WEBVTT - Purposeful presence

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is about figuring out whether work needs to

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<v Speaker 1>happen in the office or if it can be done remotely.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about presents as something that should be purposeful. We

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<v Speaker 1>should have good reasons for being where we are. When

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<v Speaker 1>we do, we can match the right work to the

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<v Speaker 1>right place. Today's tip comes from a post by Bonnie Dowling,

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor Lauracella, and Bill Shanniger on Mackenzie's blog about how

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<v Speaker 1>leaders need to communicate with their teams about returning to

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<v Speaker 1>working in the office. The authors write that leaders should

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<v Speaker 1>adopt a mindset of purposeful presents. They go on to

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<v Speaker 1>explain they should embrace nuance and focus on the type

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<v Speaker 1>of work and collaboration for example, individuals small groups within

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<v Speaker 1>your shift when determining where work needs to happen. I

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<v Speaker 1>think purposeful presence is a great rule of thumb for

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<v Speaker 1>leaders to use when considering who needs to be in

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<v Speaker 1>the office, when and what work needs to be done

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<v Speaker 1>in the office. What is the purpose and value of

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<v Speaker 1>being in the office and when and for whom? In

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<v Speaker 1>many organizations, there may be a decision to set straightforward policies.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe these three days are office days and these two

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<v Speaker 1>days are remote days, but it is important to think

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<v Speaker 1>about the why behind expectations. You want to ensure that

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<v Speaker 1>employees time in the office advances the goals you have

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<v Speaker 1>for them being in the office, So make that clear.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the goals? Why are these days in office days?

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<v Speaker 1>It shouldn't just be a compromise based on the reality

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<v Speaker 1>that people won't commute five days a week again if

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have to. What do you want people to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve by coming together in person? How do you expect

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<v Speaker 1>people to split their meetings. What sort of collaboration do

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<v Speaker 1>you expect people to do in the office, and what

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<v Speaker 1>sort of work is best done at home. Communicate this

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<v Speaker 1>with your team so your new policy doesn't just come

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<v Speaker 1>across as being what seemed like the middle of the

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<v Speaker 1>road and what everyone else is doing. And if it

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<v Speaker 1>did just seem like a reasonable split, well maybe time

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<v Speaker 1>to rethink it. A good why is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>far more convincing. Purposeful presence is also a helpful touchstone

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<v Speaker 1>for employees. If you have some discretion about where you

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<v Speaker 1>work and are deciding whether or not to go into

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<v Speaker 1>the office on a given day. Ask yourself these questions,

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<v Speaker 1>what are my top priorities for the day? What could

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<v Speaker 1>I contribute in office that I couldn't contribute as fully

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<v Speaker 1>at home? On the other hand, also consider what could

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<v Speaker 1>I accomplish today working remotely that I couldn't get done

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<v Speaker 1>as effectively in the office. Make a choice about where

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<v Speaker 1>to work based on which location would better help you

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<v Speaker 1>achieve your top priorities for the day. And if you've

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<v Speaker 1>decided or are being required to go into the office

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<v Speaker 1>on a given day, set intentions for how you will

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<v Speaker 1>ensure your presence is purposeful. Ask yourself, how could I

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<v Speaker 1>make the most of my time in the office. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this means you schedule breakfast with one colleague and lunch

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<v Speaker 1>with another and focus on fostering your relationships with these

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<v Speaker 1>and other coworkers. Or you might decide that this is

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<v Speaker 1>a great opportunity to meet up with a coworker you're

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<v Speaker 1>collaborating with on the design of a new program. Meeting

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<v Speaker 1>together in a room with a huge whiteboard to map

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<v Speaker 1>out your ideas can make the idea generation and planning

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<v Speaker 1>phase more energizing and productive. Or you might have a

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<v Speaker 1>more powerful computer at work than at home, so in

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<v Speaker 1>office time could be great for using graphic design or

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<v Speaker 1>statistical software that can sometimes be sluggish on your home computer.

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<v Speaker 1>In office time can also create tactful opportunities for following

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<v Speaker 1>up with colleagues about outstanding requests. It is a lot

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<v Speaker 1>easier to stick your head in an office and say

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<v Speaker 1>how eager you are to hear people's ideas about the

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<v Speaker 1>proposal you shared than it is to send an email

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<v Speaker 1>reminding them that, hello, you asked for feedback three days ago.

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<v Speaker 1>With a purposeful presence mindset, leaders and employees focus on

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<v Speaker 1>using time well. You are not in the office just

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<v Speaker 1>for the sake of being in the office. You are

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<v Speaker 1>there to achieve something that is best done there. And

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<v Speaker 1>when you are working remotely, you know that that is

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<v Speaker 1>the right call because you have identified why your presence

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere other than the office can be the right thing too.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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