1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and hours are more 4 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to match 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: the right work to the right place. As we emerge 6 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: from the COVID nineteen crisis and as more workplaces open 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: back up, a number of organizations are moving to a 8 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: hybrid schedule, some days working at home, some days working 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: at the office. If this is you, it's helpful to 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: plan your weeks so that you do the kind of 11 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: work that is best suited for each place that allows 12 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: you to be more productive and effective. When work had 13 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: to be one hundred percent virtual, a lot of people 14 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: worried that they weren't fully connecting and collaborating with colleagues. 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: I agree that these things are challenging when working from home, 16 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: but here's the thing. Few places will be one hundred 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: percent remote long term. Even fully distributed companies tend to 18 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: have people come into the office for a week every 19 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: two months, or attend to retreat every quarter or so. 20 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: People do spend time face to face. The question is 21 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: just how much in any case, As you try to 22 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: plan your hybrid work. Think about which activities work best 23 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: in the office and which work best at home. For 24 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: most people, the home office provides a great place for 25 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: individual focused work. Anytime you need to buckle down and 26 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 1: crank something out, you need a place where your colleagues 27 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: will not barge in to see if you heard what 28 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: Carol said to Jim in that meeting, and where you 29 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: can set the temperature to your happy spot and work 30 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: during the hours when you are most productive. Some people 31 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: also do their best deep thinking in a more quiet 32 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: environment with fewer outside inputs. If that sounds like you, 33 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: when your work from home days should feature as many 34 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: hours devoted to these matters as possible. They should also 35 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: feature calls and meetings with people outside your organization. A 36 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: work from home day is a great time to leave early, 37 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: to grab a drink with a potential client, or to 38 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: have breakfast with a former colleague in your network. Now 39 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: you can do these things on office days, of course, 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: but if you're only going to be in the office 41 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: two days a week, you probably want to focus those 42 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: days on the people with whom you work most closely. 43 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: So that means that on your in office days, you're 44 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: careful to schedule any meetings requiring debating ideas or getting 45 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: multiple people's approvals. If you're going to do group brainstorming, 46 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: you are much better off doing that in person versus 47 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: on zoom, where half the people might be multitasking. Deliver 48 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: feedback in person when you can, particularly any feedback that 49 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: might be more challenging to hear. And you want to 50 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: schedule social time with your colleagues, which by the way, 51 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: counts as real work. People work best with those they trust. 52 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: Trust is built by spending relaxed time together, so definitely 53 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: order lunch together or go out for a leisurely celebratory meal. 54 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: Ask to grab coffee with someone you'd like to get 55 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: to know better. It will make your future virtual calls 56 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: much more effective. If you're a manager, you might consciously 57 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: schedule a four pm happy hour, which includes non alcoholic 58 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: drinks and snacks so everyone feels that they can participate, 59 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: even people who have to leave at five pm. By 60 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: matching the right work to the right place, you get 61 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: the best of both worlds. You can focus at the 62 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: home office and then relax when people drop by to 63 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: chat On in office days. You know those days are 64 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: supposed to be social, so you don't try to hide 65 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: or shoe people away so you can get to the 66 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: real work. This is the real work of the office days. 67 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: Oh it's all good in the meantime. This is Laura. 68 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding in the New 69 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: Corner Office. The New Corner Office is a production of iHeartRadio. 70 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: For more podcasts, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 71 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: wherever you get your favorite shows.