VideoCallsThatSell

> "The shift towards remote and hybrid work isn’t doing us any favors in the collaboration department" The lady of this observation worked early in her career for (some now huge) Silicon Valley startups. Now she writes [https://salespodder.com/] 'about the ways organizations coordinate'. I am bitterly reminded of

Throughout this year so far, I've hit my head a fair few times against the brick wall that is the 'unconscious incompetent'. Given my wealth of experience, especially from my many days of business tech New Product Rescue, I was half-expecting it. Not quite though, to this scale. I have

There's an infamous, oft-referenced survey in the tech world; 84% of digital transformation projects fail to reach their objectives. Widely publicised (see via Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2016/01/07/why-84-of-companies-fail-at-digital-transformation/] ) back as 2016 dawned, the 'survey' suggests that in this pursuit, disaster is the norm. Should

> The 45 minutes I've just spent going through check-in and airport security made me dream of the good old days back in 2020 when you just clicked "Join Meeting". — Rory Sutherland (@rorysutherland) June 17, 2022 [https://twitter.com/rorysutherland/status/1537796746625138697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Not everyone shares this view

Deepism courtesy of Nietzsche. Think of any workteam. Any business meeting. Or indeed, our video calls today. What's the optimum attendee crowd? This wisdom suggests it is 5. The philosophy apparently has several layers of meaning. As well as rabbit holes of potential etymology. [Take this random Reddit thread [https:

Sadly, we don't all live in a multi-million listed country farmhouse. Top designers to call on as friends. With a three grand jacket happily on hand. Then neither are we likely to be called as witness for a $100m defamation trial. I sense we may each have somewhere dear currently

> Zoom learning won’t make you a designer. That is a skill – and a talent. “But it will make you approach things differently and become more resourceful. It’s empowering.” This citation above is from the final para of a piece on a recent HR retiree, who learned how to