Introduction

Last night I was rewatching “The Hot Towel”, an episode from season seven of Curb Your Enthusiasm. To make a long story short, protagonist Larry isn’t too fond of a teenager’s singing and gets involved in his own inimitable way.

Watch for yourself.

Whether you agree with Larry is your call.¹ Still, there’s no doubt that just about everyone can sing. The question is, Can you sing well? I certainly can’t.

Are you embracing new collaboration tools?

The same hold true with public speaking and, as I thought about it, collaboration. Six months into a pandemic, I wonder how many people are really collaborating well. Specifically:

• Are the attempting to replicate every aspect of their previous work lives?
• Are they embracing new collaboration tools or are they continuing to rely upon old stalwarts?
• Is more of their work asynchronous?
• How have they changed their work schedules?
• Have they made progress since April?
• Are they more productive and collaborative or just busier?

These are just a few of the questions on my mind as I work on the new book.

Simon Says: Work has changed. Has the way that you collaborate remained the same?

Working from home won’t last forever. Still, it’s not hard to envision a hybrid future of work—one that requires new tools and, more important, a new mindset.

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