Remote teams
fromInc
4 hours agoWhy Constant Communication Is Backfiring on Your Team
Hyper-responsiveness in communication undermines team performance by sacrificing depth for speed, leading to stress and reduced creativity.
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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours agoThe real enemy of high performance isn't laziness, it's low-grade busyness - Silicon Canals
Busy work does not equate to productivity; actual output declines significantly after working over fifty hours a week.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI let AI plan my workdays down to the minute for a week - the shock wasn't my output, it was realizing how much of my old schedule had been performance - Silicon Canals
Using ChatGPT to manage a calendar revealed that much of the scheduled time was performance rather than productive work.
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Women in technology
fromForbes
2 days agoWorking From Home Isn't Killing Women's Careers. But Corporate Culture Still Might Be.
Remote work is essential for many women, but proximity to the office often leads to better advancement opportunities.
Careers
fromForbes
3 days agoWhy Remote Job Postings Are The New Ghost Jobs
Remote job postings often mislead applicants, with many listings being ghost jobs that do not lead to actual hiring.
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Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 days agoHow to build a high-performing team during the AI era
AI and automation enhance productivity, but human judgment and leadership are essential for high performance and effective team dynamics.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
4 days agoAI Is Turning Workplaces Into Hopeless Gridlock
AI adoption in workplaces has led to increased workloads and decreased quality, resulting in hidden costs and reduced morale among remaining employees.
fromTechCrunch
4 days agoFathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola | TechCrunch
A lot of these bot-less tools don't indicate who said what in their captured transcript. Many people face problems with misattribution when they ask their meeting note-taker a question about what they might have said in a particular meeting a few months ago.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
12 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that belongs to people who are the default contact for every family emergency. It isn't the emergencies themselves. It's the low-grade readiness that never switches off, the phone always near, the nervous system perpetually on call for a shift that never formally ends - Silicon Canals
Being an emergency contact involves a constant state of anticipation and stress that affects overall well-being, not just during crises.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoThe workers most likely to burn out aren't always the ones doing the most - they're the ones who can't tell the difference between urgent and important - Silicon Canals
Workers overwhelmed by urgency rather than importance are more likely to experience burnout.
fromComputerworld
3 days agoMicrosoft Teams cheat sheet: How to get started
Using the Mic button and dropdown, you can select your audio devices, including your speaker volume. In most cases, Teams selects this correctly, but if you want to switch to a Bluetooth or USB headset, for instance, choose the right device from the Speaker and Microphone section of the right pane.
Remote teams
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Productivity
fromFast Company
1 month agoI've facilitated 1,000+ meetings. Here's why most of yours are failing-and how to fix them
Most meetings fail because leaders treat them as necessary evils rather than high-stakes collaboration moments; defining clear intended outcomes transforms meeting effectiveness.
Productivity
fromFast Company
1 month agoI've facilitated 1,000+ meetings. Here's why most of yours are failing-and how to fix them
Most meetings fail because leaders treat them as necessary evils rather than high-stakes collaboration moments; defining clear intended outcomes transforms meeting effectiveness.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them
Avoided workplace conversations about unsustainable workloads, unmet needs, and broken trust create burnout and disengagement; addressing them directly restores agency and improves organizational culture.
Productivity
fromFast Company
1 month ago5 ways to design better meetings and improve your work calendar
Treat meetings as products requiring intentional design, testing, and optimization rather than default calendar events, transforming organizational productivity and reducing the $1.4 trillion annual cost of ineffective meetings.
fromSlashGear
2 months agoMicrosoft Teams Is Adding A New Way To Get To Know Your Coworkers - SlashGear
Theres an inherent convenience to working from home that suits many, but it can also have significant downsides. The social element, for instance, is lost. Still, remote work and the well-known jingle of Microsoft Teams have become part of the daily routine for many. To help them get to know those people they work with, Microsoft has added a new feature to Teams. Or, rather, a familiar feature from Microsoft's 365 system is coming to Teams for the first time: People Skills.
Productivity
fromBackyard Garden Lover
2 months ago12 Office Items Silently Killing Productivity To Clear Out Today
Your office should be a haven of focus, a place where great ideas are born, and tasks are completed. Instead, it often becomes a museum of outdated technology. The space meant for clarity is cluttered with items that silently sabotage your focus. This article will shed light on the common culprits hiding in plain sight, explaining how they disrupt your workflow and what to do about them. Prepare to look at your desk with a fresh, discerning eye.
Productivity
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoMy Job's Infuriating Rule Is Keeping Me From Being Twice as Productive
The union is great, don't get me wrong, but one side effect of having it is that there are massive, sometimes arbitrary and annoyingly vague, lines around what I can and cannot do in my role. This wouldn't necessarily be a problem, if most of the time the things I'm not allowed to do are required to be done by managers. Managers who are overworked, undertrained, and underpaid, and so don't have the time or brain space to address things I bring to them.
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