Productivity is more than individual’s work output

What did the big tomato say to the little tomato? Ketchup! That’s one of my all-time favorite jokes, and it helped form my thinking on a concept we’ve

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Call the registrar, we’ve got a new course

Remember that class you took while working on your MBA called “How to Manage Your Workforce Remotely During a Pandemic”? Me either, but then again, I earned a

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Remote work worsens communication delays

Have you ever found yourself on a phone call talking to your best friend (for me, that’s my mom, obviously), only to have a child relentlessly tapping on

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Hybrid-great for cars, not for offices

What’s great about hybrid cars? Easy: They’re more efficient and save energy. While this value proposition might be true for cars, it doesn’t necessarily mean a hybrid work

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Too remote or not too remote? That is the question.

Honestly, I didn’t write the punny title for this column; two talented DORIS researchers did. I’m sure we giggled about it for hours; maybe we’re going stir crazy.

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Workers’ views on returning to the office were surprising

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I don’t love being called out on stuff like how to load the dishwasher properly so the dishes will “actually get cleaned”

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An ode to my colleagues, whom I miss so much

We all miss our colleagues, me included. Sitting in an old wooden rocking chair in the guest bedroom of my house with a makeshift retro flat-screen TV on

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5 Tips for Staying Sane While Working From Home With Kids and Pets

At DORIS, we help organizations create their ideal workplace. Even when that organization is working from home. Especially right now, your workplace is so much more than the

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3 ways to be designerly even if you’re not a designer

This week, I met with three of my colleagues to discuss a new rubric they had made. It allowed us to measure our performance in one-on-one interviews with

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Restrooms, they’re no joke in the workplace

Poopy pants. You smiled when you read that, right? Potty humor—everyone secretly loves it, especially 3-year-olds, moreover my 3-year-old. I can be explaining my perspective on a presidential candidate’s stance

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