5 shifts big companies are making to become more agile Successful old-line companies are embracing dynamic strategies and greater transparency with employees and customers, writes Qvest co-founder Pia Lauritzen, who offers examples from three European companies. "The nature of the crisis has shown that what counts is alignment on the same strategic agenda coupled with the autonomy to act," Lauritzen writes. Full Story: Strategy+Business (10/28)
Cisco turns to AR for hybrid workforces Cisco Systems rolled out Webex Hologram, online meeting technology that can make use of augmented reality technology for this era of far-flung, remote workforces. The offering is said to provide immersive 3D holograms and can host groups of workers, rather than the standard one-on-one collaborations. Full Story: ComputerWeekly (UK) (10/28)
Tim Ferriss' "The 4-Hour Workweek" is nearly 15 years old but contains what Cal Newport calls "strikingly prescient" advice on remote work, email and overwork. While Ferriss' book has dated concepts and has been supplanted by a cottage industry of remote work advice, Newport argues that if we had heeded Ferriss' advice earlier, "we might have been caught less off guard by the upheaval we're experiencing today." Full Story: The New Yorker (tiered subscription model) (10/25)
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8 strategies for coping with high-functioning anxiety People with high-functioning anxiety show an outward picture of being able to handle life's stresses but inwardly are feeling severe distress from the constant drain on their emotional energy, according to Today. To help reduce that anxiety, Lynn Bufka, Ph.D., recommends recognizing situations when perfection isn't necessary and digging into anxieties to find out its root cause, which is usually unrealistic. Keith Kaufman, Ph.D., advises looking for healthier sources of motivation than anxiety, adding: "when you're anxious, you try to protect yourself from the threat of failure, and that takes away the energy you need to succeed." Full Story: Today (10/29)
Do not click on this story. I'm serious. Don't do it ... unless you want to read about a parasite that attaches itself to the tongue of a fish and then pinches off the blood supply to the tongue so the tongue falls off. The parasite then becomes the fish's tongue. I told you ... ewww! Full Story: ScienceAlert (Australia) (10/29)
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