Episode 25 - Bursty communication, team feedback, and making remote work work

In this episode of The High Five, Greg dives into his new project, Unseen, exploring the growing issue of loneliness and how it affects us all. Meanwhile, Brett reacts to a thought-provoking Behavioral Scientist article on "bursty communication," sparking a lively discussion on remote work, collaboration rhythms, and why the “watercooler” metaphor needs a reboot. Plus, a look into this week’s Teamangle posts and exciting updates about the first-ever Teamangle webinar!

The Review

Here’s what we covered this week:

• Another take on remote work: burstiness is the new watercoolerBrett reacts to an article from Behavioral Scientist, challenging the idea of the "watercooler" and offering a fresh perspective on remote team dynamics:
  • Why "the watercooler" was never where work happened.
  • How "burstiness" fosters focus and collaboration in remote teams.
• Teamangle Blog Highlights:
  • Feedback that fuels growth: How one team’s open dialogue changed everything
  • Clarity through confirmation: how feedback loops improve team communication

The Ask

We’re hosting our first-ever Teamangle webinar on December 12 at noon ET! Join us to learn about aligning, adapting, and achieving with your team. Register now!

The Hit List

Brett

• Listening: Live Through This by Hole
• Watching: Nobody Wants This on Netflix

Greg

• Reading: The Physicist and The Comedian: Finding Your 12 Feynman Problems & Leveraging Martin Short’s 9 Categories to Be More Productive
• Reading: Designing DX

The High Five

This week’s high-five goes to us—for sending out email campaigns about Teamangle to all our contacts. It felt a little weird, but hey, this is business. Hate the game, not the player!