The world’s first media brand by, for, and about soloists. From the people who created the Fast Company and Inc. Magazine brands. New podcast series out now.
*New Research* Excited today to publish a new working paper with @greg_l_howard and @liebersohn on the long-run effect of remote work on housing markets https://t.co/7P1SxBMabD
1. This table covers the number of full-time days people are working from home. From the new @I_Am_NickBloom et al study. The US at 1.6 days s slightly above the average of 1.5 days. Canada is much above at 2.2 days.
https://t.co/X9DBlwNDOh
A bookshop in a small town becomes “the middle of everywhere” in our latest podcast. Available at the link or wherever you listen to podcasts.
https://t.co/Or86xzIC9a
A new podcast just dropped! We interviewed designer Barbara De Wilde who, who left the big city to open a bookstore in a small town. It’s quite the journey. Available everywhere you listen to podcasts.
https://t.co/Or86xzIC9a
I've spoken to 2,000+ companies with 40M+ employees about remote work in the last 12 months
A few predictions of what will happen before 2030
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#WFH has large effects on firms and workers. New data highlights the expansion of three practices
1) Part-time working
2) Contract working
3) Outsourcing and offshoring
This is weakening the links between employees and firms, making jobs more gig like
https://t.co/NF49HekNsx
Freelancing is a make-your-own-destiny kind of career path
That uncertainty is terrifying to face alone, imo
As freelancers we need to band together and support one another, both as humans and as entrepreneurs
Feedback is in from @doist mini-retreat season. Shocking, but It turns out we’re humans and crave social interactions w/ our teammates, even though we typically prefer remote & async work 🤯 Remote-first doesn’t mean remote-only, a solid IRL strategy is key for distributed teams.