Anecdotally, it would seem that we have all, in one way or another, been impacted by the Lockdowns over the 2020/21 period. Professionally our psychology has shifted in how we are able to fulfil our work role. Computer Self-Efficacy One of the many positive unintended
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We don’t often consider how personalities, can play into how we ‘do work’ and remote/hybrid working in particular. A lot of research has been done trying to find out how personality type is linked to engagement with technology and apps. Results are often vague or contradictory.
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The Post-2021 Remote Work Pivot Point Trickling in during the summer of 2021, the second pivot point started gaining traction. The statistics around the number of those who want to return to the office full-time and those wanting a more hybrid way of working differs
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The 2020 Remote Work Pivot Point There are a few considerations regarding how we manage the way digital work could affect us psychologically going forward. The first is that prior to March 2020 digital technology was shifting the workplace and how we conducted work, at
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Remote working productivity There is a lot of debate around remote working productivity. Some suggest that working from home (WFH) reduces productivity levels. In contrast, quite a lot of research showcases that although everyone is very different regarding focus and efficiency, on average productivity is
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Do you seem to take on more of the ‘office housework’ than others in your team? An interesting article in the Guardian highlighting a few points from the book ‘The No Club’, showcases how women tend to take on more admin type work within a
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Our individualistic personalities and characters means we have our very own best-practice in being productive and creative. In his short article titled ‘no, you don’t have to meet in person‘, Adam Grant showcases that even though Zoom session can limit group creativity and divergent thinking,
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Zoom fatigue One of the terms that was bandied about a lot during Lockdown 1 was Zoom Fatigue. This was because many of us were experiencing higher levels of emotional and cognitive exhaustion after spending large portions of the day on Zoom calls. In his
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Automating day-to-day behaviour By creating subconscious habits (i.e. automated behaviour), we are able to conserve cognitive energy which allows us to focus on more important, strategic tasks. Because every time we change our routines and habits, we must rethink basic processes. This is what happened
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Extracts and summary of the research: ‘Three Generations of Telework: New ICTs and the (R)evolution from Home Office to Virtual Office’. Research Authors: Jon. C Messenger and Lutz Gschwind (2016) Summary of the research: Remote working has evolved through three main stages since the 1970’s.
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