Connected Working

Connected Working

What will work look like as the world gradually returns to increasing degrees of normalcy?

Language is powerful. Today thanks to my friend Gordon Bull for prompting me to consider new language for us to consider when framing the questions to ask of ourselves and those we lead.

How about this new term? Sometimes it is valuable to use existing words in a fresh combination or context, so what if we start thinking about what “Connected Working” can mean for all of us?

Why “Connected Working” ?

A few days ago, I wrote: “What comes next — will you go back to the office?”. In that post, I explored the idea of “Remote vs “Working from Home””, noting: “We’ve heard so many people say they are “working from home”, yet this contains within it an unconscious thought that their reality is that work is something you normally don’t do at home, instead you go to an office or other place of work.”

My point was to consider a “remote first” mindset, feeling this was a great way of looking at it. However, my friend Gordon Bull reflected that the word “Remote” could feel to people like working remotely…