Aug 11, 2020
Topic 1: Micro-Management 2020
How are managers doing in the world all-remote work? In particular, how are remote managers doing? We continue the discussion of whether we'll really go back to the office when all this is over.
One element to watch: Not all managers trust employees and believe they can be effective without true hands-on management. We cover a few stats and give our impressions of the world ahead.
Links:
https://hbr.org/2020/07/remote-managers-are-having-trust-issues
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/04/remote-work-longer-days/
Topic 2: Sanctions against Chinese companies will have
echoes inside the world of technology.
As Chinese companies are sanctioned for human rights violations, our supply chain is affected. On top of that, these sactions lead to other forces in the world of online collaboration and the global inter-connected Internet. Sub-topics include human rights, cyber crime, overall regulation, and having the virtual world become the "real" world.
Links:
https://apnews.com/978f1494313a545e6e7e568e5f9782bf
Topic 3: TikTok and Bifurcation of the Internet; and maybe
Trifurcation, etc.
Life after the Pandemic . . . What does TikTok mean? And does it matter whether it's owned by a U.S. company, in an inter-connected global Internet? Is TikTok any worse than Google, Facebook, Amazon, and other "western" countries just because the data goes to China vs. San Jose?
:-)