Relatedly: Is CEA planning on doing or trying anything new to improve or maintain staff morale?
One reason why I ask this question and the one in the parent comment is in case any other organization leaders or project leaders might want to try similar things to improve or maintain staff morale, whether as short-term or longer-term activities.
One thing that CEA recently changed was to go from thinking about the org as “based in Oxford with remote staff” to “remote first”. As someone who has been a remote employee for many years now, I’m excited about this change. What it means in practice, is that even after the pandemic ends
One-person-one-laptop for meetings
Coworking
Informal/social time
Systems to encourage + support travel
I’m especially excited about that last bullet point. I remember January 2016 as one of the best months of my life because I worked for weeks at the Oxford office. It was Julia’s first time visiting too and so I got to know her, Will, Rob, Michelle, and lots of other CEA / 80K staff. It will probably be a bit harder now that I have kids, but I’m really excited imagining a work setup that involves the opportunity to go work with my team and other EAs at the Oxford Hub!
Relatedly: Is CEA planning on doing or trying anything new to improve or maintain staff morale?
One reason why I ask this question and the one in the parent comment is in case any other organization leaders or project leaders might want to try similar things to improve or maintain staff morale, whether as short-term or longer-term activities.
One thing that CEA recently changed was to go from thinking about the org as “based in Oxford with remote staff” to “remote first”. As someone who has been a remote employee for many years now, I’m excited about this change. What it means in practice, is that even after the pandemic ends
One-person-one-laptop for meetings
Coworking
Informal/social time
Systems to encourage + support travel
I’m especially excited about that last bullet point. I remember January 2016 as one of the best months of my life because I worked for weeks at the Oxford office. It was Julia’s first time visiting too and so I got to know her, Will, Rob, Michelle, and lots of other CEA / 80K staff. It will probably be a bit harder now that I have kids, but I’m really excited imagining a work setup that involves the opportunity to go work with my team and other EAs at the Oxford Hub!