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Pushback on Return to Office

Pushback on Return to Office

The Return To Office push has presented most workers with two options. Come back to the office as indicated or find another job. Then there is what's behind door number 3, which is taking legal action. Remote workers are not a protected class so you wouldn't think the...

The Truth About The Office and Remote Work

The Truth About The Office and Remote Work

Sometimes I think we get sucked into a narrative that offices are bad and remote work is the answer. That's an oversimplification and it's not really correct. Here are a few ideas that I think are actually true: In most cases, the office of 2019 no longer makes sense...

The Power of Social

The Power of Social

If you want to understand the power of social networks, you can learn a lot from going to funerals. I suppose I could learn more if I went to more, but I'm glad that I don't have to. This weekend was my last Aunt's funeral. She made it to 88 years old and had a good...

The Legacy of Robert Moses

The Legacy of Robert Moses

For those of you who have never heard of Robert Moses, he was a city official in New York in the early part of the 20th century. A rather large Pulitzer Prize-winning book called The Powerbroker was written about his life. If you can get through the nearly 1300 pages,...

Officewashing Anyone?

Officewashing Anyone?

Officewashing isn’t really a term yet, but I hope it becomes one. I first heard the term the other day in a comment from  Ana Lucas so if you are planning to trademark it, time may be short 😊 If you are wondering about the boring office picture...

Three Strikes Plus One

Three Strikes Plus One

There are currently three strikes going on in the United States. We have the auto strike against the big three automakers. We have the writers’ strike. And we also have the actor’s strike. And then we have the whole return to office backlash. Now while the latter is...