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!