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Worklife with Adam Grant

How Science Can Fix Remote Work

Worklife with Adam Grant

TED

Management, Worklife Podcast, Worklife With Adam Grant, Work Life Balance, Ted Talks, Podcast About Work Life, Ted Adam Grant, Adam Grant Podcasts, Ted Podcasts, Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist, Business

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Remote work was a trend that some companies and gig workers were trying out, even as others resisted. Then the pandemic made it an overnight reality for many of us. This feels like uncharted territory, but there’s already plenty of knowledge on how to do it well. Learn from someone who has done more remote work than almost anyone on the planet—and find out what science says about how to keep your teams cohesive, fight screenout, and build resilience by mentally traveling in time.

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0:00.0

Ted Audio Collective

0:07.0

This show shares insights on work and leadership to help you thrive in your career.

0:11.4

For even more advice, we recommend checking out the podcast Masters of Scale.

0:15.7

In each episode of Masters of Scale, legendary Greylock investor and LinkedIn co-founder

0:20.7

Reed Hoffman joins top minds in business like PepsiCo's Indra Noi, Bridgewater's Radalio,

0:28.5

and Spanx's Sarah Blakely to explore their unconventional paths to scale.

0:33.8

So whether you're a serial entrepreneur or scaling up your own career, check out Masters

0:38.4

of Scale wherever you get your podcasts.

0:41.2

I have a team meeting with my team.

0:43.4

You know, it's Monday morning, so we kind of miss each other less turn our cameras on.

0:47.6

For Lizetto Campo, it seemed like a regular day in quarantine.

0:50.9

But when they turned on their cameras, something was off.

0:54.8

Her face was a potato.

0:57.1

A flat image of a potato with Lizetto's eyes and lips moving on it.

1:01.6

And I just remember thinking, why am I a potato?

1:03.8

And of all things, why a potato?

1:06.6

Like I couldn't go back to a regular camera.

1:08.4

So I just essentially was a potato for the meeting.

1:12.1

The previous week, Lizetto had been in a virtual happy hour for Latino leaders.

1:16.9

And I wanted to make them laugh.

1:18.8

And so I thought, you know what?

1:20.7

Next week I'm going to try to do some funny filters.

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