Back in the day, my boss preached to us the importance of ‘re-potting’ ourselves every few years. To some, that meant changing companies or jobs and re-booting your career; to others it meant a ‘time-out’ to reflect on the past and create a new plan for their future. These days, the idea should be to stop and re-think how you’ll run your business, do your job, or manage your schedule in the post Covid-19 new normal. Working from home (WFH) was around before as an exception, but now companies are adapting to it by re-designing offices and workspaces, using technology to help people be more productive from anywhere, communicating more clearly, and learning to manage from a distance. The old Management-By-Walking-Around philosophy has been turned on its head by WFH strategies that physically separate people and teams… but the explosive growth of Zoom technology makes it potentially easier, albeit in a completely different format. And teamwork and employee engagement are harder when at arm’s length, but smart companies and managers are connecting in multiple ways to create those same results. If you find yourself a little confused, take a time out, unplug for a few minutes, and get the full effect of your own personal re-boot. Almost everything will be better understood if you try that today.
Anne Lamott (born 1954): American novelist, writer, political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher
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