Dan Pontefract's Blog, page 6
March 29, 2021
Standing Up Against White Male Myopia
I’m speaking out because I see it too often. I don’t know the gentleman below who posted the LinkedIn poll, but I’d like to address…
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March 22, 2021
Employees Are A Bit Like Astronauts In Space Right Now
While vaccines are progressing, the reality is employees are feeling a lot like astronauts on a space station. What does NASA do to help their employees cope?
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March 20, 2021
Management Musings: Episode 3 – Corporate Culture Weather Forecast
In Episode 3 of “Management Musings,” I’m delivering the weather forecast. Yep, the corporate culture weather forecast for this week and the next five months…
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March 7, 2021
I Still Can’t Believe I Travelled Week of March 8, 2020
The week of March 8, 2020, still feels surreal to me. Even a year later. My youngest turned 13 that day. A teenager! Naturally, we…
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March 4, 2021
Management Musings: Episode 2 – Free Agents in the Workplace
In Episode 2 of “Management Musings” I’m musing about the idea of creating an internal ‘free agent’ system for employees. What?!? Imagine an internal system…
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February 26, 2021
Management Musings: Episode 1 – Work From Home Mental Health Issues
I’ve decided to put together a new series called “Management Musings.” It’s a series of short video clips of me chiming in on workplace issues…
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February 16, 2021
Creative Ways To Have Fun With Your Team From Home
The calendar says 2021, but it still feels a lot like 2020. The pandemic continues to rage. New variants are popping up everywhere. I can’t even…
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February 10, 2021
What are you doing right now to redesign your place of work before employees return to the building?
The pandemic has certainly taught us one thing about organizations: we don’t need as much physical space for work to happen. We’re currently witnessing the…
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February 5, 2021
Who Really Is In Charge Of The New Look Office?
If you’re trying to get ahead of the pandemic—planning for a post-pandemic world—you should be having conversations now about what your office space is going…
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February 4, 2021
The Great Office Real Estate Contraction Is Upon Us
The data does not lie. The great office real estate contraction is upon us. Wherever you look on the planet, companies are shedding their real…
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