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"I don't know if my employees are working at all remotely"
"They aren't as productive as in-office"
"What about water cooler chats & other chance encounters? That's where ideas are born"
These & many others are merely excuses to avoid remote working.
Let's see why
"They aren't as productive as in-office"
"What about water cooler chats & other chance encounters? That's where ideas are born"
These & many others are merely excuses to avoid remote working.
Let's see why
1) Remote teams are built on trust
If you're convinced that your employees slack off & waste time during the day, they will do everything in their power to prove you right.
Contrarily, if you view them as adults who work to excel, they will pleasantly surprise you.
If you're convinced that your employees slack off & waste time during the day, they will do everything in their power to prove you right.
Contrarily, if you view them as adults who work to excel, they will pleasantly surprise you.
2) Stats indicate that employees work more remotely
From a survey of 892 individuals that I conducted in 2020:
- 86% said their productivity was same or higher remotely vs in-office
- 32% said they are working more hours remotely vs in-office
From a survey of 892 individuals that I conducted in 2020:
- 86% said their productivity was same or higher remotely vs in-office
- 32% said they are working more hours remotely vs in-office
3) Serendipity can be engineered
Chance encounters over coffee or in the hallway isn't all coincidence. Offices & timings are structured so as to facilitate this
You can easily do so in a remote setting
- dedicated Slack channels for interests
- scheduled socialisation time
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Chance encounters over coffee or in the hallway isn't all coincidence. Offices & timings are structured so as to facilitate this
You can easily do so in a remote setting
- dedicated Slack channels for interests
- scheduled socialisation time
...
4) Serendipity is overrated
Brainstorming discussions & coming up with break-through ideas makes up < 1% of what you do. Most time is spent doing focused real work
Yes, Google News was born out of a hallway conversation but no part of the product was ever built in that hallway
Brainstorming discussions & coming up with break-through ideas makes up < 1% of what you do. Most time is spent doing focused real work
Yes, Google News was born out of a hallway conversation but no part of the product was ever built in that hallway
