When you were a kid and you broke something, or treated your parents’ property with disrespect, were you told, “This is why we can’t have nice things”? It’s the same idea with technology and team collaboration tools. The tools are (mostly) fine. People are the problem. When we talk to our clients about the challenges to team productivity, there are a lot of complaints about … [Read more...]
Welcome to Productivity Theater
How much time do you spend proving to others that you’re working when you’re not in the office? This sounds silly, but my long-time colleague, Jessica Stillman wrote an article for INC.com recently that gave a name to that behavior: Productivity Theater. Productivity Theater is engaging in behaviors that aren’t terribly productive but give the appearance of working hard. A … [Read more...]
Creating a Multi-Generational Culture
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator If you study history, you know the word "unprecedented" is often over-used. Whatever is happening, there's usually some kind of precedent to draw from that can teach us. It feels like we are facing one of the those "unprecedented" times right now: the return to the office. At least in our lifetimes, we've never experienced … [Read more...]
Where Should We Work?
by Kevin Eikenberry Everyone has an opinion about where and when people should work. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, was an early staunch advocate for Return to Office, stating at a Wall Street Journal event in 2021 that “Working from home… doesn’t work for people who want to hustle, doesn’t work for culture, doesn’t work for idea generation. We are getting blowback … [Read more...]
Teaching Remote Teammates How to Work with You
If your remote teammates are driving you crazy by constantly interrupting, sending messages and emails at all times of the day and night, or dragging you into too many meetings, there is definitely a problem. Contrary to what you might think, that problem may be you. Whether we are aware of it or not, we teach people how to work with us and what to expect. It sounds … [Read more...]