Jay Chiat Quotes

On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the way knowledge moves through an organization. The role that hallway chat plays in driving new ideas has become a cliche of business writing, but that doesn't make it less true.

I think it's important to have flexibility to work wherever is best for you. I actually encourage people to work at the cafe - or from home or wherever works best for them.

I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment.

Creative collaboration is awesome.

Meetings get a bad rap, and deservedly so - most are disorganized and distracted. But they can be a critical tool for getting your team on the same page.

130 of Automattic's 150 employees work outside of our San Francisco headquarters. Why are so many companies stuck in this factory model of working?

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even have a dedicated phone line. We do it out of our own homes, and we make it work.

I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.

I've spent so many years commuting, I kind of prefer a home office.

As our company has grown, how we configure and design our offices has been a crucial part of how we foster connection and collaboration throughout our teams.

I think many businesses will allow their employees to work from home. The main challenge here is how to make sure Zoom will give a better and safer experience to users than compared to that in an office environment.

If you really want to step up your team's creative thinking, take a hard look at how many people you're putting in a room together. More than three to five is probably too many.

The surprising question we get is, 'How many people telecommute at Google?' And our answer is, 'As few as possible.'

Distributed workforces are most likely to succeed if their culture is one that values and prioritizes face-to-face communications.

The idea of going off to an office every day and 'putting on my art hat' doesn't appeal.

The need to congregate workers in offices will gradually diminish.

I have never had an office that I work out of and work has become intertwined with my personal life.

Meet regularly with your business team and brainstorm. Intricate business problems are mostly resolved at brainstorming sessions.

One day offices will be a thing of the past

It's been really exciting to work on a collaborative, creative team where we got to bounce ideas back and forth and figure out the best one.

I'm trying to arrange my life so I don't have to be present.

Anybody I'm in a band with can do what they do better than me. I'm a huge believer that I can play bass or whatever I bring to the table - producing, songwriting, orchestrating - and I can look at the other guys and say, "He's got that, he's got this, and I have this." It's a team thing.

You find a way to work with people you have more in common with.

Your ability to work with others on a complex task is a critical skill for advancement at work.

I definitely want to direct. This is just another learning experience for me, to get a chance to hear the questions and concerns the directors have, some of their fears. It's a team sport. You have to give everybody what they need so they are able to perform at their best.