Working Remotely Together (and doing it well) with guest Lisette Sutherland

This year’s been busy for remote working enthusiast – we’d say guru, really – Lisette Sutherland! She opens up her treasure chest to share her insights on how to keep this remote working adventure going well. Because it looks like we’ll be working from home for a longer time, both by necessity and choice.

Lisette’s first and biggest tip: get comfortable in your workspace.

Wherever you’re working, figure out what you (and your team) need to be productive and design your work around that.

Remote working and in-person office working are two different things and it works best to design them differently. It’s like radio vs tv: they both offer their own unique limits and opportunities.

Break up your 2D screen time overload and set up new routines for real connective human discussions.

“We really need to pay attention to each other, and reach out.”

Very few people want to go back to working in the office 100% of the time – or from home 100% of the time. We want the freedom to choose when and where we’re most productive.

So let’s set everything up and design it in the best possible way: what is going to work best for us?

Referenced:

Collaboration Superpowers: https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/

Lisette Sutherland, author: https://lisettesutherland.com/

Oatmeal cartoon: 'Why working from home is both awesome and horrible' https://theoatmeal.com/comics/working_home