What to do when you can't please everyone
Tips for being effective at work while also not needing to make everyone happy, and other top takeaways from the EmTech Next summit.
Meetings
Book Briefing
'How the Future Works' by Brian Elliott, Sheela Subramanian, and Helen Kupp: The latest thinking on flexible work
The book 'How the Future Works' is an excellent guide to the latest research-backed practices for how to redesign work. .
Fixing meetings is necessary to transform work
Kevin Delaney on how to rid yourself of unproductive meetings to regain control of your work.
Book Briefing
'Competing in the New World of Work' by Ferrazzi, Gohar, Weyrich: Embrace the breakout room
How can we translate the lessons organizations have learned over the past two years into a structured approach for moving forward? That’s a core question behind the new book 'Competing in the New World of Work.'
RIP, Jeff Zucker's masterful morning show
S. Mitra Kalita on what made Jeff Zucker, CNN's recently departed president, an unusually effective manager.
Interview
What Slack means for meetings and workplaces
CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield on what's ahead for Slack and for workplaces, and how he responds to employers who regret using the service.
Interview
How to jumpstart creativity and innovation in remote and hybrid workplaces
Stanford d.School executive director Sarah Stein Greenberg on how to think, create. and lead in unconventional ways.
Interview
Priya Parker on how we should properly gather and return to the workplace
The author of 'The Art of Gathering' on how we should return to the workplace, and how to best approach the complicated, needed conversations as we do so.
Book Briefing
Book Briefing: 'Working Backwards' by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr
A book by two long-time Amazon insiders describes its unique management practices and how others could adopt them.
Research shows that silence and other surprising tactics can make virtual meetings better
How to make virtual meetings better, and make sure they don’t exclude or privilege certain people or groups.
