The 'Coordination Tax' of Work Is Wearing Us Down
Good afternoon. Today we're exploring the 'coordination tax' of modern work, why golfing is a killer job skill to have right now, and the perils and dilemmas of earning money as a young social-media influencer.
The Way We Work Now Comes With a Hefty 'Coordination Tax'
There’s a name for all of the time we spend on the job puzzling out who’s on Zoom, who’s coming from down the hall and who’s messaging from three time zones away: the coordination tax.
The term used to refer to the logistical challenges of a growing enterprise. Now it’s gaining traction among executives and workplace consultants to describe the increasing amounts of time workers spend getting in sync since millions began toggling between work-from-home arrangements and the office.
A Killer Golf Swing Is a Hot Job Skill Now
Standout golfers who aren’t quite PGA Tour material now have somewhere else to play professionally: Corporate America. People who can smash 300-yard drives and sink birdie putts are sought-after hires in finance, consulting, sales and other industries, writes On the Clock columnist Callum Borchers.
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The Influencer Is a Young Teenage Girl. The Audience Is 92% Adult Men
A family discovered—and ultimately accepted—the grim reality for young influencers: The followers include large numbers of men who take sexual interest in children.
Thousands of other young female influencers, and their parents, have made similar calculations in using social-media sites to promote posts and products. Parents say Instagram is a particular problem.
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1moQue interesante planteamiento, información y descripción de una nueva técnica, que se esta realizando por muchos profesionales en todo campo y disciplina el tener que coordinar, ajustar, encadenar y direccionar acciones, actividades, tereas y propuestas de forma simultanea a través de diferentes métodos, procesos y herramientas a un mundo globalizado, surgen cada día nuevos retos a los cuales se debe ajustar para dar una respuesta eficiente.
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1moI'm happy to see more conversation around the invisible work we all have to do in order to navigate rapidly evolving technologies and policies that affect our ability to come together and connect at work (in person and virtually). I see the office as just one tool in our whole suite of available workplace tools, which all have pros & cons in their ability to support human connection and productivity. The bigger challenge is learning, reimagining, and coordinating how to actually use these tools effectively and in ways that are not unintentionally harmful / exclusionary in the short and long term. If we can help ease friction and bring visibility to how and when people use the office, so we can learn from each other and make more informed decisions about when to go in, I see that as a good first step.