Content by Gleb Tsipursky
Redefining Hybrid Office Space to Boost Quality Employee ProductivityRemodeling the work setup will help teams shift successfully across post-pandemic workplaces
Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:03
How should organizations—including their quality departments—reshape office space to maximize productivity in the future of work? What will the new workspace—from the office to homes—look like in the future? We know it will be different. But to…
Best Return to Office Plan: A Team-Led ApproachEmpower team leaders to choose the work arrangement that aligns with their team’s needs
Thu, 09/30/2021 - 12:03
Surveys show that anywhere from two-thirds to three-quarters of all employers intend to have a hybrid workforce after the pandemic as part of their return to office plan. Employees would come in one to three days weekly to work on collaborative…
What Quality Professionals Should Know When Employees Return to the OfficeA combination of mainly hybrid and some remote work is our future
Thu, 09/02/2021 - 12:03
Recent surveys show, and many managers are learning, that their employees are often not interested in working from the office full time. It’s easy to assume we know what they want due to a bias known as the false consensus effect, which causes us…
Why Do So Many Leaders Screw Up a Quality Return to the Office?The post-pandemic office will require a realignment of employer-employee expectations
Thu, 08/19/2021 - 12:03
Due to strong employee resistance and turnover, Google recently backtracked from its plan to force all employees to return to the office and allowed many to work remotely. Amazon also backtracked on its plans to have a fully office-centric culture…
Why Do Smart Leaders Deny Serious Risks in the Post-Covid World?When dealing with smart people who deny risks, focus on their emotions
Mon, 08/09/2021 - 12:03
When a threat seems clear to you, it’s hard to believe others will deny it. Yet smart people deny serious risks surprisingly often. A case-in-point example comes from my experience helping a midsize regional insurance company conduct a strategic…
Are You Falling for the Myth of ‘Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail?’Three tips to help you avoid the planning fallacy
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 12:03
Quality professionals are often told that “failing to plan is planning to fail.” You might be surprised to learn that this phrase is a misleading myth at best and actively dangerous at worst. Making plans is important, but our gut reaction is to…
14 Steps to to Defeat Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom FatigueTo survive and thrive, organizations must shift strategically to the best practices of working from home
Thu, 06/03/2021 - 12:02
When the Covid pandemic swept through the country last year, companies rapidly transitioned employees to working from home (WFH). However, this shift led to growing challenges of WFH burnout and Zoom fatigue. Unfortunately, organizations treat…
Recognize the 12 Problems Leading to Work-From-Home BurnoutThe problem is a lot more complex than you think
Mon, 04/19/2021 - 12:03
Have you or your employees been feeling work-from-home burnout (WFH) and Zoom fatigue these past months despite the supposed convenience of working from home and using video conferences to meet? Due to the computer-based nature of their work, many…
Eight Powerful Questions You Should Ask Before Stakeholder EngagementEffective engagement can foster productivity and stronger financials
Tue, 02/23/2021 - 12:02
Stakeholder engagement is one of the more critical aspects of leadership, whether you’re a team leader or a member of a cross-functional team trying to lead team members to focus on quality. Stakeholders can be anyone from your colleagues to…
Why Your Negotiations As a Quality Professional Are DoomedHere are some strategies on how to rescue them
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:03
Negotiators, even professional ones, make surprisingly many wrong decisions that doom negotiations that should have succeeded. Many of these mistakes relate to overestimating how well they can read the feelings and thoughts of other parties in the…