Asynchronous collaboration can be the ticket to successful deep work, meaningful communication, and healthy organizational culture.
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Remote work is here to stay: follow distributed teams best practices to encourage your team to work well wherever they are.
In this episode of Control the Room, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Peter Gray about his years of experience creating more collaborative organizations through his work studying professional networks. He shares how the pandemic has impacted workplace networks and influenced innovation. Later, Peter explains how the size, reach, and quality of a professional's network impacts their career. We then discuss how the future of work will reward team performance over the individual. Listen in for more interesting thoughts on the future of work.
Video and transcript from Van Lai-Dumone talk at Control the Room 2022
Prepare for the future of work with 5 best practices for a distributed workforce: Implement recurring check-ins and meetings, utilize the best tools & tech, define clear team goals, track projects & productivity, and promote team bonding.
We assisted higher ed DEI org NADOHE as they crafted their next strategic plan.
In this episode of Control the Room, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shannon Varcoe about her experience building a career as a designer and facilitator focused on injecting more play into our work. She shares how her diverse background in theater and engineering has informed her work. Later, Shannon addresses some uncomfortable moments in facilitation like reflections, silence, play, and debriefing. We then discuss correctness, momentum, and collaboration. Listen in for interesting thoughts on the future of teamwork.
Disengaged employees sometimes need a spark. They are almost never bad employees, check out these 5 tips to reengage the disengaged.
Video and transcript from Steven Tomlinson's talk at Control the Room 2022
Make meetings more meaningful with ice breaker games: these activities challenge team members to connect and collaborate toward a common goal.
