What is the biggest myth about workshifting? Here's the thing about myths. They exist because people buy into them or use them to justify their status quo. We want workshifting to be a trend, but is it? Check out my latest post for Workshifting.com and then add your...
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The Rise of Co-Working Spaces
Do you co-work? My latest post for Workshifting.com looks at the spike in formal co-working arrangements over the last two years. (Twitter is my co-working space.) The post asks two simple questions: Do you co-work? If so, where? Check it out here. Photo by d.h....
What’s Your Favorite Airport?
As a child, I loved Paris-Charles de Gaulle for its space age bubble with the escalators going in all directions. It was avant garde with a touch of Star Trek before I knew about Star Trek. And it belonged to an era where there was still an illusion that air travel...
Chasing Mobility
If you ever leave your office and still want to get work done, you know that finding mobility is an ongoing process. My new Workshifting.com post looks at the sometimes elegant, sometimes awkward art of chasing mobility. Check it out and let me know: What are you...
Does Gender Matter in Workshifting?
My latest post at Workshifting.com was sparked by this thought-provoking article on BNET about the impact of gender on how men's brains and women's brains function--and the impact this has on how we work. As more people shift out of office settings, it seems we're due...
5 Tips to Avoid a Workshifting Meltdown
If you're a regular reader of this blog, then you know that there were a couple of weeks recently in which I posted very infrequently. What you probably don't know is that I was in bed sick for a good chunk of that time. Although I wasn't getting much work done,...
Where’s Your Water Cooler Conversation?
As solopreneurs and workshifters, the office can sometimes be a lonely place. There's no office chatter, no built-in breaks. So it's up to us to create our own touchpoints. And that's the topic of my latest post for Workshifting.com. Read it, and then tell me: Where's...
When Workshifting, It Pays to Go Take a Hike
The problem with workshifting is that there's no one to schedule your life. No built in co-workers for a watercooler conversation or to coax you out to lunch. While some office workers think this means we sleep in, eat bonbons, and watch Oprah (or SportsCenter), we're...
Workshifting: Nature or Nurture?
Is workshifting nature or nurture? Check out my post today over at Workshifting.com. And let me know whether you're a born workshifter or transitioning into it over time. Photo by Ike X (Flickr).
The Secret to Making Workshifting Easier
What's the secret to making workshifting easier? Check out my latest post for Workshifting.com, which went online as I was doing some workshifting of my own at 35,000 feet on Friday. The post is all about how one new-t0-me gadget is enabling me to work on the go...