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In today’s episode, we explore AI and modern work with Annie Dean, the VP of Team Anywhere at Atlassian, the largest distributed work company in the world.

Annie has advocated for flexible work for over ten years, stemming from her own needs as a new mom, but in this episode, we shift the conversation from WHERE we work to HOW we work.

We discuss how to work more effectively, AI's profound impact on productivity and collaboration, its broader implications for workplace diversity and inclusion, and Annie's inspiring vision for the future of work.

Here are the actionable key takeaways from the conversation:

1. Default to Digital-First Norms. The way Atlassian works today has proven that the office no longer needs to be a dependency for how great work gets done. Digital-first approaches optimize work efficiency, especially now that AI fuels even more seamless collaboration and information access. Shift towards digital-first practices and utilize AI tools to enhance productivity and reduce dependency on costly physical office spaces.2
2. Reduce Ineffective Collaboration. Fortune 500 companies collectively waste 25 billion hours a year on ineffective work, preventing people from doing the deep and creative work they crave. F500 CEOs believe their teams can get the same amount done in half the time, but their people are wasting time being stuck in a system that they can't win against. Annie’s study found that a lack of clarity on goals, a lack of knowledge sharing, and too much distraction are the three main reasons we are now getting our best work done.
3. Leverage AI To Further Boost Effective Work And Collaboration. AI can solve the challenge of information being in many people's heads or even digitally dispersed in various accounts, email threads, and Slack channels.
4. Change Your Own Way of Working. Many of these lessons can start small. Working differently yourself can help you model the right behaviors to your teams. Then, sponsor your employees to do the same. Think actively with your team members about how to attack the work they need to do.
5. Embrace Modern Work to Promote Inclusivity. As Annie said, “So much of the story about women's place in leadership and in their fulfillment and growth in their careers is about logistics. Their access to higher salaries was actually a question of logistics, not intent, talent, or drive.” Make logistics work for everyone by making work digital and providing flexibility to accommodate the realities of people’s daily lives. This way, we can fulfill Annie’s wish of having the people who have been left out of the workforce until now run our companies in ten years.

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