Jul 8, 2021
WLP278 What's Going On: Office Dilemmas and Virtual Watercoolers
Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London
(http://virtualnotdistant.com)
In today’s episode Pilar and Maya explore ‘what’s going on’ with an evergreen perspective, looking at issues about returning to the office, some new research, and more, including:
- Location-independent employment in Norway Regjeringen vil ha flere på hjemmekontor, som Guro Aanerød i Lofoten. Kan skape jobber i distriktet – NRK,
- Facebook are going to allow Irish staff work from other European countries,
- The 'Zoom towns' luring remote workers to rural enclaves.
- ‘You shouldn’t feel pressured’: Many Americans dread returning to the office.
- A Field Experiment on Virtual Synchronous Interactions and Performance of Organizational Newcomers - data-driven contemporary research, looking at how well interns integrate and find long-term success in virtual teams, according to different ‘virtual watercooler’ protocols.
- You can now schedule messages in Slack
- Our LinkedIn question of the month: In this current work environment, how can we help or encourage our teams and colleagues (and ourselves) to avoid burnout and too much computer time while still being productive?
- Pilar is doing a talk at
The Inaugural Ei Evolution Summit+ - EI
Summit, and also we have
a discount code if you want to book for the main summit
(PILARORTI10).