Bill Gates talks about "the new world of work" to describe many of the changes we face in the way we collaborate with others and the tools we use to do so.
I'm having a "new world of work" day.
Sometimes, when Erez gets up at 3am, my mind starts racing and I think about either all of the things I have to do...or want to do.
This morning was one of those mornings.
I realized that I had meetings/con calls at 8am and at 3.30pm, but other than that, I had left the day open to do various work projects.
During the day, however, I sometimes get distracted and as emails fly in, I get pulled off the so-called "big rocks."
In the morning, however, there's less "noise" and I find that I really plow through things.
"What the heck?" I figured. I got up and from 3.30am to 7am, I was cranking away, sitting at the kitchen table, using the wireless network.
The kids got up and I helped out for 30 minutes before jumping on the Nordic Track (thanks to my beautiful wife who let me) for 20 minutes. At 8am, I jumped on a con call (I could leave it on mute), while I watched Erez run around the house and Tamar took Calanit to the doctor.
By 9am, the call was done, Tamar was back, and by 9.30am, I was in bed. I checked the email on my mobile phone once before taking a 3.5 hour nap.
By 2pm, I was back up and running (post-lunch). Tamar had an errand to run, Erez was sleeping, and Calanit and I went outside to the sukkah, where I sat and used the laptop via wireless again (thanks to the roof, I could see the screen) and Calanit drew chalk paintings on the patio.
I'll be working until about 5.30pm formally and then family-focused until later this evening when I have to grill some meat (though it's possible I'll have the laptop on the counter as I do it... :-)
The new world of work. Flexibility with Accountability and the Tools and Systems to support it.
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