透視領導力是一個在線社區,美國商界最具思想也最有影響力的大咖會在此及時分享有關職場和領導力的問題。今天的問題是,“遠程工作如何保持效率?”回答者是Jive軟件公司首席執行官伊莉莎·斯蒂爾。 經常有人問我,“如何保持工作與生活平衡?”以前我聽到這個問題會不舒服,因為我也不知道。人們總說維持平衡多好,但實際上很難做到。其實絕大多數人很難平衡工作和生活。但現在,我能坦然面對這個問題了。 因為我終于明白,世界上就沒有工作與生活平衡這回事。所以我只想好好生活,而生活就包括工作、陪伴家人以及向社區做貢獻。我之所以能做到是因為可以遠程工作。從事其他職業的人應該也有機會。 很多年來我都想達到工作與生活平衡,但一直做不到。但凡能想到的招我都試過。更煩的是,身邊其他人看起來都很輕松就能實現。有一天我終于決定放棄努力,才想明白怎么回事。我轉換了心態,只在合適的時間做合適的事。我開始誠實地回答這個問題:“此刻對我來說最重要的事是什么?” 我發現回答問題很容易,然后立刻開始按照答案去做。雖然這意味著周日晚上趕演講稿,好在周一參加孩子的活動。也有可能周三要在診所門外的車里趕工作。還有可能得連續兩周去辦公室上班,然后跟家人安心享受個長周末。后來不管去哪我都能兼顧家庭和工作。身處的位置幾乎不會影響我在合適時間做合適的事。 在美國,去年選擇一周中遠程工作幾天的員工比例升至43%。銷售和市場專家遠程工作的比例還要高一倍。此外,全世界不在辦公桌前工作的勞動力占比達80%。為了更靈活地處理工作,要確保每個人都擁有合適的工具以保持聯系和效率。 作為跨國公司首席執行官,我經常四處奔忙,跨時區跨國家跟員工、客戶、合伙人和股東打交道。現在很多工作都是這樣。這就是為何Jive公司大力培養社區文化,連接文化,而且注重對員工保持透明。我們積極使用本公司的產品,通過博客、視頻、投票、討論論壇、小組和團隊保持溝通。如此一來實際地點變得沒那么重要,而且在全公司營造了緊密聯系的氛圍。這種公司文化不僅幫助我沒在辦公室也能跟團隊合作融洽,也能幫助身處國外的員工提升表現。 我不僅每天使用Jive的產品與600位同事工作,家人沒聚在一起時也會用來保持聯系。我還發現孩子們用Skype和FaceTime打視頻電話時話會多起來,眼神交流也比面對面說話更積極!(財富中文網) 作者:Elisa Steel 譯者:夏林 |
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question, “What are your strategies for staying effective while working remotely?” is written by Elisa Steel, CEO of Jive Software. I’m often asked, “How do you maintain a work-life balance?" That question used to make me feel uncomfortable because I didn't know the answer. So much of what we say about achieving balance sounds great—but it's rarely a reality. The truth is, it's a super hard thing to achieve and sustain for many of us. But, now, I am at ease with the question. I’ve come to realize that there is no such thing of work-life balance. Instead I just live my life, which includes what I do at work, with my family, and in my community. But I’m only able to do so because of my ability to work remotely. Other professionals should have the same opportunity. For years, I failed in my quest to get to this great work-life balance I thought I was supposed to achieve. You name it; I tried it. Worse yet, everyone else seemed to be talking about how well they were able to do it. It wasn’t until I gave up trying to balance my life that I figured it all out. I developed a new state of mind, to simply do what feels right at the right time. I began answering this question honestly: “What is most important for me to do at this time?” I found I could easily answer that question and needed to start implementing the answer. That might mean working on a presentation on Sunday so I could participate in my kids' activities on Monday. It might mean working from my car outside a doctor's office in the middle of the day on Wednesday. It might also mean traveling for work for two weeks straight, and then planning a long weekend with my family to have dedicated time together. The reality is that both family and work are with me wherever I go. My physical location is getting less in the way of being in the right place at the right time. Last year, the percentage of employees working remotely at least part of the week rose to 43% in the U.S. Those numbers are nearly twice as high for sales and marketing professionals and executives. In addition, desk-less workers make up 80% of the global workforce. In order to conduct business more flexibly, we have to make sure everyone has the right tools to stay connected and productive. As the CEO of a global company, I’m often on the road working with employees, customers, partners, and shareholders across time zones and countries. This is true for many other roles today. That’s why Jive has made such an effort to cultivate a culture of community, connection, and transparency among our employees. Leveraging our own product, we communicate using blogs, videos, polls, discussion forums, groups, and teams. This blurs physical location lines and creates a sense of connectedness across the organization. This not only helps me stay aligned with the team while I’m away, but it helps our global employees work better together. Just as I use Jive every day to get my work done with 600 other employees, I also use technology to stay close to my family when we are not home together. I find that teenagers actually talk more and make more eye contact on Skype and FaceTime than in person! |