Remote Workers Are Why Google Fails // Future Work # 98 + 99
Daan van Rossum
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Daan van Rossum
Lead with AI | LinkedIn Top Voice | NYT, HBR, Economist, CNBC, Insider, FastCo featured Founder and CEO of FlexOS – A Happier Future of Work
The office-versus-remote debate gained new intensity last week when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt made headlines by suggesting that Google’s remote work policies might contribute to its perceived lag in the AI race.?
And while Schmidt retracted his comments after facing significant backlash, this incident has reignited the conversation about the role of remote work in driving innovation.?
So, let’s unpack Schmidt’s arguments, counter them with solid evidence, and explore how remote and hybrid work can actually enhance innovation.
Until next week,
Daan
Future of Work Expert, Board Member, Author, Keynote Speaker, Talent Management & Organization Effectiveness Strategist and Advisor
3 个月I am certaily calling B.S. on this! Hybrid and remote work have the possibility of both attracting and retaining great talent AND driving innovation by intentionally leveraging technology and meaningful moments that build community and create connection. It is about a strategy and intent to drive toward the future. No one is going to master AI innovation by relying on random and accidential interactions between employees.
Incident Response Analyst (NOC/Overwatch) at Aristocrat
3 个月Remote workers are destroying Googles ability to compete??? So here's a suggestion for Google. Fire your managers - all of them.
I use AI to help organizations conquer culture, people, product, process, and tech challenges. Fractional CHRO, HR Innovation Consultant, HRTech Product Manager, Remote work expert. productizehr.substack.com
3 个月Great take! David Graeber's book is great, and when I read it last year I had the same instant connection: AI is poised to eliminate many of these BS jobs. One caveat, though: those BS jobs exist today not because they are necessary, not because they are the best available way of doing that job. They exist, in some cases, for social, political, or status reasons. Will the drive for productivity trump the human needs that generated BS jobs in the first place? Time will tell...
Technology and Data Fractional Leadership | Connecting People, Organizations, and Tech for Real-World Impact
3 个月That David Graeber article hit hard.... "The answer clearly isn't economic: it's moral and political. The ruling class has figured out that a happy and productive population with free time on their hands is a mortal danger (think of what started to happen when this even began to be approximated in the '60s). And, on the other hand, the feeling that work is a moral value in itself, and that anyone not willing to submit themselves to some kind of intense work discipline for most of their waking hours deserves nothing, is extraordinarily convenient for them."