How Dropbox figured out the future of work

Source Code

English - July 08, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Technology Business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Redesigning the 9-5

Next Episode: Biden’s competition order and Branson’s space travel

Dropbox was one of the first companies to go all-in on remote work. In October 2020, even as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to rage with no end in sight, CEO Drew Houston declared that “virtual first” was the future of Dropbox. Melanie Collins, the company’s chief people officer, has been a leading force in figuring out what that actually means in practice.

Melanie joined the show to discuss Dropbox’s way of thinking about remote work, how it’s redesigning offices, how to measure employees when you can’t see their butts in seats, and much more.

For more on the topics in this episode:

Melanie Collins on LinkedIn Drew Houston’s original Virtual First blog post Dropbox’s Virtual First toolkit Chief People Officer Melanie Collins shares her experiences with building the future of work