Perhaps we should include a bullet point or two in our business continuity plans for addressing AI outages. Of course, we might also consider the continuity plan for AI tools, or any SAAS solution, going under as well. It’s just good risk management.
How much of your AI work would be negatively impacted by even a few hours of downtime?
The culture you describe would be working toward solutions to the epidemic of burnout and anxiety. Especially the stress that results from financial instability, caregiving responsibilities, and discrimination, to name a few. A good workplace culture addresses these issues by providing a living wage, flexibility, and equal opportunities, among other benefits related to quality mental health care.
An app doesn’t show that you care, and if you don’t care, you have no culture.
For many managers, you may be in luck because all of that uncertainty makes your employees want to stick with something stable. Assuming, of course, that the situation in your workplace is stable.
If it’s not, and you’re adding to their uncertainty? Look out.
Remote workforces require CEOs to develop measurements to tell who is getting work done and who isn’t. Apparently, for 89% of them, that’s too hard.
Reminder: They get paid, on average, 344 times the average worker but can’t be bothered to measure productivity meaningfully.
So, to the 11% who are not planning on this behavior, I hope you find the best talent on the market because you are not limited by who can be in the office and run circles around these dinosaurs.
One glaring example of this is mental health. How many of your managers have even the barest of training in how to deal with mental health issues on their team? How many have more than a cursory knowledge of what your employee assistance program offers and the requirements for accommodations for your area and industry?
Could you do something for me? The next time you try to schedule a thirty-minute meeting with someone and see a thirty-minute break between long stretches of committed time, leave that time for them. Find a different time, if possible. Or go even further and commit to finding a time not immediately before or after another meeting. Let people have a few minutes. It’s good for all of our mental health.