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The Great Transition (Chaos)

June 20th, 2022 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips A part of the Great Resignation and Great Embarrassment is the Great Transition. We are in this period of time now. We think we know the end state, but things sure are chaotic now with many unforeseen and unwanted events. We had the Great Resignation. That is still in progress. The pandemic […]

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Tags: Change · Chaos · Expectations · Jobs · Remote Work

A Place to Belong (after being isolated)

June 2nd, 2022 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Americans are coming out of isolation from our reaction to the virus. One result is a growing trend to form unions. There is a growing trend in America to form unions for workers in coffee shops, restaurants, warehouses, etc. The obvious explanation is that these places have become rich and have not […]

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Tags: Commitment · Expectations · Expertise · Observation · Reaction · Remote Work · Virus · Work

How Many People Can You Waste?

April 28th, 2022 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We have lots of work to do. We have people here to do the work. How many of these people can we waste? I suppose we are still in “the great resignation.” Come back to the office building, now! (please) (pretty please) We have lots of work to do. We have some […]

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Tags: Management · People · Please · Remote Work · Work

It is Still About People

March 10th, 2022 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Pandemic, hybrid, remote—it is still about people. “Nobody quits companies. They quit managers.”—Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft How do you manage distributed or remote teams? Same way you manage in any situation. (1) You don’t manage people. You manage work. You lead people. (2) You lead people who are remote the same way […]

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Tags: Communication · Leadership · Management · People · Remote Work · Work

Welcome Back to the Office (?)

August 12th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Folks long for the good old days. That includes rich and famous CEOs. Tim Cook is ready for Apple’s workforce to return to the office building. Many in Apple’s workforce don’t want to return to the office building. Tim Cook is ready for Apple’s workforce to return to the office building. Did […]

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Tags: Apple · Employment · Expectations · Leadership · Remote Work · Work

Back to the Office? On What Occasion?

August 5th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips After the pandemic, some of us will return to the office building on some days. When? Why? Let’s think a bit. The pandemic is over, I guess. It is time to commute to the office and work there. Right? Well, maybe. There are several activities for which online telecommuting doesn’t fit. This […]

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Tags: Management · Meetings · Remote Work · Resources · Thinking · Work

Telecommuting and Shipping

June 3rd, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Working from home? Ship. End of questions about working from home. Fourteen months into the pandemic, many of us are still working from home. We are about to go back to the office building. I think. I am not sure. There are still questions about this telecommuting, telework, work from home, and […]

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Tags: Culture · Employment · Expectations · Goals · Myth · Remote Work · Time · Work

“Good” by Situation, not by Choice

January 11th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips We are often the way we are because of our situation, not by a choice. Sometimes our situation forces us into “good.” Slim and trim are good. At least being slim is seen as good by most of western society at this time in the 21st century. Obesity is not good. Again, […]

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Tags: Choose · Management · Reality · Remote Work

WDYWT?

October 15th, 2020 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I find a little trick that helps me write something “for the record” each day. I write. I tell myself that every day. Most days that is true. Most days I will write something of some substance or “for the record.” I have worked from home for the past six months (almost […]

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Tags: Adapting · Remote Work · Systems · Tools · Visibility · Writing

The Inefficiency Inherent in Remote Work

May 7th, 2020 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Remote work has its efficiencies and time savers. It isn’t all efficient. There are parts that are wasteful. There are places where we multiply waste. Beware. Learn. Remote work saves a lot of time. Some of my colleagues spend several hours a day commuting. Working remote, as some of us have done […]

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Tags: Choose · Meetings · Remote Work