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Yet another post about The Yahoo Event

Everyone is all a buzz with the news of Yahoo’s HR head Marissa Mayer telling all of their telework employees to return to the office or find another job. The Yahoo Event, as I like to call it after all of the attention it has gotten, is quite likely primarily a management issue and not a commentary on the entire history and future of working remotely. The pundits are all over the place with their opinions on whether this is the end of an era or a huge mistake, but sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. In the best performing […]

Coworking: The New Normal?

You are probably aware of the exponential growth in solo and micropreneurs. Technology, the economic downturn, and Gen Y philosophies are turning everyone into an entrepreneur of sorts. We are all running our own businesses or careers, working on “brand you”, building our own networks, and creating our own path forward. The most extreme example of this is the Blueseed project, a cruise ship that is being retrofitted into offices. It will float 12 miles off the coast of Silicon Valley in international waters and provide those entrepreneurs without work visas the opportunity to live in San Francisco (on a […]