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Google Doc vs Whiteboard
“We need to be in the same room with a whiteboard to brainstorm!” Have you heard that before? Let’s see if there is a better way: On a physical whiteboard you can: Easily draw shapes and...
Don’t blame remote work
Dear executives… Please don’t blame remote working when hybrid workplaces fail, which they very likely will. Blame the hybrid model because THAT is where the problem lies. Remember, of the three...
GitLab CEO: This is why most hybrid workplaces will fail
The world over leadership teams are talking about creating hybrid workplaces - that is, allowing people to work remotely and in the office. These environments are 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 hard to manage because...
This is a major hybrid workplace challenge
If a hybrid team does not solve the problem articulated here, this workplace will ultimately fail, as it creates a two-tier workplace with remote workers becoming secondclass employees. If you are...
Hosting an online event is smart business
Take a look at this piece from Sara Fischer entitled Snapchat leans into virtual events Don’t get me wrong in-person events will remain forever important, for those very special occasions, but...
Remote work prerequisites
You cannot have a beautiful functional home without careful planning and design. Just not possible. This is exactly the same with an “office in the cloud” that enables a work-from-anywhere...
Finally we have proof — current remote working practices are unsustainable
This study of 10,000 employees forced into pandemic remote work found that productivity decreased by 20% (Source in comments) Here is why: “Why did productivity decline? The authors find that...
The tale of two remote work workplaces
BUILT ON SAND: This remote work workplace was hastily put in place because of the pandemic. There was no prior planning for this. Everybody suddenly went home. It’s “kinda” of working. Teams are...
Cancel remote work at your peril
This is the headline making some news today Source here The story here is the same the world over. Many leaders think being in-office is better than working remotely. Here was the sentiment of this...
Remote Work Objection: How will junior staff learn if they are not around others?
I hear this all the time from those new to remote work. So here is how it works: In a well DESIGNED work-from-anywhere workplace onboarding of new people is given meticulous attention. Junior staff...
Siloed internal communication
Despite being a year into remote work for many, I still hear this when talking to teams. ME: So how do you stay in contact with your team? THEM: Mostly by email… (siloed communication) ME: What else...
This is exactly how hybrid workplaces fail
“It’s still important to keep the hybrid option available, because that’s what workers say they want.”— Robbie Robertson, Deloitte Also Mr Robertson: COMMENT: The collapse of hybrid workplaces will...