A Desk & A Phone
summary
Practical rules and small rituals that actually change outcomes not slogans: carve a dedicated desk and clear detritus, set start/stop times and put an out-of-office at end of day so evenings stay offline, prefer a five minute call to a ten line email and run five-minute morning check-ins for teams, timebox sessions, use a simple terms of reference (who, contribution, expectations, purpose), assume capacity drops ~20% during the first month and ask for help early so problems get escalated and resolved.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:24Working from home
- 8:10Voice and Reason
- 12:30Time and Wellbeing
- 16:50Goals and Rewards
- 21:20Mental Health
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