Four Ingredients for Virtual Collaboration Success

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This past month marked the culmination of a two year journey. Two years ago I set out to co-author a book with a colleague and along the way joined forces with two others to produce our book, Workshift, as a virtual collaborative effort. Located in four different cities, across two countries, we merged our collective [...]

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by Emily on May 21, 2013
in Collaboration Tools, Virtual Teams

Things We’re Not Talking Enough About When It Comes to Lean In

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Last week I went with a friend to see Sheryl Sandberg speak. I happened to find out about this event in a serendipitous way. I was meeting someone for coffee I had recently met at a conference. She mentioned that the bookstore next to the Starbucks we were in was giving away tickets to see [...]

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by Emily on April 8, 2013
in Organization Cultures, Workplace Flexibility

The Yahoo Decision And Its Unintended Consequences

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After a long week of divergent opinions on Marissa Mayer’s decision to revoke the option to work-at-home for Yahoos, I’ve had the chance to connect with colleagues on the fallout of such a decision and the resulting national conversations that have flowed forth. Many agree that it was a shortsighted edict, but one that given [...]

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by Emily on March 1, 2013
in Managing Change, Organization Cultures, Workplace Flexibility

The Future of Flexible Work

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Looking towards the future and how our workplaces are evolving is always inspiring. Earlier this month, PSFK released a great report on The Future of Work, which showcases the breadth of changes underway in how we work. Some workplaces still resist the cultural need for change, but the pressure for organizations to evolve for myriad reasons, not [...]

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by Emily on January 31, 2013
in Future Trends, Managing Change, Workplace Flexibility

Developing Management Competencies for Flexible Work

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A study from KPMG confirms what most of us already know: virtual and flexible workplaces will grow in 2013 and beyond. Flexible work cultures create competitive advantages and the omnipotent use of technology to enable a distributed workforce will only strengthen. That said, offices are not going away anytime soon, nor should they. An ideal work [...]

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by Emily on December 28, 2012
in Organization Cultures, Virtual Teams, Workplace Flexibility

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