1 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and hours are more 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to call 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: a colleague to say goodbye. We all need a way 6 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: to tell ourselves that the work day is done in 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: the absence of a commute. Calling a colleague to recap 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: the day and say goodbye is a great substitute. As 9 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: millions of people have been working from home for the 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: first time in the wake of COVID nineteen, one of 11 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: the toughest adjustments has been figuring out how to well 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: relax when you can see your workspace from the rest 13 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: of the house. It's easy to feel guilty about not 14 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: working all night long, and so plenty of people do 15 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: half work and half not w into the week hours. 16 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: Commutes provide a natural transition between work and home. Without 17 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: a commute, you need some sort of other shutdown ritual. 18 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: We've discussed different options on this podcast before, but today 19 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: I want to suggest one that you might not be doing. 20 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: Calling a colleague to say goodbye. In the office. Before 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: you left, you probably circled around saying your goodbyes to 22 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: your immediate team, and this offered a nice way to 23 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: catch up on what was going on, to check in 24 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: on anything still outstanding, and to set the norm of 25 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: it being okay to leave. You can recreate some aspects 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: of this from your home office. You probably won't call everyone, 27 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: though perhaps you could. Here's my rule. Any office that 28 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: has a morning check in where everyone is required to 29 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: be online at nine am sharp must also institute a 30 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: four him goodbye ceremony to let everyone know the day 31 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: is over. Fair is fair. But if your office isn't 32 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: going to do that, choose a colleague who works similar 33 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: hours to you and set a time to check in 34 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: each day to say goodbye. This chat can be pretty quick. Ideally, 35 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: you two can become accountability partners for each other. Say 36 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: what you've done during the day, Recount if you're on 37 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 1: track for your weekly goals, and mention anything unexpected or 38 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: cool that happened during the day. Keep it to five 39 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: minutes or so, unless the two of you plan to 40 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: have a cocktail together virtually and then say goodbye. When 41 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: you're done, you're done. Now you are free to go 42 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: watch TV or run or hang out with your family 43 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: and you just recreated one of the nicest parts of 44 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: the office too. If you end your day by saying 45 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: goodbye to a colleague, I'd love to hear about it. 46 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: You can let me know how it goes at Laura 47 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: at Laura Vanderkam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. 48 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's the succeeding in the New 49 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: Corner Office. The New Corner Office is a production of 50 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio. For more podcasts, visit the I Heart 51 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows.