Transcript IRONY NOUN “ the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect “

IRONY
NOUN
“
the expression of one's meaning by using
language that normally signifies the
opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic
effect
“
IRONY… NOT:
NOUN
“
It's like rain on your weddin' day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
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IRONY… NOT:
NOUN
“
It's traveling 4,700 miles
(7,500 km) to speak on
Telecommuting instead of
doing it from home in
your…
“
There’s No Place Like Office
Home
Simple strategies to getting
started and winning at working
remotely.
TIM FORD
FOUNDER, SQL CRUISE
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“FACTS” About
Telecommuting
“Without data, it’s just an opinion.”
“With data, you have to consider the
source.”
MIXED MESSAGES: HOURS
WORKED
Career Builder Survey: Hours Worked
8+ Hours
4 - 7 Hours
1 - 4 Hours
1 Hour or Less
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5
10
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MIXED MESSAGES:
PRODUCTIVITY
Career Builder Survey: More Productive at:
Equally Office and Home
Home
Office
0
5
10
15
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40
MIXED MESSAGES:
DISTRACTIONS
Career Builder Survey: Biggest Distraction
Children
Internet
Errands
Pets
Television
Chores
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5
10
15
20
25
MIXED MESSAGES: CISCO
STUDY
2,000 Company Staff in Sample
60% of their travel time recouped
Generated an estimated annual savings of
$277 million in productivity by allowing
employees to telecommute and telework.
SO… THAT CISCO STUDY…
Perhaps the company is better-suited for
telework?
Perhaps their study was more-intensive?
Broader?
… or the data was just better?
“
In the age of a global market, time and distance
separates people and workspaces. Cisco has
long recognized that telecommuting and
collaborative technologies are effective in
breaking down separation barriers and enabling
the transition to the borderless enterprise. In
addition, as demonstrated by our recent study,
a properly executed program for
telecommuting can be extremely effective at
unlocking employee potential by increasing
work-life balance, productivity and overall
satisfaction.
- Rami Mazid, vice president, Global Client Services and Operations, Cisco
“
“
As a working mother of three children, I know
firsthand the benefits of Cisco Virtual Office. Through
high-quality voice and video, I remain engaged and
able to lead global teams and programs with ease
and avoid back and forth trips to the office. The
seamless transition from work to the home has
given me the flexibility to choose the schedule
that best fits my work and my home. Juggling
early-morning Europe calls, midday doctor's
appointments and evening Asia meetings, I move
with ease from one place to another.
-Carina Reyes, manager, Operations, Cisco
“
MIXED MESSAGES: AT&T STUDY
15,000 Employees
Based upon facts, not opinions
Work same or longer hours
Lower absentee & turnover rates
Same or higher annual performance ratings
MIXED MESSAGES:
ETHISPHERE INSTITUTE
More honest
Commit fewer ethics violations
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW / PEW
NETWORKED WORKERS
SURVEY
“
…telecommuting causes work to seep into
home life, a problem previously identified in
the 2008 Pew Networked Workers survey.
According to the survey, a majority of techsavvy workers claim that telecommuting
technology has increased their overall work
hours and that employees use technology,
especially email, to perform work tasks
even when sick or on vacation.
“
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW / PEW
NETWORKED WORKERS
SURVEY
“
…parents with dependent children are no
more likely to work from home than the
population as a whole.
According to the findings, employees with
authority and status are more likely than
others to have the option to work remotely
because they have more control of their
work schedules.
“
MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW / PEW
NETWORKED WORKERS
SURVEY
“
…authors conclude where (telecommuting)
has become commonly used, it is not very
helpful in reducing work-family conflicts.
Instead, it appears to have allowed
employers to impose longer workdays,
facilitating workers’ needs to add hours
to the standard workweek.
“
“THE ATLANTIC”
Chinese travel agency study
California Polytechnic University study
Yahoo & “that” Marissa Mayer email
tinyurl.com/timford-tele-bits1
MARISSA MAYER, CEO:
YAHOO
“
To become the absolute best place to work,
communication and collaboration will be
important, so we need to be working
side-by-side. That is why it is critical that
we are all present in our offices.
“
AGENDA
LEVELONE: BARGAINING &
NEGOTIATIONS
Open Office & Cube Nightmares  Already
Working Remote
LEVELTWO: THIS FEELS WEIRD
Anxiety, Overwork, Jealousy  Freedom,
Flexibility, Productivity
LEVELTHREE: WORKING WINNING
REMOTE
LEVELONE: BARGAINING &
NEGOTIATIONS
 TODAY’S
 (SO
OFFICE DESIGN TRENDS STINK
DO YESTERDAY’S)
 COLLABORATION
VALID REASON…
SUFFERS AND ISN’T A
(though it’s usually the most-cited reason by
employers for preventing remote work
arrangements)
OPEN OFFICE DESIGN
OPEN OFFICE DESIGN?
THE CUBE FARM
THE CUBE FARM
THE CORNER OFFICE
THE NEW CORNER OFFICE
LEVELONE: BARGAINING &
NEGOTIATIONS
 They
hurt our productivity, our job satisfaction and even our health.
Open
offices don’t scale
 They’re
an introvert’s nightmare
Reduced
privacy inhibits creativity and productivity
I CAN’T GET NO
SATISFACTION
LEVELONE: BARGAINING &
NEGOTIATIONS
You’re already telecommuting…
LEVELONE: BARGAINING &
NEGOTIATIONS
and then there’s this…
LEVELONE: BARGAINING &
NEGOTIATIONS
NEGOTIATION POINTS
 Trial
Basis
 Hybrid
 Point

Schedule
out the fact that you’re already working remote
Cite inability to focus, concentrate, collaborate.
 Set
Goals around communication, task achievement
 Ability
to reclaim percentage of commuting time as work time
LEVELTWO: THIS FEELS
WEIRD
 IMMEDIATE
SUCCESS IS A FANTASY
 FREEDOM,
FLEXIBILITY, PRODUCTIVITY,
INDEPENDENCE
 ANXIETY,
OVERWORK, STRESS, JEALOUSY,
DISTRACTIONS
LEVELTWO: THIS FEELS
WEIRD
Tips for Balancing Work and Home in this Phase
 Be
careful not to over-compensate for not being in the office.
 Dedicate
a workspace.
 Make
it as easy on everyone as possible in the office to communicate
with you.

Set boundaries for your home life.
 Don’t
let remote work arrangement be an excuse for not meeting goals.
 Treat
the arrangement as a privilege, not a right, and set an example for
others to follow
 While
still in the office work a few test days as though you were remote.
LEVELTWO: THIS FEELS
WEIRD
MORE Tips for Balancing Work and Home in this
Phase
 Set a schedule and keep to it.

Don’t take meals at your desk.
 Hygiene is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.
 Take breaks.
 Configure
mail delivery, phone transfers, and internal communication
routes in advance.
 Verify
you can still meet SLAs identically to when you’re in the office.
 Set
regular times to meet with your up-line supervisor, teammates &
direct reports
 Know
when to stop.
“
In doing creative work, do not start your day
with addictive time vampires such as The New
York Times, email, Twitter.
All scatter eye and mind, produce diverting
vague anxiety, clutter short term memory.
Instead begin right away with your
work.
Many creative workers have independently
discovered this principle.
“
-Edward Tufte
LEVELTHREE: WORKING
WINNING REMOTE
 CONSTANTLY
REFINE
YOURSELF
YOUR PROCESSES
YOUR SKILLS
 ADD
VALUE; NOT HOURS
 RECLAIMED
COMPANY’S
TIME IS YOURS; NOT YOUR
LEVELTHREE: WORKING
WINNING REMOTE
CREATIVE SCHEDULING / TIMING
STRATEGIES…
LEVELTHREE: WORKING
WINNING REMOTE
Use Tools: The Only SQL-Centric Slide in this
deck…
 To make your job easier
 Redgate
SQLPrompt (red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-prompt)
 SSMS Toolkit from Mladen Prajdic (ssmstoolspack.com)
 Baselining & Monitoring Software
(SQL Sentry & Redgate and Others)

To Standardize:
Hallengren’s Maintenance Solution (ola.hallengren.com)
 Install from a Configuration File (tinyurl.com/fordconfigfilesqlmag)
 Ola

To Operationalize:
 Using
templates in SQL Server Management Studio
(tinyurl.com/fordtemplatessqlmag)
LEVELTHREE: WORKING
WINNING REMOTE
 Practice
Mise En Place
http://tinyurl.com/sql-mise-en-place
 Time
Management Tools
 Chronodex
LEVELTHREE:
PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
 Write
Things Down
 To-Do
List
 Thought
 No
Catalog (To-Do List to the Extreme)
Voicemail
 Read
it Later (Zite/Instapaper/Evernote)
MOR
E
LEVELTHREE:
PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
 Learn
How to Say “No Thank You.”
 Delete
Distractive Phone Apps
 Tucker
Max: Song Repeat Hint
 “Get
Started”
 Crush
Your Schedule Before Crushing Candy
EMAI
L
LEVELTHREE:
PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
 Inbox
Zero (Merlin Mann)
 Never
Touch Paper Twice
 Don’t
Answer Every Email.
 Napoleon
 Scheduled
Email Check