All about high performing teams
In the last post, we looked at the new world of work through the lens of time & place; finding out that hybrid is not just about WHERE people work, but as much about WHEN, and that combining these 2 factors give an innovative perspective on organizing work (November ’21). This time, we’ll discuss how …
A hybrid new world – Part 4: Transition to a new paradigm of working Read More »
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In the last blog, we looked at hybrid working from a competency perspective: what do managers need to do well, in order to build high performing hybrid teams. In this blog, we will look into the different types of work arrangements, that exist when it comes to creating a hybrid working policy. There is no …
A hybrid new world – Part 3: ‘Time & Place’ Read More »
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On a rainy October morning last week, the radio news here in the Netherlands announced record high traffic jams during the morning rush hour. The newsreader mentioned that commuter traffic in the busy Western part of the country is back to pre-covid levels. I was shocked to hear that some large Dutch corporations require all …
A hybrid new world – Part 2: ‘Leading Hybrid Teams’ Read More »
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There is not a single boardroom where the topic of hybrid working is missing on the agenda. All organizations are charting the new territory of how work is organized in the post pandemic era. At one extreme, there are companies demanding that everyone return to the office. At the other, some organisations go completely remote and …
“We’re all equal on Zoom” – A hybrid new world Read More »
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In earlier blogs in this space, we have looked at the productivity of remote workers. As we speak, many organizations are exploring ‘hybrid’ types of working, looking to strike the fine balance between office-based, face-to-face work, on the one hand and WFH (working from home), on the other. Many surveys of employees and employers found …
Hybrid working and productivity Read More »
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When it comes to swimming in the deep end of the remote working pool, few companies are doing it at a wider scale than Automattic — the company behind WordPress, which powers 35% of all websites on the internet. This company has 1,170 employees scattered across more 75 countries, speaking 93 languages. They do not have an office, with its employees collaborating almost exclusively online. Automattic’s founder, Mullenweg talks about ‘the five levels of distributed teams’.
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Since the previous global crisis in 2008, we have been developing virtual classroom training as a team. Through trial & error, step by step, we have found out what works well and what is not a good idea when working with a group in virtual space. Gradually, we refined our training model and found that …
A full day training in the virtual classroom – does that work? Read More »
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High performing remote workers can save organizations a lot of money.
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Have you noticed, how in virtual meetings, the tendency is to ‘get down to business’ immediately?
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