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Making remote work, work

And so I think one way to approach this, for anyone who’s trying to do some inventories in their own life, would be to think of it through that lens of something like therapy or exercise. Part of the solution is guardrails at an organization, but a lot of companies are never going to do that. There’s this, oh, you really shouldn’t have done that, but thanks, it was really helpful. And what that does is just, as Anne was saying, it just reinforces that, and it creates that culture where there’s this unwritten or unspoken expectation of constant on-demand work. Charlie warzelAnd I think an important part of that, too, is that there’s consequences involved.

If you’re someone who likes to seek inspiration and motivation by listening to TED Talks, then the Worklife with Adam Grant podcast is for you. Adam Grant, an Organisational Psychologist, gives you insights on how to handle work frustration, criticism, and basically turning negative vibes about your work into positive ones. Based on a new theme every week, the meditation teacher Mary Meckley assists you in managing your emotions and stress triggers. Some examples of the themes are Healing Anger, Humanity Towards Others, Develop Your Intuition, and more. Some of remote work podcast these podcasts talk about practising patience, daily affirmations, breathing techniques, etc. which helps you relax and de-stress when working remotely. Best Work From Home podcast list curated from thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. Their March 19, 2020, episode on #HowtoWorkAnyway specifically addresses the challenges that writers and other creatives are currently facing in trying to get their jobs done working remotely while dealing with the global anxiety created by the coronavirus.

These 6 Remote Work Podcasts Will Help Workers Thrive

If you’re interested in the dynamics around LARPing your job and the problems of Slack and Teams, you should check out Ezra’s conversation with Cal Newport from last year on what he calls the hyperactive hive mind. And lastly, we weren’t able to get into some of the broader social impacts that remote work is having on cities and the economy more broadly, but I’m going to link some great pieces by the economist Adam Ozimek and the writer Matt Yglesias in the description.

• In this episode, Molly Rose talks about how and why she created her company to help provide stable work for military spouses and others who needed to move often.
• To learn more, review our list of the best Slack communities for remote workers next.
• As a result of graduating into the pandemic work force, they really understood their job as much more of a transactional relationship instead of that familial one.
• And what they realized was that all that alienation that they had felt, while it was still really difficult in the moment, was actually potentially beneficial to them in the long run.
• It doesn’t have to necessarily be you are attending the City Council meeting, but that’s wonderful.

Even once we’re fully re-opened — and many countries are still struggling — people and companies have discovered the benefits of working from home. And managing remote teams effectively will be a critical skill for leaders everywhere. Ruchi Sinha, a senior lecturer in organisational behaviour and management at the University of South Australia, gives the view from Australia, where hybrid working is already becoming a reality, and where most invitations to a face-to-face meeting now come with a video link too. But Sinha says that opportunities to shift to a fully flexible way of working may be being missed, with companies implementing new policies as rigid as the old ones. “I don’t think we are spending enough time thinking about are we giving people choice to shape their jobs, to shape what they do,” she tells us.

Mitko Karshovski, Founder & CEO at Parable, Host of That Remote Life

Want to know more about how remote work benefits the environment? The perk is that working from home gives you the opportunity to achieve a better work/life balance than you’ve ever dreamed of. Flexible schedules, more autonomy, and asynchronous work mean you can get your tasks completed when and how you want. And once you’ve got that nailed down, you’ll find your work life and your home life suddenly in tune.

Check our blog or type in ‘remote work’ into our blog search. Hybrid work presents an opportunity for companies and employees to change how they work, but many are grappling with a lack of flexibility, the hassle of the daily commute, and finding work life balance. Hear from experts on how to ease the anxiety that comes with heading back to the office. Elon Musk was under fire earlier this summer when a leaked memo showed that he demanded Tesla executives come back into the office full time or else they would be asked to “depart” the company. Goldman Sachs also made headlines when it was revealed that the company was asking all employees to return to the office full-time, five days a week. Rogé karmaBefore we go I just wanted to flag a few other episodes and resources that folks who enjoy this conversation might find useful. If you’re interested in a deeper conversation about our relationship to our jobs, you can check out my conversation from last year with Sarah Jaffe on the case against loving your job.

Joel Gascoigne, Co-Founder and CEO of Buffer

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