Ep 345: How To Work Alone
Working at home and working alone has always been a challenge at the best of times. When you add in a global pandemic that forces millions of people to become solo home workers with no guidance or planning, it's no wonder things are tough for many people.\n\nSo what are the secrets to successful solo working, and what is the future of work and the workplace going to look like?\n\nMy guest this week is broadcaster and journalist Rebecca Seal. Earlier in the year, Rebecca published one of the most useful and timely books I've ever read. It's called " Solo: How to Work Alone (and not lose your mind)" and I'm delighted to able to talk to her about it.\n\nSo whether you are just trying to get through to the end of the pandemic, trying to work out whether home working is what you want to do in the long term or considering starting up in business on your own, then I guarantee you'll get a lot of value from Rebecca's insights.\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0The challenges of working alone\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Why the last 12 months are not representative of working from home\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0The opportunity to take a human-centred approach to business operations\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Why do we still work in a way designed for the industrial age of the 19th Century?\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0The importance of measuring broader outputs than time worked.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Practical advice for people who are struggling and what can leaders do to help\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0The scientific basis of Zoom fatigue\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Virtual worlds\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\u25aa\xa0\xa0\xa0Why it's too early to make decisions on the future of work.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\nListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.