by Christian Herbst | Mar 1, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Over a year into the pandemic with virtual work as normality, company cultures reveal a lack of trust among the remote managers and employees. Many supervisors haven’t been trained to manage their employees remotely. Therefore, many over-monitor their employees, which...
by Christian Herbst | Feb 22, 2022 | New Ways of Working
It is a current phenomenon that people experience a changing interest in their work. Especially at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, people started spending a lot more time at home. This gives people more freedom to think about the next year or five years of their...
by Christian Herbst | Feb 15, 2022 | Project Management
All agile methodologies aim to satisfy the rapid development needs by focusing on iterations of development, small releases, accepting changing requirements and direct communication with the customers. A whole group of agile methodologies emerged following these...
by Christian Herbst | Feb 8, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Research shows that lower incomes are linked to higher stress levels and lower overall satisfaction levels. There is still a large pay-gap between men and women in most countries. Also, burnout levels are shown to be significantly higher in women than men due to...
by Christian Herbst | Jan 28, 2022 | New Ways of Working
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes prophesied that by the end of the century technology would have advanced enough that countries like Great Britain and the United States would have arrived at a 15-hour workweek. From a technical point of view, we would also be able to do...
by Christian Herbst | Jan 25, 2022 | New Ways of Working
A survey conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce has led to several conclusions on the new working situation. The New Working Environment A lot of businesses are likely to adopt more flexibility in working arrangements. The top reasons for using increased...
by Christian Herbst | Jan 18, 2022 | Project Management
Scope creep occurs when requirements are added to the project scope in an uncontrolled manner. Customers often cause scope creep by adding requirements such as new functionalities during the course of the project that were not agreed upon. But the development team...
by Christian Herbst | Jan 18, 2022 | New Ways of Working
As Bryan Lufkin describes in his bcc worklife article, people tend to be more creative in public spaces than isolated at home. Many big authors, painters, and philosophers have done their best work in coffee shops, e.g. JK Rowling, Pablo Picasso, or Jean-Paul Sartre....
by Christian Herbst | Jan 14, 2022 | New Ways of Working
The problematic of presenteeism has been known for a long time. Staying at work long hours just to impress the boss creates a toxic environment that leads to overwork. The pandemic has shown us a way to move to remote work, however people are now actually working...
