WorkChat

WorkChat is a patter channel for discussing work-related topics such as meetings, management, group and project team process, organizational structures, workplace dynamics, technology, career choices, productivity, working remotely, career paths, and work-life balance.

There is a regular live chat once a week, often with a set topic, and at other times the room stays open for asynchronous conversations.

WorkChat was created and is hosted by @pamdavis.

WorkChat no. 91: The health care industry and working in health care
Friday July 10, 2015 at 11am PDT

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Future chats on: Friday July 17, 24...

How do I participate?
There is a weekly live chat every Friday from 11:00-12:00 PDT / 18:00-19:00 UTC *.


 * Join WorkChat in your browser via the Patter app.


 * To post in the chat you will need to be logged in to app.net (get a free app.net account).


 * Get notified when the weekly WorkChat is happening via app.net broadcasts.


 * See conversations about #WorkChat on app.net.


 * Visit the WorkChat archive.


 * Several apps support channels. Check them out in the app.net directory.

*During summer daylight savings time (PDT) in the U.S., the chat begins at 18:00 UTC. During other months the chat begins 19:00 UTC.

Weekly chat history 2015
4th of July, holidays, re-introductions, software development Bullying in nursing, general checking-in, coffee, learning in new jobs/roles Changing jobs, buying a house, relocating, transitions in general When a plan at work gets changed on you; conflicting opinions on priorities; downsizing and work transitions; office vs cube and space utilization; working at home International Workers' Day: perceptions of May Day and Labor Day in the U.S.; wages; minimum wage; small biz; the economy; automation of jobs; solutions Intentional breaks - getting outside and/or moving/dancing, pro/con of exposure to new things, getting down to work - distractions/innteruptions - staying focused, listening to music or not, boredom at work, being mindful - find a challenge, brain potential Top-down vs lateral communication, email, tool issue vs. people issue, phone, Slack, Lync, HipChat, security, SMS, VaporStream, access and segmentation of communications, Jira, Confluence Privacy, security, automation in industry and work, Uber, training/re-training, hiring & HR, health industry & healthcare, data relevancy, human role in decisions, tech divides, technology hype cycle, cloud computing, cyclical nature of tech, X-as-a-service Stealth vs. free to pursue, how to keep the balance; topic in conjunction with the community hackday/hackweekend on app.net, sponsored by @adnfuture What social support do you rely on in your work life? What can you do to create and add new support channels?; also misc check-in, customer support issues, credit card security, mobile wallet systems
 * Friday July 3 #90 - No set topic
 * Code Renaissance - The Renaissance Developer
 * Friday June 26 #89 - No set topic
 * marieclaire.com - Mean Girls of the ER: The Alarming Nurse Culture of Bullying and Hazing
 * Friday June 19 #88 - What did you learn this week?
 * Amazon - David Allen / Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
 * Friday June 12 #87 - Perception, vision, psychology, behavior experiments/games
 * Wikipedia - Asch conformity experiments
 * Wikipedia - Public goods game
 * YouTube - What happens when you give one monkey cucumbers but grapes for another monkey - Frans de Waal
 * Friday June 5 #86 - Coming back to work after the vacation
 * Friday May 29 #85 - No set topic
 * Friday May 22 #84 - Zappos and Holacracy
 * WSJ - At Zappos, Banishing the Bosses Brings Confusion
 * Slate.com - Zappos Stopped Managing Its Employees. They Don’t Seem Too Happy About It
 * HBR - Why Amazon Is Copying Zappos and Paying Employees to Quit
 * Busines Insider - 210 Zappos employees — 14% of the staff — take buyouts after CEO ultimatum to embrace self-management or leave
 * Business Insider - Inside Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's radical management experiment that prompted 14% of employees to quit
 * holacracy.org - How It Works
 * GlassFrog (Holacracy software)
 * Valve - Handbook for new employees 2012 (pdf)
