From Future of Work with Dropbox COO Olivia Nottebohm (CXOTalk #671) · · CXOTalk
“If I were to just break it down, one of the dimensions in terms of the future of work is, again, this intentionality of when do you need to get in a car and drive to the office and be with other people in a physical room. Then when actually are there immense benefits of working remote and distributed, really being purposeful about that and mapping that out?”
On , Olivia Nottebohm, Chief Operating Officer at BOX INC, spoke about future of work during Future of Work with Dropbox COO Olivia Nottebohm (CXOTalk #671) on CXOTalk.
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.