6 April 2020
Insights to help you transform ways of working so people love their jobs!
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Another week at home for many of us and we’re starting to find ways to be productive and add value by adapting to a changed world. Here’s some articles containing tips to help you head into Easter time!
IT’S NOT ALL COOKIES AND DONUTS
Ryan Chartrand, CEO of X-Team - an organisation that’s made up entirely of remote workers, discusses the nuances of managing distributed teams. And also, how the rush to adopt remote working in this era of covid-19, could actually backfire long term.
TIME MANAGEMENT? YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG
Or so Adam Grant claims in this article where he discusses when it comes to productivity, time management is actually a big part of the problem. It should really be about attention management.
IT’S COMPLICATED
All of a sudden you are stuck at home, your office is now the kitchen table, there’s chores to be done, and your young “co-workers” are demanding attention. Here’s some tips to help you survive the new normal of juggling children whilst working from home.
DISTRACTED?
Time to go Cold Turkey! Here’s an app that blocks all those distractions allowing you to focus on what you need to. Best of all - there’s no cheating.
FROM THE ARCHIVES…
Its a necessary evil - despite best intentions in prioritising face to face conversation there are times when you DO have to go down the documentation path. But what is the most effective approach? Alex put it out to the digiverse and collated the results.
… AND NOW IT’S EASTER
Not sure what to do over the Easter break now that leaving the house is not an option? How about rallying the kids (big and small) and making your own stop motion Video!
and another thing…
RMIT online presents ‘On the couch with NIGEL DALTON’ - an online discussion with the well renowned Lean and Agile technology expert and social scientist. A free event, register here
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