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FUTURE OF WORK JANUARY 29, 2012 The Future of. (February 2012) Pushing the Limits on Workplace Design. Jay Momet of Leapfrog recently sent me a couple of links to some very “far out” workplaces. The first, Davison International in Pittsburgh, is a series of “fantasy” environments that seem perfect workplaces for product designers (and that's the company's business). It was then picked up and reported by Yahoo! | | FUTURE OF WORK JANUARY 29, 2012 My Bookshelf: The Agile Workforce and Workplace The Agile Workforce and Workplace: Flex Primer for the New Future of Work. By Karol Rose and Lori Sokol, Ph.D. Working Mother Media, New York, NY (2011). Reviewed by Jim Ware. There have been thousands of books, articles, speeches, and blog posts in recent years on how to implement flexible work. Some of those sources have even been useful. | FUTURE OF WORK JANUARY 29, 2012 How Can I Manage Them if I Can’t See Them? Jim Ware. am frankly getting tired of hearing it: “How can I manage them if I can’t see them?”. That’s clearly the most common expression of resistance from managers who oppose letting their employees work from home (or from anywhere other than the corporate office). There really isn’t any deep, dark secret to managing remote workers. | | | | | | | | | -
FUTURE OF WORK | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 What’s Happened/Happening? (February 2012) Talking About Tomorrow. We have long wanted to engage more directly with you, our newsletter subscribers, as we all drive in parallel towards the future of work. Now we believe we have found a way. We are taking a first step towards creating an active community of workplace/workforce futurists. We look forward to exploring the future together! MORE >> -
FUTURE OF WORK | SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 February 2012 Newsletter February 2012. What you doing on February 10th? Would you like to spend an hour with me and 14 other smart people thinking out loud about the future of work? will be hosting "Talking About Tomorrow," an “open mike” conference call at 11 AM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, February 10. There's more information about the call later in this newsletter. MORE >>
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