You are not part of the first company nor the last to try and solve the post-pandemic 'how do we really work now?' problem of 2022 and beyond. Here are three recent articles on how different companies manage (or not) the transition (or not): 1) Bloomberg - Employees...
Could you reduce your meetings to zero meetings per week? Could that outweigh the perceived benefits of social interaction and cohesion? And how about productivity and stress? Determining these outcomes was the objective of a recent study published in MIT Sloan. In...
According to a new report from the Pew Research Foundation, more (American) workers prefer to work from home and will continue to do so if given the choice. Among the report's highlights: Most (64%) of those who are now working from home at least some of the time but...
Feeling overworked, irritable, and unfocused? Chances are high that you might suffer from work burnout. In fact, in a 2021 survey of 1,500 U.S. workers, over 50% said they were feeling burned out as a result of their job demands. Via The New York Times Future of Work...
On the heels of the massive UK experiment in the four-day workweek, Belgium takes the concept a step further, provisionally approving measures to not only offer four-day weeks to employees, but also giving employees the right to ignore their bosses and devices after...
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Seemingly everyone who is not a meeting scientist has a theory or piece of research to support the claim that you should turn off your camera during meetings, most recently in this Harvard Business Review article. None of this new research conjoins camera activity to...
Not returning to the office for a while? Possibly forever? Here are 34 tips on how to make the most of your home/remote office. Some starters: Create a dedicated space for your office Start working when you normally start your commute, not when you'd normally get to...
Companies that prioritize employee health and wellness will be protected from the 'great departure' that's projected for the next 18-24 months as individuals re-evaluate their work-life balance in the wake of COVID. We believe that prioritizing wellness starts with...
Axios reports that Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefits manager, will use a 'hub and home' hybrid model where employees will use their home offices for individual work and then go to the company's HQ for collaboration and socialization. The company employs nearly...
From CNN Business comes this article, a follow-up to the research revealed earlier in August which shows an increase in meeting load and strain during the pandemic. CNN canvassed several companies on what they're doing to reduce meeting load during the pandemic,...
Feeling overworked? You're not alone. A study of 3.1 million workers around the world found that the pandemic workday is longer and has more meetings. You can read more about the study in Bloomberg here, the research background summary here, and the full research...
From Bloomberg's Sarah Carmichael Green (skgreen), this article points to the theoretical advantages of remote meetings. She interviewed John Hollenbeck, a professor from the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, who cited, without evidence, that...