On the foolish hope that remote work alone would improve webinars

When COVID happened, webinars were suddenly everywhere—an unavoidable part of our changed work landscape. Almost three years later, with in-person meetings possible and a diminished hunger for any kind of human interaction, the deluge of webinars in my life has slowed to a trickle. So what surprised me the other day, when I hopped into … Continue reading On the foolish hope that remote work alone would improve webinars →

Thinking through the “paradigm shift” to a hybrid workplace

Nine months ago—when talking about a return to the office within the calendar year was not such a ridiculous idea to entertain—my firm went ahead and formed a committee to explore what that reality would look like. Casting about for a committee name, the first stab was the "New Normal" committee, which, I suppose, lacked … Continue reading Thinking through the “paradigm shift” to a hybrid workplace →

The pandemic era & seeing inside people’s homes

As the vaccine roll-out accelerates and a return to "normal life" in the coming months seems increasingly likely, there's a question I keep asking myself: What will I miss about this strange, strange pandemic era? One thing I know I will miss is the weird experience of getting to see inside so many people's homes. … Continue reading The pandemic era & seeing inside people’s homes →