Links from anywhere #7
Summer is short here on the Canadian east coast and I paused writing these emails while taking some time to recharge but that doesn’t stop the links from piling up! I’ll spread them out so you don’t get a dozen article recommendations all at once. 🙈
I’ve been doing some re-evaluating of task tracking / “second brain” approaches for collaborative work in a remote world. If you have resources or are open to sharing your own approach, I’d love to hear from you!
And now for some links:
✈️ Software company Hotjar has a “working together” travel budget for every employee. “We gave everyone in the company a budget of 2,000 EUR to use how they saw fit to travel and work with other Hotjarians… [W]e decided to make it a permanent budget beginning in 2019…”
🏢 In nine global cities, remote work is poised to wipe out up to $800 billion of office value by 2030. “It’s tempting to pull out a tiny violin for the real estate titans watching their profits shrink. But the financial shake-up, the report adds, threatens the economies of cities more broadly. Empty cities will struggle to combat housing crises, care for its most vulnerable people, or build sustainable public transport systems.”
🙋♀️ How to find the time to connect with colleagues when you’re very, very busy. I’ve written about some of these same techniques already (e.g., in Hybrid work is the new baseline) but, you know, this one is from HBR and has ideas for both in-person and remote.
- Derek