Episode 136 - Trolls, Collaboration, and Robot Servers

Topic 1: Trolls Are Born, Not Made While self esteem is a factor, Internet trolls don’t have low self esteem. They have a high tendency to sadism. When mixed with high self esteem, you get a troll. Who are these people and how did they become trolls. Research gives us some insights. https://theconversation.com/new-research-shows-trolls-dont-just-enjoy-hurting-others-they-also-feel-good-about-themselves-145931 Topic 2: Async Business Collaboration Models One of Karl's favorite topics! Let's focus on focus. Asynchronous communication goes a long ways to making focus possible and effective. If you can find people who work asynchronously, and give them the right tools, amazing things can be done. https://www.protocol.com/workplace/async-work-goodbye-meetings Also: https://www.geekwire.com/2021/study-microsoft-employees-shows-remote-work-puts-productivity-innovation-risk/ Topic 3: Desperate for Workers, Restaurants Turn to Robots It’s about time! Lines have gotten longer and longer due to pandemic upheaval and a shrinking workforce. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/19/business/restaurants-robots-workers.html -- -- -- Sponsor Note: Gozynta Did you know that the average MSP spends 10 hours manually inputting accounting data each week? That time is 120 prospect calls, a month’s worth of the Business of Tech, or building an entire Lego death star. Gozynta Mobius can make your life easier through accounting automation. Automatic sync of invoices, expenses and inventory from ConnectWise Manage into QuickBooks Online in just a single click of a button. With onboarding, direct support, and regular feature releases, Gozynta is a family owned company dedicated to making software suck a little less each day. Visit us at https://Gozynta.com. :-)