Me too! If everyone had to write out (longhand) a memo (like the old days) we’d do a lot more talking and a little less managing someone else’s todo list
Interesting read Bruce, I found much of this echoed what I’m seeing in our workplace which is a 100% remote small business in the medical device industry. We’re a team of only 6 with 2 members of staff working Mon-Thurs. For the 4 of us that remain on a Friday the number of meeting definitely reduces, the internal Slack chatter subsides and I for one use the distraction free time to knuckle down and get done what I’ve been trying to complete all week which I’ve not had the opportunity to focus on due to external distractions. Fridays are definitely becoming my best day or Flow.
Australian: I’ve worked for myself for 8 years, and at exec level prior to that. Friday afternoons are definitely a no go zone for me. I’m mentally cooked by then and am simply not adding a lot of value. So I do not work in any kind of F2F and certainly don’t plan or accept meetings. I have “coached” my teams and clients to do the same. BTW Bruce, more on DEI pls… it’s my area of expertise and I enjoy hearing your perspectives
Email traffic is a baffling metric of productivity to use.
Me too! If everyone had to write out (longhand) a memo (like the old days) we’d do a lot more talking and a little less managing someone else’s todo list
Interesting read Bruce, I found much of this echoed what I’m seeing in our workplace which is a 100% remote small business in the medical device industry. We’re a team of only 6 with 2 members of staff working Mon-Thurs. For the 4 of us that remain on a Friday the number of meeting definitely reduces, the internal Slack chatter subsides and I for one use the distraction free time to knuckle down and get done what I’ve been trying to complete all week which I’ve not had the opportunity to focus on due to external distractions. Fridays are definitely becoming my best day or Flow.
Australian: I’ve worked for myself for 8 years, and at exec level prior to that. Friday afternoons are definitely a no go zone for me. I’m mentally cooked by then and am simply not adding a lot of value. So I do not work in any kind of F2F and certainly don’t plan or accept meetings. I have “coached” my teams and clients to do the same. BTW Bruce, more on DEI pls… it’s my area of expertise and I enjoy hearing your perspectives
Education secretary reports 50,000 more children absent on a Friday because parents are working from home. A 4 day school week-yeah😍
extraordinary!