Why This CEO Believes You Do Your Best Work Away From the Office Flashcards

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Go fully remote

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phrase

To work away from the office 100% of the time

We decided to go fully remote early on during the pandemic.

They will finally go fully remote from next month.

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Lean into …

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phrasal verb

To embrace something difficult

They were able to lean into remote work successfully.

I have decided to lean into this project and give it my best.

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Nephew

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noun

The son of one of your siblings

I have one nephew and one niece.

All his nephews came to his second wedding.

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Distributed workforce

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noun

Employees of a company working from several locations

Persol Holdings is implementing a distributed workforce strategy.

They have a very large distributed workforce.

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Van life

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noun

A lifestyle of living in a vehicle full or part-time

They started their van life last year and so far, so good.

Gabby Petito’s van life ended in tragedy.

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Hook into …

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phrasal verb

To attach to something with a hook

The picture frame easily hooks into the nail on the wall.

Most IKEA furniture is assembled by pieces hooking into each other.

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Solar

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adjective / noun

Using the sun to produce electric power

They have been using solar in their house for years.

We might need to move to solar soon to save money.

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Learnings

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noun

Gained experience / skills

I will share some of my learnings here with you today.

He was able to share his learnings with us.

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Intentional work

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noun

Work that has meaning

We are trying to encourage employees to do more intentional work.

He loves his job because it is intentional work.

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