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The future of work—new paradigms, locations, and possibilities
The workplace paradigm has been pretty stagnant for about 100 years: 9-to-5 Monday through Friday; come…
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Work-from-home productivity tips for the long haul
When the pandemic forced Kenny Trinh’s company to lay off employees, he found himself managing multiple…
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The reality of uncertainty: Tim Crawford on how CIOs are thinking about the 'next normal'
A few months in to what remains a very strange way of living, we know a…
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The bright future of generalists in the workplace
How people think, in terms of how we use our brains, has changed a lot in…
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What's my job again? On returning from parental leave
The first time I left on parental leave, my company had just been acquired. As a…
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The future of customer care: built-in flexibility
Customer contact centers have always been divided between remote work and in-office work, with arguments for…
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Relational Mindfulness: 4 ways to relate as humans at work
A phone interview with Brigit Ritchie in the midst of a global crisis opens like this:…
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How to support your remote team's mental health
No expert would recommend making the shift from a full-time, in-person team to a fully remote…
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7 ways to build your team's communication strategy—especially when remote
There’s an insidious presence eating away at your productivity and focus every day. It’s communication debt.…
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How to work and homeschool—advice from someone who's done it
Parents: What we are being asked to do is not humanly possible. There is a reason…
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How 'upstream leaders' can unlock the power of preventative thinking
You can imagine how stunned Ryan O’Neill, head of the Customer Experience Group at Expedia, was…
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Talking about mental health at work, now part of the employee experience
In February—about a month before COVID-19 made such things impossible—I attended the wedding of my niece…
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Could an ancient practice return humanity to the workplace?
In times of social distancing, we’re reminded of the value of community that we may often…
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Collect them all—team stickers
Celebrate your support agents’ superpowers by looking for ways as a community to notice their gifts…
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4 things you can do to practice empathy at work
Is empathy the new ambition? It seems like it. Spend even a few minutes in leadership…
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Can burnout actually be good for you?
Health and wellness consultant Jenny Dempsey believes it can. In fact, she credits burnout for leading…
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3 reasons why time tracking software saves more than time
Some executives may overlook implementing time tracking software in their companies. They may want to avoid…
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