Ray A. Smith

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910 appearances 20 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2018 last heard Nov 2024

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Would You Return to the Office if It Smelled Better? · 22 Feb 2024 podcast

These are all parts of what's known as a biophilic trend in office buildings. voice-verified

And that trend has accelerated, especially post-pandemic. voice-verified

It's all focused on this idea of these elements create a sense of wellbeing. voice-verified

And as so much of office life post-pandemic, we've been talking about burnout and people stressed out. voice-verified

They're really focusing on these design elements to sort of help with wellbeing. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Work Meetings Are Getting a Makeover · 13 Feb 2024 podcast

The companies that we talk to say they've seen everything from more bonding. voice-verified

People are more engaged in these new types of meetings. voice-verified

They're seeing some differences, including even, in some cases, shorter meetings. voice-verified

Meetings are the bane of a lot of workers' existence, mainly because people feel like this could have been an email or they go on too long. voice-verified

Or there are people in the meetings who take up so much time because they just want to hear their own voices or try to impress their boss. voice-verified

People just feel like they are stuck in meetings constantly. voice-verified

And especially with hybrid meetings, they just feel like it's even more ridiculous. voice-verified

They feel like their time could be better spent in other ways. voice-verified

So they're really hoping that things can get better. voice-verified

One way is motion detection cameras. voice-verified

And those cameras would pan to whoever is speaking in the room. voice-verified

You probably have been in one of these meetings where you're the remote person and you're looking in on this group of people in a conference room. voice-verified

And sometimes it's hard to tell who's speaking and you can't really see people because they look really small. voice-verified

So in this case, the camera would pan to whoever is speaking in that room. voice-verified

So you get like a full screen view of them and you know exactly who's talking. voice-verified

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