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it is obvious to me that as a group, teams are less productive when not face to face Less productive, compared to what though? In most offices I've seen cubicl
by tremon 3y ago
it is obvious to me that as a group, teams are less productive when not face to face
Less productive, compared to what though? In most offices I've seen cubicles and open-plan spaces reign supreme, along with flex-desk policies. Which means that even when all team members are in the office, they are not working face to face. So while you may be correct that teams could be more productive if they're all in the same space, the typical office is not optimized to achieve that.
Also, teams never need to be face-to-face for the entirety of the work: in my experience, only design and planning benefits from face-to-face coordination; for deep productive work the benefits of quick verbal checks is negated by the loss of focus from quick verbal checks from others.
- Clent 3y agoI find myself knowing so much less about the day-to-day personal lives of my co-workers. Perhaps this is what people are referring to as team productivity? Do some people work better as a team with that personal bond? That would result in a measured change but it would be foolish to expand it to all teams, which makes it all the more plausible why some companies are pushing hard for return to office.