Ways of Working

Strategy lives or dies in the daily rhythms that determine how teams communicate, make decisions, and hold each other accountable. The patterns here examine meeting cadences, collaboration norms, accountability mechanisms, and what I've observed across hundreds of practitioner conversations: successful organizations design these behaviors upstream rather than hoping they emerge naturally. Start reading when you're ready to treat team operating systems as seriously as you treat org charts.

3 Levers for HR to Mitigate the Mandate

How to optimize workplace experience when you can't set the rules.

Return on Connection

How Human Resources, Technology, and Real Estate can partner to quantify trust, proximity, and collaboration.

Ancient Myths for Modern Work

What 3,000-year-old stones teach us about systems, people, and change.

How I Stumped a Panel of EX Experts

It’s Hard to Connect the Dots from Employee Experience to Business Impact

5 Blind Spots Holding Back Modern Work

Actionable insights from beyond the conference stage at Running Remote, and stories you can use to lead workplace change right now.

Vibe Officing: The Antidote to Office Mandates

How mood, meaning, and AI-powered mobility will influence the future of the office and cities.

Take Your Pulse: How Rhythms of the Business Create Order in Hybrid Chaos

Feeling and seeing an organization's heartbeat reduces cognitive load and makes coordinating easier across distributed teams.

All CEOs Agree: Where Work Happens Matters [Free Assessment]

Establishing clear, digital homes for our work can help leaders with opposing views bridge the hybrid work divide.

Below the Line: The Hidden Cost of Employee Experience

How accounting policies and budgets make workplace change harder than many think, especially the shift from offices to gatherings.

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