The Best Time to Plan a Tree Is 20 Years Ago

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The best time to plan a tree is 20 years ago. What are the things that we should be doing now, regular people who are thinking about working from home? If you feel like they're going to wang to go back to the monday through friday, nine to fiveand, and by the way, if you're in charge of an office like that, don't ask that, because it's not going to go well. The thing that you really probably need to be doing now,. if working from home, or working from really anywhere, it is going to be a part of your future, is figuring out where you are most productive. And that'll help you make the

Water coolers, office bagels, frigid spaces with fluorescent lighting. Today's episode is all about work. It’s how we pay the bills, but it’s also how many of us derive purpose, meaning and structure from our days. Whether you're unemployed, salaried, or your own boss, the world of work is changing. David Burkus sees this as an opportunity to think consciously about what to change when it comes to how, where, and when we work. David is an author, podcaster and associate professor of management at Oral Roberts University. His latest book, Leading From Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams, tackles the key challenges of this new era of remote work. Burkus is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and Inc. magazine. His work has been featured in Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and "CBS This Morning." He's also the host of the award-winning podcast Radio Free Leader. David challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management. David lives in Tulsa with his wife and their two boys.