For years, the conversation about remote work has centered on the differences between working remotely (often from home) and the way we always worked in co-located situations. But what if that comparison is outdated? Specifically, how do you train and on-board new workers who don’t have that frame of reference. In short, you can’t compare anything to working in an office if … [Read more...]
Quickly Becoming Part of a Hybrid Team
More teams are working in hybrid ways than ever before. That creates opportunities and challenges, none more obvious than for people joining a hybrid team right now. The COVID pandemic has certainly impacted some teams more than others. We work with clients who have kept their team intact for the last 20 months with productivity high. They’ve managed to maintain relationships … [Read more...]
Are You Practicing Linguistic Racism?
What is linguistic racism? Of course, racism is such an emotive word, we need to use it cautiously. "Bias" and "racism" share many similarities. I believe that even the most fair-minded of us are biased to some degree - it's an inevitable consequence of our life experiences. But racism takes it a step further by introducing the notion of "superiority." When we're talking … [Read more...]
Do Employers and Employees Want the Same Thing?
It's really difficult to achieve common goals when employers and employees are pursuing different aims. Wayne talks about the different wants and needs employers and employees are expressing today and how they can get on the same page. https://youtu.be/oXRytBvKoIA Whether you're an employer or employee, you need to stay up to date on all the fast-moving development in … [Read more...]
The Long-Term Implications of Working from Home During the Pandemic
Remote work was on the rise long before the COVID pandemic hit. The trend was already towards greater flexibility and mobility in how we do our jobs. So, it’s no big surprise that there are some obvious short-term changes in the workplace: more hybrid work teams, ubiquitous webcams (along with the accompanying “Zoom fatigue”) and confusion about what the office should look … [Read more...]