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Good morning, this is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is that if you are going to go into the office, make it worth the commute.
Use your in -office time for relationship building and collaboration.
You don't want to spend time and energy getting somewhere just to email and call people in other places, because you can do that from home.
So a few years post -pandemic, lots more information workers are working from home, at least occasionally.
I think this is great.
It is often way more efficient.
Of course, some sorts of work are more efficient to do in person.
So as organizations are figuring out the right mix of in -office and remote work, I hear from a lot of people who have hybrid schedules.
They want guidance on how to make the most of their in -office days.
On a recent episode of my other podcast, Best of Both Worlds, my co -host Sarah Hart Unger and I discussed getting a hybrid schedule right.
Sarah's advice for if you are in the office, make it worth the commute.
I love this framing, because it's about matching the right work to the right place.
Collaborating to come up with ideas is definitely best done in person.
I know Sarah and I generate more and better podcast ideas when we meet up.
We've probably all been on awkward Zoom calls where no one is offering any ideas.
And the team just can't seem to generate momentum.
Then there are the times when people inadvertently interrupt each other, because it's hard to tell when someone is starting to speak.
On calls when there is some engagement, there's sometimes the parallel conversation issue.
When one conversation is taking place out loud and another in the chat.
Zoom calls are not the best forum for developing plans and getting everybody invested in them.
So when possible, schedule collaboration for in -office days.
It is much easier to connect with each other and develop excitement about working together when you are, in fact, together.
You can also make in -office days worth your commute by prioritizing important one -on -one conversations.
If you need to have a difficult conversation with a colleague, do it in person if possible.
It is much easier to make sure you are understanding each other when you are in the same room.
When you're just getting to know a new colleague or are working with someone on a technical or complicated topic, in -person conversations can be valuable too.
Office days also create opportunities for relationship building.
Spending intentional time with your co -workers is a great way to make the most of your commute.
Schedule lunch or coffee with a colleague on in -office days whenever you can.
You could even create a recurring calendar event for lunch with a colleague on every in -office day.
That way, you are less likely to have meetings scheduled midday.
Don't think of these coffees and longer lunches as a waste of time.
Honestly, your in -office days should be mostly social because you can do basic status meetings by Zoom.
You can also do a lot of the basic work of emailing and calling people and individual planning and much individual deliverable work at home.
Offices can be very distracting places.
When I need to get something done, it is almost impossible if someone is talking loudly next to me.
That is, unlikely to happen in your home office.
I think it's too bad that some organizations are calling for five days a week in the office.
There is definitely some work that is best on in person, but five days a week is overkill for a lot of information jobs.
I am sad that people are wasting time and wasting gas commuting when they are just on Zooms with Teams in other places.
When people are commuting, the work should be worth the commute.
If you have some say over how you do your work and where you do your work, make sure that is how you're setting it up.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at laura .lauravandercam .com.
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