Time to Disconnect: 5 Ways You Can Avoid Being Disturbed on Vacation
What’s the point of leaving town and going somewhere that’s supposed to be relaxing if you are constantly fielding emails and phone calls? It’s tough to disconnect from many offices, but it can be absolutely necessary if you want to make sure that you’re ...
How to Sell the Idea of Telecommuting to Your Boss
Telecommuting is an appealing option for many people and, as technology has improved, it’s become feasible for many office-based workers. But unless you were specifically hired as a telecommuter, it can seem like working from anywhere except the office is out of reach. Provided ...
My Position Statement
My GigaOM WebWorkerDaily editor asked all the freelancers to submit position statements. Looking back at my posts there (all focused on collaboration and webwork — in this blog I have a broader range of topics), I came up with this position statement. Mixing together people, technology, and organizational process for effective work. That’s my career, [...]
Quick start to team projects
School is starting, employees are coming back from vacations, and projects are about to hit high gear. Many of these projects cross organizational boundaries so the specific tools and practices to use may not be mandated. You know one of the first tasks is to stop emailing everyone in the group about days to meet, [...]
Your Great Work: 5 Tips to Recognize it When it Comes Along
In your career, there will be work that matters and work that just needs to get done. The latter just keeps you busy, making it harder to find time to do your ‘great’ work. That particular reference comes from Michael Bungay Stanier’s book,
Measuring Distractions: Should You Bother?
It seems like every time we turn around lately, there’s another tool available to track where you spend your time online or otherwise tell you that you sometimes get distracted from your work. Some of these tools are very precise, making it easy to ...
6 Tips on Setting a Social Media Policy from the Pros
Setting a social media policy for an entire organization can be a difficult prospect. These social media pros have a few tips that might make the process more manageable. Whitney Hoffman: I advise clients to set guidelines like they would any other communication medium- ...
5 Radical Reasons to Leave Your Desk (And Do More Work)
You can work at your desk. If things are going good, you can often get a lot done just sitting there. But the truth is that there is a lot you can accomplish by actually getting away from your desk. Consider these reasons to ...
When the Life Part of Your Work-Life Balance is the Problem
We’ve all heard the discussions about how easy it is to let work take over your life. We all want to make sure that our work is in balance, or even giving way a little, to our home life. But we rarely talk about ...
5 Automatic Responses You Should Set Up in Your Email
Most email providers now offer the option to create templated responses and some even take it to the point that you can send automated responses to types of email you choose, based on factors like keywords or whether the email came in from a ...
