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Have you found yourself logging on to work late at night to get more done? You're not alone! We're talking about what works about it and what doesn't... The Microsoft Article: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/triple-peak-day Derek Thompson's article in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/04/triple-peak-day-work-from-home/629457/ Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

The transition to remote work has us all in different habits - many of them not healthy - and one of the biggest is that many of us are sitting at our desks (probably not ergonomically designed) ALL day. In this week's episode we're talking with Stefan Zavalin, who wants to get us all sitting less, and has an interesting approach to getting us there... Check out Stefan's Tedx Talk here Check out Stefan's book here Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

Feel like you're ready to escape the home office and get out with your office mates (or anyone)? Feelings of isolation and finding time to get out and connect with your team is part of remote work, and it seems like a lot of us are feeling it lately... Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

The last two years have been challenging for all of us, but it’s been particularly challenging on parents. Maybe a bit unsurprisingly, a recent McKinsey study showed that working parents are overrepresented in the ‘great resignation’ and are quitting for work, be it a new job, self-employment, or the gig economy, with more flexibility. In this week’s episode we’re discussing the report and what remote work and the new work balance means for working parents. https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/married-to-the-job-no-more-craving-flexibility-parents-are-quitting-to-get-it

Continuing our mini-series on connecting with teammates and coworkers remotely is Remote Connections: Daily Standups. Some people love 'em. Some people hate 'em. Some people...have no idea what 'em are. Today we're talking about what they are, why we like them and how to get the most out of them. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

We're kicking off our "Remote Connections" mini series by talking about one of the easiest and most important forms of connections you can establish between a team member and their leader, particularly in a remote environment. 1-on-1s are simple, scheduled but informal meetings to touch base between leader and team member and they can be incredibly powerful in creating connection and a shared pathway. Today, we're sharing experiences and our advise for running them effectively. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

"The potential for remote work is determined by tasks and activities and not by occupation."  In this week's episode, we're reviewing the results of McKinsey's November 2020 analysis of remote work tasks and activities. As opposed to what jobs can be done remotely, their analysis explores the (arguably more interesting) question of what types of tasks and activities can be done remotely -- including those that can be done 'without productivity loss'. McKinsey report: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/whats-next-for-remote-work-an-analysis-of-2000-tasks-800-jobs-and-nine-countries 99pi podcast episode referenced in the episode: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/invisible-women/ Remote work news: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/01/18/better-ceo-vishal-garg-returns-softbank/ Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

Work From Home Research (wfhresearch.com) has released the December 2021 update to their research findings on trends in remote work. We're discussing the results we found most interesting, comparing our experiences. Check out the report below and get in touch to share how the results compare to your own remote work experiences. Here are links to the research reports mentioned in this episode. Many thanks to the researchers who worked out to bring us these insights: https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Barrero-AEA-NABE-Jan22.pdf https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WFHResearch_updates_December2021.pdf Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

Welcome to 2022!...it's early, but it sure does look a lot like 2021. So, it's 2022 and with Omicron rearing it's ugly head, it's a fresh new remote start as many folks are back to remote work! We're talking about a new year, a new start to doing remote right, and some general goals and priorities discussion! Here's a link to the Brianna Wiest post Greg mentioned in the episode: https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2017/11/this-is-what-self-care-really-means-because-its-not-all-salt-baths-and-chocolate-cake/ Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

Over 120,000 federal employees are employed in the Ottawa-area and, since the pandemic began, remote work has become the norm for most of those workers. As a result the Nation's capital, mainly the downtown region has been hit hard by the lack of reliable dollars from all those daily spenders. Ottawa's downtown is a ghost town. So....what to do? Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

If you follow remote news, you almost certainly heard about Better.com CEO's firing of 900 employees over a 3-minute Zoom call. The news received major attention not just for the number of terminations, but particularly for the callous nature of the termination and follow-up comments by the CEO. So in today's episode, we're talking about its handling and lessons to be learned. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.

One of the biggest challenges of Remote work is taking the time and effort to maintain healthy work habits. Whether it's drawing the lines between your work and personal life, preventing eye fatigue and vision damage, maintaining good ergonomics in your home office set-up, or breaking up the 'sitting' periods, there are a number of activities we can engage in, and issues we have to look out for, when working outside the office. Greg and Colin are sharing some advice as well as some personal successes, failures and ongoing battles. Here's the article we mentioned in this episode: https://www.verywellhealth.com/remote-work-health-risks-5080056 Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

Does it feel to like your team is hitting that 'middle of the project' fatigue with remote work? We're talking about it! (and as usual, getting distracted by many other things, too). Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

We're talking with Ian & Amy Anderson, co-owners of their own web design business and true digital nomads. We discuss the digital nomad life, saving money on AirBnBs, and working effectively with your partner while sharing a workspace. You can check out Ian & Amy's adventures on their instagrams here: ianrobertanderson and unleashingamy. You can also check out Ian's AirBnB negotiation course here: https://ianrobertanderson.gumroad.com/l/JQhjF. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

It's a first for Remotely Prepared - a Guest Host! And for our first episode, we were lucky enough to get friend of the podcast Shaun Coghlan! You'll remember Shaun Coghlan from last season, when we spoke to him about his experiences transitioning to a new job entirely remotely (and, ya know...during a pandemic). Greg & Shaun discussed Graeme Sharpe's recent article (https://medium.com/illumination/4-simple-tricks-to-excel-at-remote-work-ab868c03ec8f) on tips and tricks for exceling at remote work. Check it out! Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

We're back from a brief hiatus while Colin dealt with a difficult personal challenge. Which got us thinking about the role of remote in maintaining work in difficult times where location, working hours, and even physical and mental health states can be difficult to predict. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

In recent weeks a new idea has exploded - that some remote workers are out there secretly working 2 full-time jobs. Colin is grumpy about it, so we're talking about it. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.   

What would a 4 day work week mean for you as an employee? Could you keep up with your work? Achieve the same results? More? Less? What would 3 days off a week mean for your personal life?  You guessed it! We're talking about the 4 Day Work Week. Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

If you think about the promise of remote work, you probably imagine sitting on a beach enjoying the sunshine...and that's exactly where we caught up with Simran Chaudhry, VP Sales & Marketing and Co-Founder of Creospark. We had a fantastic chat about the Creospark family, their journey and the secret to their remote success. You can connect with Sim on LinkedIn here and learn more about Creospark at https://creospark.com/  Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

Recently, some major tech employers have announced that remote workers may receive pay cuts if they move place of residence. In today's episode, we're talking (ranting?) about the logic behind this move - the parts that make sense, and more importantly, the parts that make no sense at all to us. Check out the Forbes article here Don't forget to subscribe, share and review so we can get the word out to more 'Upside Down Offic-ers'. Have a comment or idea for the show? Email us at remotelyprepared@upsidedownoffice.com or visit us at www.upsidedownoffice.com. We'd love to hear from you.