Performance Monitoring

Performance Monitoring

Recently several Wells Fargo employees were fired for simulating keystrokes to indicate they were using their computers when they weren’t. The dreaded mouse jiggler strikes again! The fact that someone invented this and you can buy them on Amazon, and it has...

Future of Office Lessons from Disney

While enjoying 5 consecutive days at Disney where the mercury approached 100 degrees, I got to thinking about how they keep people happy. Of the 150,000 people that were at the four parks on any given day, most seemed pretty happy. That doesn’t usually happen in...
Connecting With Your Audience

Connecting With Your Audience

An actress, a clown, and a comedian walk into a theater. No, this isn’t the start of a joke. This is an example of people who take the extra step and connect with their audience. In the business world, it might not be as obvious, and the...
It’s Only Remote Work (But I like it)

It’s Only Remote Work (But I like it)

It’s been almost 50 years since the Rolling Stones gathered at Ronnie Wood’s home in Richmond to lay down the first tracks of It’s Only Rock and Roll on July 24, 1973. At the time it was an answer to the critics about the next song not always living...
The Wisdom of Clowns

The Wisdom of Clowns

I don’t spend a lot of time with clowns or even thinking about them for that matter. But recently I spent 2 hours with a clown and it got me thinking about a few things. How does this relate to the future of work or living, you ask? For starters, clowns take...
The War on Women

The War on Women

The subject of the war on women might seem off-topic relative to remote work and remote life. But it rears its ugly head in many facets of the discussion. Heading into 2020, women were outpacing men in college graduation. They were at an all-time high in senior...