August 2020
The No Office Podcast - Behind the Scenes of Remote Work
Here is our new podcast entirely dedicated to remote work and running a business without an office. Rafal and Michael will talk about the way the Nozbe team have worked 100% remotely since 2007. In the 1st episode, the hosts discuss:
🎙 The reasons we started this project
📕 The NoOffice book
📆 Fridays at Nozbe #MightyFriday
6 August 2020
Writing the ultimate guide to remote work - Team Productivity Show Ep. 6
The CEO of Nozbe is writting his new book entirely focused on working from home and running and managing a no-office team and company.
Mind, this is not a typical book though! 😉 It’s a modern book for modern times and it will never be finished.
21 May 2020
Guest postStacey Wonder
How to Manage Your Time Efficiently While Working from Home
As a result of companies switching to remote working mode, many of us, remote workers, have faced the biggest challenge: staying productive while working from home.
18 May 2020
Why communication through tasks is an effective way to work. Ep. 8 of our live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the 8th live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Rafal Sobolewski share their experience with effective team communication.
7 May 2020
Working from home - three pillars & advantages. Ep. 7 of our live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the 7th live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Mike St.Pierre share their experience with running a remote team.
24 April 2020
Working from home - setting up new routines. Ep. 6 of our live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the 5th live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Augusto Pinaud, share their experience with working from home effectively.
1 April 2020
At Nozbe, we all work from home on a regular basis. We don’t have a physical office at all. Throughout all these #nooffice years, we’ve learned how to be the most productive while working remotely.
Work-from-home as the ultimate solution Companies across the world are already encouraging more and more people to work from home. Businesses’ and employees’ daily routines don’t have to be hindered by switching to a home office system.
How to work from home effectively - the best tips
23 March 2020
Working from home - efficient meetings. Ep. 5 of our live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the 5th live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Radek, Nozbe’s VP of Engineering, share their experience with working from home effectively. Today hey explain explain how to do online meetings with everyone joining in from their homes and how to do it efficiently.
20 March 2020
Q&A Working from home. Ep. 4 of our live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the 4th live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Radek, Nozbe’s VP of Engineering, share their experience with working from home effectively. They explain what to do to adapt to this new situation and get your work done at home.
18 March 2020
Apps to use when working from home. Ep. 2 of our live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the 2nd live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Radek, Nozbe’s VP of Engineering, share their experience with working from home effectively. They explain which tools and apps to use to help you adapt to this new situation and get your work done at home.
18 March 2020
How to collaborate and communicate remotely. Ep. 3 of our live sessions on working from home.
Here is the recording of the 2nd live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Radek, Nozbe’s VP of Engineering, share their experience with working from home effectively. They explain which tools and apps to use to help you adapt to this new situation and get your work done at home.
17 March 2020
Working from home - the first steps. Ep. 1 of Michael’s live sessions on remote work.
Here is the recording of the first live session dedicated to remote work. In this episode, Michael, Nozbe CEO, and Radek, Nozbe’s VP of Engineering, share their essential tips to work from home effectively. They explain the initial steps you might want to take to organize your home office and adapt to this new situation.
2 October 2019
Task-Based Communication: What It Is and How to Do It Right
How often misunderstandings 🤦 or lack of information hinder team productivity and stop people from completing work on time? I’d say pretty often. And here is our proven method for efficient communication… which you may find too simple and obvious to get excited about. The task-based communication. Let’s get excited about it for a while: check out what it is and how it is different from the collaboration & communication methods you know!
25 October 2018
How we work with translators in Nozbe
Nozbe supports many languages. We offer not only the app, but also on-boarding, educational materials, blog posts, email campaigns and newsletters in multiple languages. To get these materials all sorted and delivered on time, we set up a simple system for collaborating with contractors based all over the world.
21 August 2018
Guest postFreddie Tubbs
7 Tips for Improving and Tracking Your Remote Team’s Productivity
8Working with remote teams is becoming more and more common. Organizations can save a great deal of money on taxes and labor costs by hiring staff in different states or countries. But working remotely comes with a number of challenges. Coordinating groups operating in different time zones can be challenging, and communication is also a challenge. Follow these seven tips for improving and tracking your remote team’s productivity.*
31 July 2018
NoOffice in practice – why choose to operate without an office and how it works
I’ve been running my company and the Nozbe app for over 11 years without a physical office, just an official address. I’ve hired 25 employees and 12 regular contractors. I’ve been promoting the #NoOffice concept because this is how I live and work myself… and I know it works. In this article, I’d like to delve a little deeper into the #NoOffice working style by outlining some of the reasons for operating without an office and present how this system works from an insider’s perspective.
