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Productivity Paranoia: What It Is and How to Fix It
Understand productivity paranoia in remote work, why managers assume idle teams, and how to rebuild trust instead of piling on surveillance.
Brett Martin is President & Co-Founder of Kumospace, the virtual office platform where teams show up, as well as Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Charge Ventures, a pre-seed-focused venture fund based in Brooklyn, NY. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches data analytics and technology strategy.
A serial entrepreneur, Brett has spent his entire career building or investing in technology startups, including stints as an EIR @PrimaryVC (NYC-based seed stage fund with >$100MM AUM), Co-Founder @Switchapp (mobile recruiting), Co-Founder @Sonar (pioneering location-based social network), Director of Investments @Appfund (NYC-based incubator and seed stage fund), and @Vice (the multi-billion dollar media company). Brett and his companies have received awards such as Ad: Tech Best Mobile Startup and TechCrunch Disrupt Runner Up and have been featured in hundreds of media outlets including the New York Times, CNN, Huffington Post, Fast Company, The Atlantic, TIME, Financial Times, and Ad Age. He began his career on Wall Street as an equity research analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners.
Outside of technology, Brett has published his Fulbright research in Harvard Business, founded an indie rock band, started a non-profit, and sailed 6,000 miles on a 30ft sailboat. He graduated from Dartmouth College and proudly hails from Ocean City, MD.
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Understand productivity paranoia in remote work, why managers assume idle teams, and how to rebuild trust instead of piling on surveillance.
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Understand proximity bias in remote work, how it quietly sidelines remote employees for promotions, and what leaders can do to level the field.
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Learn the signs of remote team isolation, from quiet channels to fading engagement, and what they reveal about a team drifting apart.
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Every oVice alternative worth considering, compared on pricing, presence, and adoption, including when staying with oVice makes more sense.
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A good remote work setup makes the difference between productive days and distracted ones. Here's how to build a home office that works.
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Here's how to build cross-functional alignment around marketing strategy, improve visibility with shared calendars, and ship faster.