Post-pandemic work-life, Pomodoro, and the future of technology with Jeremy Hyman

Jeremy Hyman is the Founder and Principal of Jeremy Hyman Associates, an IT services and consulting company that helps firms make sound IT decisions. With over 25 years of experience in the professional services sector and a degree in law, Jeremy is an IT manager, partner, software developer, and management consultant. In this episode, Jeremy and Stuart discuss multiple technological breakthroughs over the last two years, as well as some things to keep an eye out in the future. They also chat about remote work, the new reality of virtual meetings, and how technology distracts us on a day-to-day basis. 

Together they discuss:

• Jeremy’s and Stuart’s geographical locations (2:00)
• Karbon’s team growth in Australia (5:00)
• Impact of COVID on tech firms (7:20)
• Working in the office vs. remote (8:30)
• Virtual offices and the metaverse (11:00)
• Physical, hybrid, and virtual meetings (16:30)
• Evolution of traveling in a hybrid world (20:00)
• Isolating from the internet to be productive (26:00)
• Fighting destruction and multitasking (28:00)
• Ethics creep (30:00)
• Being alert on vacation (33:00)
• Responsibility of software companies (36:00)
• Jeremy’s world view (40:30)
• The beauty of search engines (42:00)
• Impact of COVID on small and large firms (46:20)
• What’s next for Jeremy Hyman Associates (49:00)