Olivia Nottebohm on remote work
From Future of Work with Dropbox COO Olivia Nottebohm (CXOTalk #671) · · CXOTalk
“I think you can't overcommunicate in a remote world. I think that would be my primary thought. It's important to communicate on all fronts, both how we're going to set boundaries between work and everyday life; how we're going to focus the company, set goals for the company, and deliver on the things that we said we'd deliver as a company; what things we're going to do as a team to build the team and to drive people's development over time.”
On , Olivia Nottebohm, Chief Operating Officer at BOX INC, spoke about remote work during Future of Work with Dropbox COO Olivia Nottebohm (CXOTalk #671) on CXOTalk.
About Olivia Nottebohm
Olivia Nottebohm, Chief Operating Officer at Box, stated in a November 2024 video that AI is evolving faster than any other technology she has seen, with progress measured in weeks rather than months or years. She emphasized that teams designing AI-powered offerings should focus on solving customer problems and ensuring solutions are future-proof. In a September 2021 interview while serving as COO of Dropbox, Nottebohm discussed the future of work, describing the company as a "Switzerland platform" that integrates with tools like Zoom and Slack. She noted that remote work led to a 20x increase in Zoom integrations on Dropbox and argued that distributed work offers opportunities to hire more diverse candidates. Nottebohm also stressed the importance of overcommunication in remote environments, setting goals for accountability, and being kind to oneself during periods of change.