17 July 2018
Did we have fun again at Nozbe reunion? See yourself
Working remotely has many advantages over traditional “office mode”. One of them is the way we truly can’t wait to meet in person at the company reunions. Watch this short video showing how Nozbe team spent time during the last get-together in Ustroń.
16 May 2018
Life Changing Productivity Tips from the Nozbe Team
During the latest Nozbe Reunion, as usually, we spent a couple of hours sharing our personal productivity tips and insights that we’ve gathered since the last meeting. We listed many fantastic ideas and time savers! Some of them are particularly worthy of sharing with a wider audience! I think you might find them life-changing.
2 May 2018
Guest postEdith Gómez
7 ways to be more productive when you study at home
There are many benefits of being able to take online classes at home. Studying from home makes it possible to have a job, take care of your children and save money on gas. Also, there are many options regarding what you can study: a foreign language, writing, marketing and even university courses. There’s no reason as to why you can’t focus on self-development: if you have internet, some free time and a computer, you have everything you will need.
30 April 2018
Ask Michael S04E13: E-mail for collaboration?
We have so many tools for collaboration in our team that e-mail is useless. We haven’t used it for collaboration in years. How do we share information with colleagues, then? Watch the new episode of “Ask Michael” to find out!
18 April 2018
Nozbe Reunion — why, where and how to organize a company retreat?
In a „No Office” company like Nozbe, we don’t see each other all that much in person. That’s why a few years ago we started all-company meetings. We wanted to spend some quality time together, recharge batteries, get to know the people hidden behind their avatars… and basically connect on a different level. Now, that we did a few of these, I’d like to share a few tips on how to prepare and run a successful “company retreat.”
2 April 2018
Ask Michael S04E09: Trust in a remote team
“Trust is good, but control is better,” they say. Well, Michael says the opposite: control is overvalued, and trust is the key to a focused and effective remote team. Learn why!
5 February 2018
Ask Michael S04E01: Kids & Deep Work at Home
If you think that working from home is impossible when there are children present, you’re wrong! You can organize your office and your home, even with children around, all under one roof – and that’s what the first episode of the 4th series is about!
11 December 2017
We regularly prepare articles on various topics for you. We know, however, that times change and people find new interests. All we want is to provide you with practical and motivating blog posts, as well as tips that are easy to put into practice. The solution is simple: let us get to know you by completing our super-short survey.
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6 November 2017
Ask Michael S03E10: Instant communication
In this episode, Michael examines the need for instant communication on teams and explains how it works in our company – or, to be precise, how we avoid it as much as possible.
30 October 2017
Ask Michael S03E09: Successful communication with customers
Our use of the Pyramid of Communication is not limited to just internal collaboration; we also employ the general rules of successful communication in our Customer Support. Listen here to learn why it’s crucial to set expectations for your clients!
18 September 2017
Ask Michael S03E03: The Communication Pyramid and the Nozbe Team
A prepared meeting is better, more effective and more enjoyable than other meetings. Even reunions! Today Michael shows how this works in our company.
4 September 2017
Ask Michael S03E01: Remote company
Welcome back to the “Ask Michael” Show! This time, Michael discusses what it’s like to run a fully remote company.
After an active summer, we’re bringing back your favorite productivity series on YouTube :)
30 May 2017
Sweet memories. Watch the Nozbe team having fun at our reunion.
It’s been two months since we all met in person in Torun at our company gathering. We celebrated, worked, learned and chilled out. Now you can see what our reunions are like and find out how many different things we did.
On the first day Michael, our CEO, welcomed us, summarized the last six months of our work and progress and then… we could finally celebrate Nozbe’s 10th anniversary “live” - we had delicious cake and champagne.
27 March 2017
And here it is – the last episode of the first season of “Ask Michael!” Today Michael answers two questions we get all the time:
After the previous episode, you already know that we run Nozbe with Nozbe – and without an office. Why do we only work remotely? Who else follows that approach? And where, actually, can you visit us? Watch the new episode!
What now? We’re wrapping up the first season of “Ask Michael.
Ask Michael #12: Nozbe office?
24 November 2016
4 Day Workweek & Regular Weekly Review
Thanks God It’s Friday or a Mighty Friday is what helps us boost our team productivity (we mentioned it in our previous post). It’s tough to admit, but before we launched it, hardly any of us had been doing a regular review. Michael decided to change that, and now we can reveal our conclusions and tips for everyone who would like to follow this policy.
