We’re having the wrong discussion. As we sail past the six month mark of the massive global remote work experiment, the conversation is starting to shift to pontification about whether being in the office is better than working from home. Read more…
When things began to shut down during the initial threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were hesitant to go full remote. Perhaps it was a lack of trust. Maybe you actually needed to be present to fully achieve everything Read more…
It’s no secret that things in the age of COVID-19 are much different than what all of us are used to. To those of us in the software industry, working from home (WFH) has generally always been on the table Read more…
Remote work offers many benefits for both companies and employees. There are numerous research papers and blog posts that describe the advantages of offering employees the option of working from home. Forward thinking companies take this advice to heart and Read more…
Building software can be hard. Many companies struggle to translate customer needs into finished software features. More importantly, many times the forecasts and delivery times for roadmaps fail to meet the deadlines imposed by the business. This can cause frustration Read more…
There are many reasons why workplace diversity is important, but in this article I’m just going to focus on the business case. Numerous studies, including those by McKinsey, Credit Suisse, and others have found that diversity is correlated with improved Read more…
Working in a city can certainly have its benefits. What isn’t one of those benefits is the privilege of sitting in morning traffic or spending morning after morning feeling like a sardine on a packed subway train. As a resident Read more…
It’s happening. We’re there. We’ve reached the tipping point and we think we’re going to look back and say that this was the moment when things started to change. Remote work is going mainstream. For some, this is welcome news, Read more…