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Remote culture without the forced fun
your low-lift, high-impact approach to holiday connection for remote teams.
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👋 Welcome back to All Things Remote: your weekly shortcut to building lean, efficient remote teams without the chaos.
In today’s send:
✅ How to build genuine connection in December (without forced fun)
✅ A simple 3-touchpoint framework you can use every year
✅ Practical ideas your team won’t dread or skip
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How to build real connection during the holiday season (without forced fun)
December is a strange month for remote teams.
People are tired, juggling travel, trying to finalise projects, and quietly hoping leadership doesn’t schedule a 90-minute Zoom “celebration” with breakout rooms and ugly sweater contests.
Nobody wants that.
You don’t.
Your team definitely doesn’t.
The good news?
Remote culture doesn’t require big events, it requires intentional, low-lift moments of connection that respect people’s time and energy.
Here’s a simple way to do it well.