Design your Friday
The main lesson for Friday-lovers is to focus on your own schedule. Think of TGIF as a day designed by yourself, not imposed on you by your day-to-day duties, a task list or your boss. You are the only one who decides what to do after the review.
21 November 2016
TGIF - Nozbe team’s attempt at working less, but better
We have a new policy at Nozbe. We treat Fridays differently. And we call it “Piąteczek” (in Polish), which you could translate to: TGIF as in “Thank God It’s Friday”. Here’s what it’s all about:
Note: This is a short version of the post I originally posted on Medium where I post about remote working as a part of NoOffice publication. I’d appreciate if you followed me there and recommended my posts, thanks!
Note 2: If you prefer a different “audio” version of this article, we discussed this new TGIF policy with my co-host Radek at the #60 episode of The Podcast. We came back to the topic in the #70 episode.
Introducing an experimental policy that will give us a more productive, yet shorter workweek with more time for a weekly review and for learning new things… or not.
We’re already quite an unorthodox company. We all work remotely from our homes and we don’t have a single physical office. We’ve been working like this for almost a decade and hundreds of thousands of users of our Nozbe app don’t seem to mind that at all.
But we’re not unorthodox just for the sake of it. We are like that because it works. Because we enjoy a better lifestyle thanks to our “No Office” arrangement.
After all, we’re a productivity company. When we experiment, we do it for a reason. To work better. To be better. To grow better. And this new policy is supposed to help us exactly at that.
And it all started with 3 questions that I couldn’t get off of my mind:
17 October 2016
This post might be outdated
Our next Nozbe Reunion is just about to start. We’re meeting in Gdansk, Poland – the city of freedom and Solidarity. We are going to discuss how Nozbe should look like in the near and further future and how we can improve your productivity even more in the years to come. Please keep following us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
Please note that our customer support might be a little slower this week as our support staff is with us discussing your feature requests and plans for the future, so please have a little more patience with us this week, thank you - it’s for your own good :-)
Greetings from Gdansk! - Nozbe Reunion Fall 2016
14 September 2016
Nozbe Values
This post is about the company principles that we believe in and strive for. During one of my weekly reviews, I was struck by how I’d made some recent decisions. These were all about company issues like the internal discussion about our #NoOffice approach, meeting with team mates in May, and some business-related topics. I felt like I hadn’t been consistent. I wasn’t sure if I had been right and, actually, why I’d made the decisions I had.
18 March 2016
How to combine full-time work with freelancing and not burn out or go mad
I started out my QA (Quality Assurance) career working full-time. After 2 years, I tried a freelance remote job. A constantly changing client base and the lack of financial security was rough and difficult compared to a stable full-time contract.
But I did it - I went freelance and was testing software for many clients. Along with a high volume of work, a need of uber-productivity and perfect time management kicked in. I started to look for the best solutions, and soon I found Nozbe… First, as my top productivity tool and then also as an employer who hired me as a full-time QA person.
23 February 2016
Presenting our #NozbeOffice!
Last week, we published the #NozbeOffice gallery made of photos taken by you - Nozbe users. This awesome collection would be incomplete without our offices. Well, we mean #NoOffices :) As you know, at Nozbe we don’t have one common workplace. Instead of that, we work from our homes or wherever we feel like working.
Today we’re presenting you our desks. We are different people with different needs, but together - thanks to Nozbe - we are powerful!
9 February 2016
The #NozbeOffice gallery
Dozens of your photos appeared in social media after publishing #NozbeOffice post on Nozbe blog. Now, we’ve got an awesome #NozbeOffice gallery!
When we started the celebration of Nozbe’s 9th birthday, we were sure that Nozbe Users will participate in our joy and fun. But what happened later, was beyond our wildest dreams!
Now we want to sum up this action. It’s impossible to show all pictures, so we decided to pick some of the best of #NozbeOffice sets and put them together in one place.
25 January 2016
Some time ago, we announced what’s going to happen this week. The launch of Nozbe 3.0 will be the final part of celebrating 9 years of the best productivity app on the market!
By the time 3.0 is released, we want you to participate :) Working in an office, coffee house, park or at home - it doesn’t matter because “work is not a place to go, it’s a thing that you do.
#NozbeOffice - show a place where your work is done
1 October 2015
Last week we were on the Nozbe Reunion where we spent a great week together. We had some fun and enjoyed each other’s company which is very important for a team that most of the year spends time working remotely from our homes. In case you were wondering, Nozbe is not just me so in this post you’ll get to know some of the people who help me get you more organized:
Meet the Nozbe Team - people who make the productivity magic happen
