COVID-19 didn’t force us at 40 Parables to make any major changes.

Here are 4 reasons why:

1. As a strategic Martech partner for ministries, we’ve always been remote. Yes, being in the same office offers better collaboration, but being remote far outweighs the other benefits. 
2. We make up for this with a weekly team call for games/chat as well as an annual team holiday.
3. Our internal tech stack – Asana, Slack, Notion, Zoom, and Dropbox – helped us coordinate and collaborate before and despite COVID-19.
4. We’ve been very slow and careful with our hiring and so we rarely have to let anyone go.

Here’s what has helped us: 

1. Staying remote removes many restrictions for hiring the best people.
2. Early adoption of technology advances collaboration lifecycles. Most of us should have been on Zoom a long time ago.
3. Intentional hiring prevents inevitable firing.