Questions About The Future Of Work
Will people continue to believe in the 20th century work beliefs? How will the coronavirus pandemic impact our future narratives of work?
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Matt Mullenweg's & Automattic's Five Levels Of Remote Work
Matt Mullenweg's Five Levels Of Remote Work for Distributed Companies. His Experience from running Automattic since 2014
Organizations & Culture
Hamsternomics: Printing Money, The Economy & Work Beliefs
What are the effects of printing unlimited money and having millions of people out of work on our work beliefs and the ability of the economy to recover?
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Millenarianism & Pandemic Utopias | Review of Black Mass by John Gray
Everyone has a religious, political or institutional utopia. A review of John Gray's book \"Black Mass\" gives us a way to be skeptical of these visions
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Dear Leaders, It’s Time To Wake The F*ck Up
The shift to remote work for established firms will require a new type of leadership: courage, vulnerability and leadership beyond the default way
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Rethinking Meetings In A Remote World
Most companies have too many meetings on the calendar. How can companies rethink the purpose of meetings when shifting to remote work?
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Virtual Spaces: How To Teach & Engage With Virtual Communities
Lessons on facilitating video sessions & virtual collaboration for team meetings, online courses and virtual hangrouts on Zoom
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Work From Home
A short story about an SVP who spent 34 years resisting flexibility at work, until a pandemic forced him to remember what he'd forgotten about being human.
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The Reality of The New Economy: Go Tech, Go Solo Or You're SOL
The new economy is not going to have manufacturing or coal jobs. It has a select few tech jobs and for everyone else? Low-wage service jobs.
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Going Remote? Here are five tips from companies who are already fully remote
Is coronavirus causing your company to have to work remotely without being prepared. Here are five tips from experienced remote companies.
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The (Real) Dark Side Of Management Consulting
The secrecy of the industry make it a prime target for attacks, but the real problems with the industry are more subtle and perhaps harder to solve.
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The Boomer Blockade: How One Generation Reshaped the Workforce and Left Everyone Behind
Baby boomers came of age in the workforce during two decades of prosperous growth. They were promoted early and have remained in power longer than ever.
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