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...
Most companies stuck in synchronous remote work
This new data from Microsoft shows most companies new to remote work are stuck in “Synchronous Remote Work” or at Level 2 of the 5-Level remote work maturity model. Most are trying to: Ctrl + C...
What you need to know about hybrid in-office/remote working models
There is so much talk at present about hybrid remote/in-office work models. For those contemplating this way of working, you do need to understand that these are THE hardest to manage. “It’s easier...
Is that business flight really necessary?
This is a question Farhard Manjoo asked in his NYT piece entitled Do You Really Need to Fly?Do You Really Need to Fly? The truth is no we don’t and yes videoconferencing is good enough to replace...
Remote work pitfalls
This data from South Africa. This snapshot gives a glimpse into how traditional in-person teams are struggling with remote work. First up is the discovery that email is terrible for communication...
Why is the story feature important
Stories are a very powerful digital communication medium! In all my years of digital communication, nothing has come close to creating digital intimacy and connection as has Stories. When Snapchat...
How to spot a badly designed remote workplace
People are now sharing their experiences of what it’s like to work remotely after being forced to start doing so at very short notice, with no time prepare: For example: “I don’t miss going to the...
More on decommissioning the office as communication app
To make remote work you have to decommission the office as the communication app. This from Slack Rewiring how we work: building a new employee experience for a digital-first world: “Going to work...
Understanding your teams remote work challenges
This from the recent KPMG report Covid-19 and the American worker. “40% say they were left to navigate the changes with inadequate resources.” Wow. Most commonly cited challenges from transitioning...
Managing hybrid teams (co-located + remote the hardest of all
The main reason for this is that you end up with two communication apps which fragments your communication. The co-located team will use the office as their communication app and the remote team...
Remote work mistake: Trying to replicate the in-office experience online
Below is the observation of an executive about his company’s remote work experience. (From this you can see difficulties in attempting synchronous working - remotely.) “It wasn’t that people weren’t...
For successful remote work you have to decommission the office as communication app
When working in-office the office becomes the communication app of choice. Walking over to someone and tapping them on the shoulder to ask a question. The water cooler chat. The impromptu meeting....