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What Is Time Zone Prejudice, And How Does It Discriminate Against Remote Workers?

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Remote work holds the power to tackle inequality in the workplace , but it has also caused new biases to emerge. . While this doesn’t seem like a problem on the surface, the time zones in which these regions are located have caused turmoil for professionals. . Meetings were scheduled on and without regard to U.S.

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Mastering The Art Of Distributed Leadership: Lessons From Atlassian’s “Team Anywhere” Program

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Teams spread across locations and time zones might be working from home, or might meet in the office. “Distributed” refers to work that doesn’t happen shoulder-to-shoulder.

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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

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In The Role of Connectedness in the Future of Work , the authors describe the importance of helping remote or hybrid workers stay more connected in the workplace: “ Show your people that their work is meaningful and connect your people’s jobs to the notion of working toward the greater good. Be cognizant of the time zones.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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What Is ‘Bare Minimum Monday’ and Will It Work for You?

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With all eyes on increasing workplace burnout rates , no strategy is off the table. Rather than dive right into back-to-back meetings at the start of the week, we saw the opportunity to schedule sacred time for everyone,” she says. Others had concerns: “This is great if you can set your own pace at work…. She says it’s working.

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When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

Laughing all the Way to Work

That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? Dealing in real time. April 09, 2010 Jakob said.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

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What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Enter it in calendar. Dealing in real time. Minute taking made easier.