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Redesigning Work—or Retreating to Control
Why the real risk in the return-to-office debate isn’t resistance, but the quiet erosion of judgement and capability
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Digital Nomads and the Future of Work
Towns and even countries are offering incentives to attract remote workers—and their tax dollars and local spending. For managers this adds yet another level of flexibility for their remote talent. An extract from Prithwiraj Choudhury’s new book, ‘The World Is Your Office’
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Work from Anywhere: A Talent Strategy India Can’t Afford to Ignore
Work-from-anywhere isn’t just a perk—it’s a competitive edge. It’s time India paid serious attention
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FF Insights #700: Top talent always has options
July 22, 2022: Roots of the Sri Lankan crisis; The Japanese gig economy; The best laid plans
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Capping the moonlighting volcano
There’s simmering tension over moonlighting, hybrid work and a breakdown of old workplace norms. Will this erupt into a full-fledged crisis? Or will better sense eventually prevail?
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Moonlighting: An idea whose time has come
In this Founding Fuel Masterclass, Satish Pradhan, TN Hari, Surabhi Sanchita and Kavi Arasu unpack the undercurrents and how leaders are thinking about it
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Moonlighting or an old-fashioned mindset?
Employment contracts are often unfair—and they thwart the creativity of individuals and firms. Like Swiggy, which is allowing employees to take up side gigs, others need to take a fresh look at what is right
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FF Insights #622: That sense of dissatisfaction
April 1, 2022: It pays to go remote; A good sleep checklist; Smith on call
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FF Insights #617: Study routine failures
March 25, 2022: The debate around WFA; Booster shots; When all else fails
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FF Insights #607: How to attract top talent for remote work
March 10, 2022: The Ukraine crisis as seen from India; Cybersecurity is not just a technical problem; Expensive crude
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FF Insights #602: Automation and the future of work
March 3, 2022: Collaborating with critics; A war foretold; How kids solve problems
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FF Recommends: The 5 best stories of July-September, 2021
October 23, 2021 | FF Daily #505: A changing work-life; gig-mindset; Infosys’ income tax project; politics and the India Story; China Vs Big Tech
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How to use music, sound & silence to boost your productivity
August 21, 2021 | FF Daily #455: FF Recommends tools, resources and playlists
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They chose schools for creative learning. What’s the benefit now, they ask
These two working moms wanted holistic development for their kids. Now they are struggling to create an at-home learning experience. Meanwhile, two nine-year-olds talk about what they miss about “real school”
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FF Daily #441: Working with two opposing ideas
August 4, 2021: Dealing with hybrid work; How to fix kids’ addiction to smartphones; The Senility Prayer
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FF Daily #439: Visualizing a gold
August 2, 2021: Michael Johnson’s golden shoes; Managing the hybrid workplace; Incentives vs. Imitation; How to make excuses
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FF Daily #429: What if your employees want to WFH permanently?
July 21, 2021: On gratitude; The underbelly of perfectionism; How old are you?
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FF Daily #428: Taleb on body building
July 20, 2021: Ruchir Sharma on Chinese tech crackdown; Leisure time is not a hack; If you love someone
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FF Daily #417: The world as your stage
July 7, 2021: Tina Seelig on changing our vision for the stage we are playing on; Reimagining work; The case against perfection; What Mark Zuckerberg feels
·Continuous & Immersive Learning
FF Daily #381: Learning through practice
May 26, 2021: Atul Gawande on how patients benefit from teaching resident doctors; Brad Stone on the invention of the Amazon empire; Satya Nadella on the hybrid work paradox; Justice explained
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FF Daily #355: What’s next for office spaces?
April 23, 2021: The most powerful tool in your arsenal; Future of the office; The ethics of creating vaccines; What are humans thinking?
·Continuous & Immersive Learning
FF Daily #343: How to read a book
April 9, 2021: Going agile, virtually; Learnings from Covid-19; The problem with social distancing
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FF Daily #336: Manage social media habits
March 31, 2021: Will the posh Manhattan offices turn into low income housing?; The Marlboro Canal theory; The emotions ice creams evoke
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FF Daily #332: How to plan going hybrid
March 25, 2021: Why startups need to set up processes yesterday; Patrick Collison on the future; The Indian vaccine
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FF Recommends: Getting things done
FF Daily #310 | February 27, 2021: As a working professional, how do you get things done now that the pandemic has upended so much? Three leaders tell us how they’ve adapted and their new rituals for productivity
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FF Daily #306: Why some seem to have more time and mental space
February 23, 2021: Why back to office is not just a change of place; Bill Gates on getting things done; Who wants to be a fillionaire?
