EP019 - How to make hybrid work with Graham Joyce of DuoMe
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How to make hybrid work with Graham Joyce of DuoMe
About the episode
This episode focuses on hybrid work and how to make hybrid work. One of the key challenges with hybrid is scheduling - how to make sure everyone has office time. We discuss the topic with Graham Joyce, co-founder of DuoMe, a hybrid work solution for scheduling.
About the guest
Graham’s career spans two decades of working in Commercial Director roles at large corporations in London and New York. In 2016 he changed tack and decided to enter the world of startups looking for a faster paced but flexible approach to working which allowed him to spend more time with his family. Fast forward to 2018 and discussing the lack of flexibility in many organisations with a friend of his, they decided to start exploring how technology could facilitate flexible working for companies and individuals. So DuoMe was launched!
About the host
My name is Peter Benei, founder of Anywhere Consulting. My mission is to help and inspire a community of remote leaders who can bring more autonomy, transparency, and leverage to their businesses, ultimately empowering their colleagues to be happier, more independent, and more self-conscious.
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Quotes from the show
We need to think about how we work. As a team member, you are probably working with others outside your team on different projects. So you are better off focusing on getting those project teams together instead of actual teams like sales, marketing, design, accounts, etc. We must put the right people together, doing the right work, in the right location, at the right time.
Trust is a thing. Just because you can see your team doesn't necessarily mean they're working. We need to start thinking about how to look at KPIs. So the location would not matter. Trust will come if managers begin to think about work that needs to be done on time, regardless of location. I want this job to be done by Friday, and I don't care if you do it on a beach in Barbados or if you will do it at 2:00 AM.
Hybrid work will be here to stay. We will see the way we use offices change. We will see offices more like hubs where we can potentially do some work if we want to. Hybrid will loosen up, as will companies. They will realize that they need to give employees the choice of getting their job done, with flexibility on the location.