by uplevel | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog
We’ve shared research about simple changes that significantly improve meetings (we dare you to experiment with 48-minute meetings), we’ve debated if shorter meetings are really better, we’ve adapted to the new world of remote meetings, and we developed Uplevel tools...
by uplevel | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog
Throughout our productivity research at Uplevel, we’ve had a revelation: The best goals don’t focus on output, but instead, look upstream. We know that when we consider the conditions that support or block work in the first place—as opposed to looking at the work...
by uplevel | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog
Giving employees space during this time has a clear benefit—but there is a drawback. Humans need interaction, just like many of your team members looked forward to group coffee runs every morning. On the other hand, some people prefer to work independently and get...
by uplevel | May 27, 2020 | Blog
Too often, our weekly 1:1 touch base gets reduced to a few minutes over Slack, or serves more as a vent session than a problem-solving opportunity. We’re leaving significant missed potential on the table. For individual contributors, this unguided meeting fails...
by uplevel | May 14, 2020 | Blog
Even as teams adjust to remote collaboration in The Year of Zoom, we’re quickly tiring from video call fatigue. It’s clear that face-to-face communication has its strengths over long email chains or Slack conversations—yet we lose steam after a couple hours of video...
by uplevel | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Many companies are communicating timelines of their own for getting back to the office. Despite the plausibility of resuming operations in the next several months, the reality is, most offices simply aren’t built for social distancing measures. Open-concept office...
Recent Comments