Free tools for building inclusive, impactful remote work cultures—because accessibility isn't optional, and great talent lives everywhere.
The Hand-Off Map helps remote teams identify what knowledge lives with whom—and what falls apart when someone’s offline. Use it to build shared ownership, reduce single points of failure, and support resilient PTO and delegation systems.
🤝 Two-part worksheet to map what you hold and what you need
🤝 Includes prep and facilitation guide for a live team conversation
🤝 Built for async-first teams with embedded resilience in mind
Invest 30 minutes to start reducing risk, strengthening support, and building shared clarity.
Spark alignment, not awkwardness. The Activators (Not Icebreakers) Guide offers inclusive conversation starters for remote meetings that deepen collaboration without putting anyone on the spot.
đź’¬ 6 categories of prompts designed for psychological safety and insight
đź’¬ Usage tips for live and async formats
đź’¬ Bonus section on building opt-in culture and modeling vulnerability
Bring more clarity, curiosity, and connection to your meetings—in just 3 minutes at a time.
The Collaboration Decision Matrix helps remote teams choose the right way to collaborate—so they can cut through noise, reduce tool sprawl, and avoid defaulting to meetings that leave people out. Use it as a gut-check to build momentum and make more inclusive, intentional communication choices.
🧰 7-mode breakdown from Slack to shared docs to in-person meetups
🧰 Inclusion checkpoints built into each channel’s pros and pitfalls
🧰 Practical framing questions for remote teams making default decisions
Rethink "how we work together" so your tools match your intention—not just your habits.
Hiring your first team member is a systems decision. The Your First Hire Decision Tree walks you through what you really need—and whether hiring a full-time team member is actually the best next move.
🌳 Self-assessment across 7 categories including friction, systems, and support
🌳 Clarifies what type of help (execution, expertise, partnership) fits best
🌳 Designed for solo founders and scaling consultants
Before you post that job description, spend 20 minutes here. Your future team thanks you!
The On-Your-Side Onboarding Toolkit equips peer advocates to support new teammates beyond the basics—helping them find their voice, contribute with confidence, and envision a future at your company. Designed for remote teams that care about inclusion, growth, and sustainability, let's turn onboarding into relationship-building.
👋🏼 Advocate guide with role clarity, qualities to look for, and anti-tokenism advice
👋🏼 Conversation prompts for Day 1 to Day 180
👋🏼 Flexible formats and cadence suggestions for remote teams
Make time to make people feel welcome—it pays off in retention, trust, and team confidence.
The Recognition Radar is a high-impact checklist and reflection tool that helps remote leaders build real morale through systems of meaningful appreciation—not just surface-level praise. Spot the unseen, shift the power of who gets recognized, and turn gratitude into an everyday leadership practice.
📡 20+ recognition strategies across 4 categories:
Systematize, See, Lead, Personalize
📡 Built-in equity checkpoints to notice gaps and name contributions clearly
📡 Ideal for 1:1s, project wrap-ups, or team rituals
Take 15 minutes to redesign your gratitude systems—so no one gets left out of the story.
Conflict fluency is a leadership skill. The Repair Ritual Deck equips remote teams with rituals, language, and shared frameworks for working through tension on a calm, structure path that names harm, restores trust, and rebuilds with intention.
🪢 Dual-track format for peer-to-peer and leader-mediated repair
🪢 Step-by-step structure for before, during, and after hard conversations
🪢 Prompts, values-based agreements, and documentation practices included
Spend the time to get it right. Repair builds stronger culture than conflict avoidance ever will.
You don’t need a new title to start leading—and you don’t need to burn out to prove your worth. Inside Job helps you find your footing, build small systems of sanity, and set powerful boundaries—even if you’re not “in charge.”
🧠Practical frameworks to clarify your role and claim your voice
🧠Scripts, prompts, and checklists for peer connection and sustainable influence
🧠Tools to reflect, speak up, share systems (or not), and plan an exit—on your own terms
Start your Inside Job and take back your time, clarity, and leadership—without giving up or giving in.
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Remote leadership and systems-thinking, human-centered work culture—fast enough to read before your next meeting, deep enough to shape your practice.
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