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DavidShaw

“Work is no longer a place – it’s something we do.” With this striking new definition, we kicked off a fascinating chat with workplace technology specialist David Shaw that covered productive office spaces, introverts vs. extroverts, meeting rules and more. The world of work has changed dramatically, yet our physical work environments still suffer from [...]

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How to Schedule and Host Efficient Meetings

Meetings are crucial in the working world, especially for workshifters. But too often people leave meetings feeling that time was wasted. To help make your meetings more productive, here are a few things to keep in mind if you want to effectively and efficiently collaborate – whether online or in person. Why are we here? [...]

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TheWorkTalkShow

This week’s episode of The Work Talk Show features Dan Martell, CEO and founder of Clarity and an angel investor in multiple ventures. Dan is extremely passionate about how we spend our time. With a strong entrepreneurial streak, Martell has now set his sights on solving a problem that’s a challenge to many – how to [...]

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TheWorkTalkShow

This week’s The Work Talk Show episode features Jonathan Fields. As his bio states, Jonathan is a dad, husband, New Yorker, author, speaker, serial wellness-industry entrepreneur, recovering S.E.C./mega-firm hedge-fund lawyer, marketing and innovation consultant, venture partner and book-marketing educator. It’s no surprise that someone this busy would be a guest on this week’s edition of [...]

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TheWorkTalkShow

This week’s The Work Talk Show episode features Christopher S. Penn, a wearer of many hats. He’s the vice president of marketing technology at SHIFT Communications, a co-founder of PodCamp with Chris Brogan, a co-host of the Marketing Over Coffee podcast with John Wall and a professor of Internet marketing and advanced social media at [...]

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WorkIsNotAPlaceYouGo_Featured

The TV series The Office, set to air its final show on May 16, has amused us for years with a humorous, mockumentary look at how companies operate. As a culture, we love The Office, because we have probably all experienced a Dunder Mifflin-like company either in our own career or in the stories shared [...]

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Is Being “Out of Office” Your Job?

Posted by on 28 February 2013

“Out of Office” is probably the most common auto-reply in the world – so popular there are even tutorials on how to write one. But times are changing and the term is gradually losing its meaning. From an email response telling people that you would not be working, “Out of Office” is becoming where more [...]

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BirthofBringYourOwnOffice

Please welcome Caleb Parker, our latest regular contributor to the Workshifting blog. This is Caleb’s first post. I know what you’re thinking: “How do you pronounce that? Bee-yoo?” Seriously though, maybe you thought I meant Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). That’s the big buzzword everyone’s talking about lately when referring to the mobile workforce. BYOD is [...]

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WhyMyInnovativeOffice

Today we have a guest post from Jen Saunders. Jen is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering a wide range of topics like social media, business, society and others as the content manager for Organic Media Group, a boutique SEO consulting agency. Jen has studied and taught English Literature and Art History, and she loves scuba [...]

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We’re trying something new here at Workshifting. Every month, we’re going to find and publish one video that embodies the ideas we discuss on the blog (anywhere productivity, work-life balance, travel, etc.). In response to Alleah Gogley’s post last week about finding the right work-life fit, we chose a TED Talk from Nigel Marsh as [...]

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