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Inventing Fire and Getting People to Use Teams

Humans have a love-hate relationship with technology. We curse the need to be tethered to email and Slack for work while not being able to avoid our personal screens for more than a few minutes at a time. Everyone complains about the tools they have at their disposal, but shudder at the thought of learning

Reentry Causes Friction

Here’s something you probably never thought of. The last year and a half or so of the COVID pandemic has been a lot like a trip to the International Space Station. We were launched from our snug, regular office routines and sent to live and work in isolation, with most of our communication coming virtually.

How Much Freedom is Too Much (at Work)?

I am a flag-flying, proud American. As such, I grew up believing in the power and privilege of freedom. I believe that freedom is a good thing. I also know that it is possible to have too much of a good thing, including freedom. When it comes to work freedom, there is clearly a point

Using Remote Work to Encourage Diversity

It’s 2021, and businesses are no longer keeping social concerns outside of the workplace. Instead, many are trying to be inclusive and are actively planning for diversity in the workplace. Diversity comes in many guises. It means to be inclusive of a person irrespective of their race, age, gender, ethnicity, disability, or other aspects. Remote

Questions Hybrid Work Will Raise

by Kevin Eikenberry If you worked remotely over the past year or so, you are likely now in one of two positions: You either know you will have some sort of hybrid work future, or you are still waiting to hear what your future of work will be, but expect there will be a hybrid

Which Matters More: Results or People?

By Kevin Eikenberry Which matters more, the results people are hired to do, or the people who must do that work? Some see it like the chicken and the egg riddle, while others clearly find themselves on one side of the other. We are living in a time where the tangible results of how leaders

Serving You Better with Two New Websites

Yes, I am going to announce two new websites. And yes, I am proud of our team for creating them. But no, this isn’t a gratuitous post. We created these website resources to help you reach your goals. TheFutureofWork.biz In case you haven’t noticed, for many people the world of work has been upended over

What If You Did Yelp Reviews for Your Team?

I read recently that negative reviews online carry so much weight it takes eight positive reviews on Yelp to counteract a single bad review. While this is bad news for your local diner, why is it relevant to those who lead remote teams? The reason is that people take negative feedback much more seriously than

Take Your Darned Vacation Days

We learned a lot during the first year of working from home. One of the things nobody expected was that it is a lot harder to take time off than anyone previously thought. We know this because a record number of people didn’t take vacation or personal time last year, or if they did they

How Are You Feeling?

by Kevin Eikenberry Much has been written over the past few months about the mental health challenges for those working from home for more than a year, as they navigated changes to jobs and unclear expectations, and challenges with balancing their work and life all while never leaving the house and doing it all during

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