1. How does using the same form of communication with employees hinder a manager’s ability to maintain a strong working relationship with direct reports?

2. What are some advantages and disadvantages of Google managers making them selves available live and in person to employees on a weekly basis?

3. Describe the characteristics of a Segmentor and an Integrator. Which type of employee are you?

Many people have become overwhelmed using the Internet. Believing it’s easier to communicate with people electronically, for example, we’ve stopped calling each other. Many of us now check our cell phones 150 times a day. Trends like these not only suggest that we’re allowing technology to dehumanize us but also that our incessant connection distracts us from remaining present with other people, our work, and from sustaining any meaningful flow in our lives. Google offers five insights on how to utilize and integrate technology and even re-humanize it in the workplace.