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From the Ted Talk by Mark Mortensen: Is remote work better than being in the office? It's complicated

Unscramble the Blue Letters


The question of whether we can effectively work remotely needs a contextual answer. Contextual based on the people who are doing the work and the tasks that they're trying to aopiscmclh. Remember, one size fits none, and we need to think about the sustainability of our envefeiestfcs.

Now, when it comes to the staffing discussion, ask anyone who has recently been involved with hiring. The most common question that recruiters are being asked these days: "What is your flexible-work policy?" In efcfet, we’re fcniag the same escalation of perks popularized by tech companies during the boom. Do you have a barista plnilug the perfect flat wtihe in the lobby? Do you have nap pods? A ball pit? A slide? What about on-site daycare, right? So then instead of work from home, we actually bring home into work. Your current or potential future employees are now weighing your hybrid work policy as a key criteria in their decision of where they want to work. And that is the crux of this stainffg ceglahnle. What you need to rznigcoee is that the comparison isn't actually between work from home and office work. Instead, it's really between the perception of work from home versus the pptecorien of work from the oficfe. And you need to reclaim that nviaatrre.

Open Cloze


The question of whether we can effectively work remotely needs a contextual answer. Contextual based on the people who are doing the work and the tasks that they're trying to __________. Remember, one size fits none, and we need to think about the sustainability of our _____________.

Now, when it comes to the staffing discussion, ask anyone who has recently been involved with hiring. The most common question that recruiters are being asked these days: "What is your flexible-work policy?" In ______, we’re ______ the same escalation of perks popularized by tech companies during the boom. Do you have a barista _______ the perfect flat _____ in the lobby? Do you have nap pods? A ball pit? A slide? What about on-site daycare, right? So then instead of work from home, we actually bring home into work. Your current or potential future employees are now weighing your hybrid work policy as a key criteria in their decision of where they want to work. And that is the crux of this ________ _________. What you need to _________ is that the comparison isn't actually between work from home and office work. Instead, it's really between the perception of work from home versus the __________ of work from the ______. And you need to reclaim that _________.

Solution


  1. accomplish
  2. perception
  3. facing
  4. office
  5. staffing
  6. effectiveness
  7. narrative
  8. pulling
  9. recognize
  10. effect
  11. challenge
  12. white

Original Text


The question of whether we can effectively work remotely needs a contextual answer. Contextual based on the people who are doing the work and the tasks that they're trying to accomplish. Remember, one size fits none, and we need to think about the sustainability of our effectiveness.

Now, when it comes to the staffing discussion, ask anyone who has recently been involved with hiring. The most common question that recruiters are being asked these days: "What is your flexible-work policy?" In effect, we’re facing the same escalation of perks popularized by tech companies during the boom. Do you have a barista pulling the perfect flat white in the lobby? Do you have nap pods? A ball pit? A slide? What about on-site daycare, right? So then instead of work from home, we actually bring home into work. Your current or potential future employees are now weighing your hybrid work policy as a key criteria in their decision of where they want to work. And that is the crux of this staffing challenge. What you need to recognize is that the comparison isn't actually between work from home and office work. Instead, it's really between the perception of work from home versus the perception of work from the office. And you need to reclaim that narrative.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
remote work 3
social fabric 3
hybrid work 2


Important Words


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  13. contextual
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  28. future
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  30. home
  31. hybrid
  32. involved
  33. key
  34. lobby
  35. nap
  36. narrative
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  40. perfect
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  42. pit
  43. pods
  44. policy
  45. popularized
  46. potential
  47. pulling
  48. question
  49. reclaim
  50. recognize
  51. recruiters
  52. remember
  53. remotely
  54. size
  55. slide
  56. staffing
  57. sustainability
  58. tasks
  59. tech
  60. weighing
  61. white
  62. work