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FF Recommends | Set up your Zoom like a billionaire (without spending billions)
FF Daily #292 | February 6, 2021: The best webcam setup for your online engagements
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FF Daily #286: FF Recommends | How to make impactful presentations, virtually
January 30: Vijay Bhat, Ashish Vidyarthi and Kavi Arasu share their secrets
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FF Daily #225: The problem with what people say they want
November 09, 2020: Product-market fit; Why the next Trumpist won’t be a one-time president; Solving the knowledge problem when you work remotely; Non-verbal communication 2020
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FF Daily #219: Dialogue vs discussion
November 02, 2020: Women at work; A brainstorming hack inspired by comedians; What’s your excuse?
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FF Daily #218: FF Recommends | Better meetings
October 31, 2020: Tools to help you schedule meetings, create automatic notes, and archive the notes
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Being a working woman in 2020
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation, Season 2 Episode 4: A daughter-in-law and mother-in-law duo talk about the challenges and opportunities for working women post-Covid
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FF Daily #213: FF Recommends | Personal mobility
October 24, 2020: How to save money; Out and about: Bicycle, car, or rental?; Indian English
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For women within the modern home, a glimpse into a more equitable future
As home and office merge, the stress of the double-duty has become widespread. Many corporations are aware of women’s challenges and are attempting a fix. And like millennial men who expect to share the load of maintaining a home, the older generation too is getting used to the idea. A daughter-in-law and mom-in-law duo examine this post-Covid road to equality
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WFH Daily #207: FF Recommends | How to make your online presence hack-proof
October 17, 2020: Once an email address you use to login and the password patterns are exposed, it leaves you vulnerable. Here’s how to minimise the risk
·Transition Journeys
WFH Daily #205: Why do people “go green”?
October 15, 2020: The Elephant in the Brain; The art of the start; How to prevent burnouts; An Indian twist
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WFH Daily #200: A small change in pace
October 9, 2020: Are you a stadium person or a TV person; Why Twitter is not just about Twitter; Have you finished your novel yet?
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WFH Daily #197: Ground report from Bengaluru—how are commercial spaces faring?
October 6, 2020: When to change your mind; Working in the flow; How the mind works
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WFH Daily #192: Exercise is a creative act
October 1, 2020: Why you should wear multiple hats; Why flexibility matters; WFH myths busted
·Transition Journeys
WFH Daily #188: FF Recommends | 7 lessons from 7 conversations
September 27, 2020: FF Recommends: 7 lessons from conversations; Remembering Isher Judge Ahluwalia; Why smiling is good
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WFH Daily #186: Manage energy, not time
September 25, 2020: Tony Schwartz & Catherine McCarthy on working long hours; Forecasting fallacy; Telling stories, communicating vision; Rise & fall of Zoom backgrounds
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WFH Daily #182: Fighting confirmation bias
September 21, 2020: Rolf Dobelli on thinking clearly; Should you wear a mask if you’ve developed Covid-19 antibodies; Four steps to making rational decisions; WFH days
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WFH Daily #178: WhatsApp as a political platform
September 17, 2020: Productivity & morale in WFH; Singapore’s LumiHealth plan to keep citizens healthy; The reading habit
·Transition Journeys
WFH Daily #177: The story of zero
September 16, 2020: Life for people over 60; Akio Toyoda on being a perpetual student; Cricketing metaphors
·Continuous & Immersive Learning
WFH Daily #175: A multidisciplinary approach to thinking
September 14, 2020: Gary Hamel & Michele Zanini on building humanocracy; David Foster Wallace on life; the Queen’s English
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WFH Daily #172: Can you see the next two-three steps ahead?
September 11, 2020: Michael Lewis on spotting the next big opportunity; How to make your home sound like your office; Why business leaders should learn to love employee activism; Mask up
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WFH Daily #171: If you have a little extra time, where will you spend it?
September 10, 2020: Robert Ponzen knowing were to spend time; Why Netflix’ boss is not a big fan of WFH; Science is about what works; The problem with archaeologists
·Transition Journeys
WFH Daily #165: Indian men and their parents
September 04, 2020: FF Exclusive: Family as colleagues; How many people actually finish books; Indian men and their parents; Failed successfully
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WFH Daily #157: The bias in media
August 27, 2020: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on how we consume news; Why we need a better understanding of coronavirus; Listen with your eyes; What floppy disks can say about your age
·Transition Journeys
My leap into quantum computing
Shoumik is building a career in deep tech. He shares what prompted him to jump into quantum computing, a hot space in frontier science. And whether the big bets by the tech giants and cutting-edge startups in the Valley will pay off. Resilience is often an underrated, yet critical aspect of any career in tech, says his mom and deep tech entrepreneur, Amrita Chowdhury, drawing on her Valley experience in the 90s