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Tim Ferriss
Cal Newport and Tim Ferriss Revisit The 4-Hour Workweek (Plus: The Allure and The Void of Remote…
Tim Ferriss
7 min read · May 18th · Cal Newport Interviews Tim Ferriss on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
BBC News (World)
The death of 'mandatory fun' in the office
BBC News (World)
6 min read · May 19th · The pandemic put an end to required birthday cupcakes, team happy hours and forced ‘fun’ activities. Many workers are deeply relieved.
FORTUNE
Silicon Valley is no longer recruiting talent by city, but time zone
FORTUNE
May 9th · In the hunt for the best people, SalesForce says it bet $28 billion that employees across industry are not willing to give away the flexibility of working from home.
Silicon Republic
We need to end the toxic rhetoric around remote working
Silicon Republic
5 min read · May 9th · If certain leaders don’t change their mindset around remote working, they could undo all the positive workplace steps they have made.
Gizmodo
Too Little Too Late: Apple Reverses Remote Work Policy After Machine Learning Head Decamps to Alphabet
Gizmodo
2 min read · May 18th · Apple will reportedly delay its three day in-person work week citing a rising number of covid-19 cases.
Reader View · Shared by 20, including Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (he/him), Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Loneliness of the Hybrid Worker
MIT Sloan Management Review
8 min read · May 3rd · Research finds that having supportive colleagues in the workplace is key to feeling less isolated when working from home.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 41, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Massimiliano Aroffo, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Víctor González Pacheco
Fast Company
Why the 9-to-5 schedule has lost its place in the workplace
Fast Company
4 min read · May 17th · The idea of a causal relationship between time and output is feeling increasingly outdated.
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Fast Company
Why the 9-to-5 schedule has lost its place in the workplace
Fast Company
4 min read · May 17th · The idea of a causal relationship between time and output is feeling increasingly outdated.
BBC News (World)
The death of 'mandatory fun' in the office
BBC News (World)
6 min read · May 19th · The pandemic put an end to required birthday cupcakes, team happy hours and forced ‘fun’ activities. Many workers are deeply relieved.
news.airbnb.com
Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere
news.airbnb.com
5 min read · Apr 29th · Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky shared our design for living and working anywhere with employees around the globe.
Reader View · Shared by 121, including Chris Messina, Airbnb, Esther Schindler
Tim Ferriss
Cal Newport and Tim Ferriss Revisit The 4-Hour Workweek (Plus: The Allure and The Void of Remote…
Tim Ferriss
7 min read · May 18th · Cal Newport Interviews Tim Ferriss on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
Buffer
How We Offer Async Training To Our Fully-Distributed Customer Advocacy Team
Buffer
6 min read · May 7th · At the beginning of this year, we had a chance to explore new asynchronous training ideas for our remote team. Here's how we formatted it and encouraged participation.
nature
Virtual communication curbs creative idea generation
nature
20+ min read · Apr 27th · Videoconferencing inhibits the production of creative ideas, but videoconferencing groups are as effective as (or perhaps even more effective than) in-person groups at deciding which ideas to pursue.
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Financial Times
The end of sick days: has WFH made it harder to take time off?
Financial Times
Apr 19th · Remote working has made it easier to power through illness rather than rest, but this could be at a cost to health, wellbeing and productivity
Shared by 67, including Amanda Augustine
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Loneliness of the Hybrid Worker
MIT Sloan Management Review
8 min read · May 3rd · Research finds that having supportive colleagues in the workplace is key to feeling less isolated when working from home.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 41, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Massimiliano Aroffo, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Víctor González Pacheco
The New York Times
Airbnb tells employees they can work remotely forever.
The New York Times
1 min read · Apr 29th · The company, a proponent of more flexible workplace models, previously set a September 2022 date for a return to its offices.
Reader View · Shared by 37, including Ekaterina Walter, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Brian Solis - briansolis.eth, reshmasaujani, Massimiliano Aroffo
Silicon Republic
We need to end the toxic rhetoric around remote working
Silicon Republic
5 min read · May 9th · If certain leaders don’t change their mindset around remote working, they could undo all the positive workplace steps they have made.
