October 2, 2020

Greg Thomas

All Video, All the Time?

I was having a call a few weeks ago where we were trying to figure out how make our meetings more productive. The immediate answer from someone on the call – “Everyone should have video on, we should turn it on by default, I want to see everyone’s faces”. I shut it down and here’s why… Just because I can see your face, it doesn’t mean you are engaged, it just means you are there. When someone has a poor connection, the video saps their audio, which collectively degrades the call. I want to hear what you are talking about,

October 1, 2020

Greg Thomas

Don’t Forget the Little Things

Was at a store the other night and saw a few of these drinks in the grocery area. For some reason, Grape Crush has been the treat over the last few years you didn’t know you would ever want. Goes great with pizza and shawarma. How many little things are you missing right now? What did you used to do with your team that you can’t do anymore? What do miss having? What is your team missing? We’re all missing little things, some things that won’t be back for a long, long time. After six months, I got lucky and