 * YouTube - Monty Python "Anarcho-Syndacalist Commune"
 * Friday May 15 #83 - Transitions and adjusting to them
 * Friday May 8 #82 - No set topic
 * Friday May 1 #81 - May Day
 * Wikipedia - International Workers' Day
 * pamdavis.me - International Workers' Day
 * general-anzeiger-bonn.de - Tag der Arbeit - Gewerkschaft 4.0 (Labour Day / Work 4.0)
 * tagesschau.de - GDL droht mit langem Streik (GDL threatened with a long strike)
 * suedkurier.de - Streik bei Südbadenbus GmbH trifft die Region unvermittelt: Verärgerung ist groß (Strike at Südbadenbus GmbH ...)
 * philly.com - May Day demos staged around the world; Turkey square blocked
 * International Business Times - International Workers Day 2015: Why Doesn’t The US Celebrate May Day?
 * The Atlantic - May Day Around the World
 * Christian Science Monitor - May Day: A day for maypoles or marches?
 * Anatole France quote: "The law, in its majestic equality..."
 * CNN Money - Walmart ups pay well above minimum wage
 * CNN Money - I work in fast food and I'm not a teenager
 * ProgrammableWeb - Do APIs eliminate middle management or improve quality of life?
 * Friday April 24 #80 - Productivity Month
 * Friday April 17 #79 - Productivity Month
 * thenextweb - Why multitasking is bad for our brains
 * nuSchool - How to Stay Productive as a Remote Worker
 * Alpha Efficiency Magazine
 * HBR Jan 2001 - The Making of a Corporate Athlete
 * phoneboy.info - Habit 1: Be Proactive
 * Medium - Sharpening The Saw: Why Productive People Always Have Time For Exercise
 * Book: Stephen Covey - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
 * Book: JJ Virgin - The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days
 * Friday April 10 #78 - Productivity Month
 * Friday April 3 #77 - Productivity Month
 * Friday March 27 #76 - Hacking the hackathon - how does relevant and lasting innovation really happen?
 * pamdavis.me - The hackathon phenomenon is here to stay, and I'm glad
 * Friday March 20 #75 - Your brain at work
 * pamdavis.me - Bringing your brain to work
 * NPR - We're Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That's Bad For Business
 * brainsciencepodcast.com - Brain Plasticity with Michael Merzenich
 * Friday March 13 #74 - Communication channels at work - choices, trends, issues
 * thenextweb.com - 9 myths about social media at work (sponsored by Hootsuite)
 * Melcrum Ltd. - Choosing the right communication channel
 * Ecquire, Inc. - Remote Teams: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
 * Friday March 6 #73 - Big data and the internet of things
 * ZDNet - The Power of IoT and Big Data
 * Jeremy Rifkin - The Zero Marginal Cost Society
 * Ramesh Padala - The Death of the Login
 * NY Times - Uber’s Business Model Could Change Your Work
 * abovethecrowd.com - Uber’s New BHAG: UberPool
 * golem.de Taxi-Dienst wächst in Deutschland nicht weiter (Taxi service is not growing in Germany)
 * image - whiskey machine b/w, image - whiskey machine color
 * Gartner's 2014 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Maps the Journey to Digital Business
 * Friday February 27 #72 - Open topic
 * Friday February 20 #71 - Career and career decisions/changes
 * Friday February 13 #70 - If not Powerpoint, then what? Alternatives to business presentations, Edward Tufte's books and work
 * pamdavis.me - Edward Tufte
 * YouTube - Stravinsky, Rite of Spring (complete), animated graphical score
 * edwardtufte.com - Music Animation Machine
 * image - "NASA before Powerpoint"
 * musanim.com - The Music Animation Machine — "Music Worth Watching"
 * espn.go.com - Madison Bumgarner, Giants hold off Royals to win World Series
 * recode.net - Ten Years of Google Maps, From Slashdot to Ground Truth
 * fivethirtyeight.com
 * Friday January 30 #69 - Side projects to your primary job
 * Friday January 23 #68 - Social support
 * Friday January 16 #67 - Professional/work goals for 2015 part 2; also 3D printing
 * January 16 workchat pre-chat links
 * Todo.txt
 * SOLVESPACE - parametric 2d/3d CAD
 * Friday January 9 #66 - What are your work or professional goals for 2015?
 * pamdavis.me - What are your work goals for 2015?

Weekly chat history 2014
WorkChat History 2014

Weekly chat history 2013
WorkChat History 2013