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What does this have to do with your business?
Everything. Last week a joint NASA, NOAA study was released that finds earth's energy imbalance has doubled between 2005 and 2019. “A positive energy imbalance means the Earth system is gaining...
LinkedIn data: Top reason individuals want to return to a physical office
In this LinkedIn surgery the top reason given as to why individuals want to return to a physical office is wanting to collaborate in-person. Why return to the workplace? Our top reasons defy the...
Race to flatten another curve — covid lessons
When the pandemic struck our response was basically divided into two phases: 1) Non Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPI’s) designed to flatten and slow the infection curve to prevent healthcare...
Beware of communication fragmentation!
I can literally write a book about this! Now no one digital communication tool is perfect, so don’t look for that, rather settle on something that ticks most boxes. If you don’t insist on a single...
Work-from-anywhere prerequisite
A team must possess the skill to communicate and collaborate at distance as effectively as if they were sitting around a table in-person. It must be that seamless. This skill is often referred to as...
Leadership teams — plan with this in mind
The Economist Intelligence Unit has been keeping track of the global vaccine rollout and at what point it is expected for countries to reach a 60-70% population vaccination. The EIU’s latest vaccine...
Why employees want “hybrid working”
As can be seen from above, 64% of employees surveyed want to spend between 1 and 4 days “at the office.” There are a number of reasons for this, but primarily it boils down to this: 1) At home time...
Future skills
Back in January of 2020, I highlighted that Carbon Literacy would become a necessary future skill all businesses will need to have. This is becoming clearer now that carbon emission reporting is...
The science is clear — we are headed for a catastrophe
The trajectory we are on, as you can see in this animation, is leading us to to an unthinkable catastrophe. https://twitter.com/rarohde/status/1359093913928298500 The science on this has been clear...
“This is why we have to get everyone back to the office!”
This research proves it! No it doesn’t. What it proves is that you are watching the clock not the output. “Being on the clock” while working remotely is the very opposite of what mature...
“But how do you maintain company culture if everyone is working remotely?”
This is the question we are asked most often by those forced into remote working by the pandemic and who are experiencing a fraying culture. The answer is intentionally. Now, the teams that have...
Why employees want hybrid working
This data point from recent Accenture research is enlightening. We want to focus on the 25% that state their reason for wanting to come into the office on some days is because they want to...