"There’s no denying work has changed in the past couple of years. Potentially faster and more than in the previous five or ten years!
The rise of remote work, work from home, work from anywhere, telework, work across different time zones and hybrid work (some people here/some there) continues to create change and challenges.
What’s one of the best ways to respond and adapt to the changing world of work?
It’s to consider not just the work itself … but the WAY it gets done.
Consider:
?? Do we really need everyone at the same meeting at the same time? (synchronous work)
?? Could some people contribute prior to, or after the meeting or begin working on tasks outside of a meeting? (asynchronous work)
A growing number of teams and businesses are learning and experiencing the value of deliberately working in sync / async ways.
That is, some work is completed synchronously — at the same time with other people;
and other elements of work completed asynchronously — at a time and in a way that suits them.
‘Sync Async : Making progress easier in the changing world of work’.
In this book you'll read about:
?? how, why and when to work in sync and async ways
?? tools for creating your team’s sync async strategy
?? ways to identify the type of work you prefer
?? techniques to work in more async ways
?? how to make daily progress easier — get started on things that have stopped and accelerate things that have slowed.
You don’t need to wait for a culture to change or for someone to give you the go ahead on this.
You can start working better in both sync and async ways from today.
There will always be too much to do and not enough time in which to do it.
Putting practical sync async techniques to work can make your work easier … and the rest of life better."
"Struggling? Juggling? Drowning? Argh!
These experiences of overwhelm can be a common part of a normal day or week in our life. Yes, the world can be an overwhelming place. We might have an emotional experience of being overwhelmed. We can experience the ‘too much on’ of workload - too much to do and not enough time in which to do it. Or we might feel like we’re submerged under an endless pile of information, reports, books and reading.
At other times we can just be plain 'drowning in' it from a wicked combination of all three: emotions, workload and information.
In today’s world, it’s these three that can be the cause of repeated and unending overwhelm. And it’s not good for us. Burnout and health issues are waiting. We need to find ways to acknowledge our emotions, manage our workload … and filter all of that information.
Our overwhelm CAN be outsmarted. Once you get the powerful techniques explained by Lynne Cazaly, you’ll find new ways to make sense of overwhelm, new ways to work, and new ways to cope with information. You’ll be all over overwhelm… it won’t be all over you."
"'It’s natural to want to do well - at work, in study, in life, to do our best.
But what happens when striving for the best becomes something more ... the pursuit of perfection?
Perfectionism is on the rise and it has dire consequences for how we think and feel about ourselves and others, how we think, live, and work. Perfectionism has been seen to cause over-thinking, over-working, burnout, sleeplessness, and mental health problems like depression and anxiety.
We can’t keep going like this!
But what’s the alternative if it’s not perfect?
Lynne Cazaly uncovers how to think, work and achieve in clever ways adapted from the productive and creative worlds of software development … and improvisation.
How do they get things done? How do they put their ideas out there? And what can we learn from them?
In ‘ish’, Lynne Cazaly explains:
The problem with pursuing perfection … and why we seek it
The mental loop that traps you into thinking perfection is the answer
The role of incremental work, imperfection and iteration in getting things done
The idea of ‘ish’ - which means somewhat, near enough - and how to apply it to your life
9 ways to think and work on projects, tasks or activities that provide a healthy and productive alternative to perfectionism.
Excellence, quality and continuous improvement are important. But the pursuit of perfection … not so much.
Here’s a helpful alternative that guides you to making great progress and achieving what you want in life.
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