These results surprised me, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. “Across both experiments, employees’ social interactions in person decreased by a crazy 70 percent, while emails saw an uptick by roughly 20 to 50 percent. So, instead of spending more time “collaborating” with co-workers in the sprawling new space…
I’m sure by now you’ve seen the photos, if not read the article about the Japanese team at the World Cup, and their fans. If you haven’t, the gist of it is this; even after a gut-wrenching defeat, the team thanked their fans, spoke to the media, cleaned their own locker room, and left a…
According to this article, yes we should. And I tend to agree. It takes seconds to tag a brand, send a mean Tweet and publicly shame them into responding to a complaint in front of millions. But we often forget that there are still real people manning the phones, and hiding behind a screen doesn’t…
This is, in all honesty, a question that we as a society need to come to grips with. It’s a stigma that exists inside and outside of the workplace, but perhaps we feel it most directly when it comes to work. “If I ring in sick with the flu that would be OK. What if…
I wonder if they separated the numbers for different workplace environments. Like, in an open office concept, is it even worse, or do people email and IM less, offsetting what would clearly be in person interruptions and distractions? Either way, we are terrible at multitasking and the new push to communicate more, is not helping…
Recently, while meeting with a vendor doing a software demo, the sales rep for said vendor assured me that: “You’d have an assigned project manager, and you’ll have their cell phone number and can reach them anywhere, anytime, even if you have an issue come up at 2AM”. My biggest takeaway from that? There’s a…