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McKinsey & Company
McKinsey: These are the skills you will need for the future of work
McKinsey & Company
9 min read · 2021-06-29 · Research has shown that while the need for manual skills will decline, the demand for technological, social and higher cognitive skills will increase.
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The Atlantic
Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future
The Atlantic
7 min read · 2021-07-29 · Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 955, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Anita Zielina, Steven Sinofsky, Dan Hill, Thomas Power, Julie Ewald, Mathew Ingram, Cory Doctorow, mrbrown, Olga Khazan, Luca Hammer, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Gabriele, Taylor Lorenz, Alice Wong 王美華, Mo Ryan, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Randy Conley, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Rami Ismail (رامي)
Harvard Business Review
How to Transition Between Work Time and Personal Time
Harvard Business Review
4 min read · From 2020 · Working from home makes it hard to keep them separate.
Reader View · Shared by 924, including Thomas Power, Whitney Johnson, Tauno, Erika Heald | Content Marketing Consultant, Antonio Ramos, Rich, Marc Zenger, Evan (he/him), Stephanie A Kowalski, Keerthi G, Charles Duhigg, Katja Evertz, ahg, Michael Kolade
Fast Company
5 habits of people who are especially productive working from home
Fast Company
4 min read · 2020-06-15 · Effective remote work involves these five habits, which prevent feelings of burnout and isolation.
Reader View · Shared by 857, including Deb Lee, Gregor B. Rosenauer, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Neil Hart 💙, Evan (he/him), Katja Evertz, Marsha Collier, nuuk, Christian Hartmann, LARRY ELKAN, Jessel Sookha
The Gradient
AI and the Future of Work: What We Know Today
The Gradient
20+ min read · 2021-12-19 · One of the most important issues in contemporary societies is the impact of automation on human work. With AI becoming ever more advanced, what will its impact on automation be?
Reader View · Shared by 853, including James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Carla Gentry, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Mike Tamir, PhD, Katja Evertz, AI, Tim, Brian Ahier, Harold Sinnott 📱📲, ipfconline 🇺🇦
Ars Technica
Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice
Ars Technica
9 min read · From 2020 · Your productivity, your health, and your sanity: We have your home office covered.
Reader View · Shared by 603, including Katja Evertz, Tauno, Massimiliano Aroffo, Mario Clemente, Thomas Power, Tom Connor, Madalyn Sklar Digital Marketing since 1996, Niklaus Gerber, Jennifer Ouellette, Mark Davy, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
Harvard Business Review
How to Brainstorm — Remotely
Harvard Business Review
4 min read · 2020-07-20 · Think outside the (Zoom) box.
Reader View · Shared by 596, including 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Kate Nasser, Jennifer Stirrup - Next: #WWDVC #AI #Data #keynote, Katja Evertz, Neil Hart 💙, Robert Rose, Guy Kawasaki, Jesús Torres 👩💻, Matthias Lampe, davidabrock, Evan (he/him), Dominik Grolimund, Doug Sundheim, ronkarr, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Víctor González Pacheco, Art Markman, Elinor Stutz, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Stephanie A Kowalski
The New York Times
What If Working From Home Goes on … Forever?
The New York Times
20+ min read · 2020-06-10 · Miserable as it can often be, remote work is highly productive — leading many employers to wonder if they’ll ever go back to the office.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 595, including David Hellmann, Evan (he/him), Christopher Mims 🤌, Katja Evertz, Merkstatt, Brent Toderian, Christopher Lauer, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, getAbstract, Philippe Surber, Mathew Ingram, Cory Doctorow, Ted Coiné 🇺🇸 🇺🇦, Steve Portigal 🇨🇦🇺🇸, Tris Hussey, Sergio Caredda, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Stowe Boyd
McKinsey & Company
Give me a break
McKinsey & Company
Jan 6th · Better output by working less?
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