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21st Century Work LifeIt's Time for a Pause after 10 Years...A very short episode where I (Pilar Orti) share the reasons why the 21st Century Work Life podcast is going on pause. Stay subscribed though, as you never know when new episodes might drop! Thank you very much for listening and all the best for 2025. Get in touch: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us 2025-01-0205 min21st Century Work LifeWLP371 Using Frameworks for Connection and Back to BasicsListener Richard de Villiers reached out to host Pilar Orti after hearing the episode on the 3 A’s of Connection. He has plenty to say on the subject of connection in remote teams, and many different frameworks to share to help other listeners think through change programmes and their own leadership. Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richarddevilliers/ For detailed show notes, head over to https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts /connection-frameworks2024-12-121h 01
Spain UncoveredThe Written Page (crosspost) - with Anton Garcia-Fernandez as host and Pilar Orti as guestJust popping in here with a conversation you might be interested in, and a link to a channel you should check out hosted by Anton Garcia-Fernandez: https://www.youtube.com/@antong.-f.8204/podcasts This link takes you to the video version of the conversation: https://youtu.be/13P5XucqBvE 2024-12-031h 2321st Century Work LifeWLP370 A Curated Experience in Romania for Digital Nomads and Remote ProfessionalsIn this episode, host Pilar Orti interviews Andreea Gătin an event and community manager who is organising a unique experience for digital nomad and remote workers in Romania. Andreea discusses her goals for the experience, which include showcasing Romania as a destination for digital nomads and fostering a sense of community among participants. It’s happening in March 2025, so check it out! Find an episode summary over at www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/experience-romania Find out more about Andreea and the experience she’s creating: Information and Registration Form Conne...2024-11-2818 min21st Century Work LifeWLP369 Strategy Leader with a HeartIn this episode, host Pilar Orti talks to Sagar Chandni, who describes himself as a distributed work practitioner and a strategy leader with a heart. We talk about the nuances of these terms and the evolving nature of work, particularly in India where Sagar is based. Sagar discusses his work with startups and the challenges and opportunities they face, and shares his approach to informed leadership, ethical business strategies, and workplace inclusiveness, as well as the importance of embracing a mindset shift and approaching work in a way that fosters meaningful connections and positive impact both personally and profe...2024-11-1449 min21st Century Work LifeWLP368 How do You Build a Hub of Talent?Host Pilar Orti is joined by Doug Haines, the founder of Kalium and Marketing Pros. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began with Kalium, where he successfully recruited talent from South Africa. This positive experience inspired him to launch Marketing Pros, an agency connecting South African marketing professionals with global opportunities. In this episode, Doug discusses the development of both ventures and his strategies for maintaining a robust talent pool. For the full show notes check out www.virtualnotdistant.com Find out more about Doug Haines and his companies: Marketing Pros: https://www.marketingpros.co Kalium: ht...2024-10-1733 min21st Century Work LifeWLP367 The 3 A's of Connection and other things I've been up toIn this episode, host Pilar Orti shares her new framework showing how we connect at work, and talks about some of her other projects. If you'd like to be alerted when the Remotely Shakespeare wall calendar comes out, head over to remotelyshakespeare.com For more information check out www.virtualnotdistant.com 2024-10-0324 min21st Century Work LifeWLP366 The Multiple Challenges of "Hybrid"A special episode to celebrate the launch of the revised edition of The Long-Distance Leader, written by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel, who returns to the show with another conversation that made host Pilar Orti laugh plenty of times. The conversation takes a critical look at the “hybrid” workplace - is it a compromise, a hostage negotiation? Or is the problem that we’re all transitioning to a new era of knowledge work, and are uncomfortable with uncertainty? Wayne also covers the role of trust, building a culture fit for hybrid and proximity bias. Summary blog po...2024-09-1931 min21st Century Work LifeWLP365 Career Transformation, Cultural Adaptation and Running a Pilates Studio!In today’s episode, host Pilar Orti catches up with Frédérique Lloyd Bougreau, about how she transformed her career and lifestyle by setting up a Pilates studio in rural France. They talk about cultural adaptation, building a business in a new environment and the Importance of movement and exercise as we progress through life. Frédérique’s contact details are over at her website: https://www.pilatesbienetre.com/contact.html As always, you can find Pilar over at www.virtualnotdistant.com 2024-08-2945 min21st Century Work LifeWLP362 Bonding and Bridging - plus Reading and Listening RecommendationsWe are joined by regular guest Theresa Hollema who has been doing some thinking with host Pilar Orti on the topic of Bonding within remote teams, versus Bridging, where team members create bonds with other parts of the organisation. Plus, Theresa has her own reading and listening recommendations to add to Pilar’s. You can connect with Theresa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresasigillitohollema/ And check out the resources on her website: https://virtualacrosscultures.com/ Let us know what you thought of the episode over at ww...2024-07-1151 min21st Century Work LifeWLP361 Can Chatbots Affect Connection in Remote Teams?A new player has entered the field in the world of work: generative AI. As remote teams increasingly rely on asynchronous communication, have AI chatbots become go-to resources for quick answers and idea validation? What does this mean for our workplace relationships and social skills? Maya Middlemiss and Pilar Orti discuss! For more detailed show notes head over to www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/chatbots You can message Pilar through the Virtual not Distant website: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us and get hold of Maya over at Remote Work Europe: https://www.remoteworkeurope.e...2024-06-2751 min21st Century Work LifeWLP360 Remote and Beyond: A New Landscape for the World of WorkHost Pilar Orti talks to Henry O'Loughlin, founder of Buildremote. As he shares his journey from running a fully remote marketing agency to creating Buildremote, Henry discusses the pitfalls many companies faced during the pandemic and how his experience led him to develop a "remote operating system" playbook. The conversation evolves into a thought experiment looking into the future of work, exploring concepts like the four-day workweek, the growing trend of freelancing and the creator economy, ending in a not-too-distant future where traditional employment structures become networks of one-person businesses collaborating globally. Connect...2024-06-1335 min
Adventures in PodcastingEp 76 Adventures in playing with the format and being interviewed by the guest!I'm back!(Hi, I'm Pilar Orti if we've never met before.)In this episode I talk about:01.36 minsThe new type of episodes I've come up with for the 21st Century Work Life podcast06.29 mins The new season for Management Café09.25minsDifferent ways of running an interview. Contrast:Always Take Notes 19 March 2024#182: Nicholas Shakespeare, novelist and biographer with Kevin Tumlison in the Writers, Ink PodcastEpisode 246 with Carol LaHines, 10 June 202413.05 minsWhat happens when your gu...2024-06-1219 min21st Century Work LifeWLP359 We Geek Out on GenAI and May RecommendationsIn today’s episode, Pilar Orti welcomes regular guest Mark Kilby onto the show, to find out how he’s using generative AI. They share their personal experiences, preferences, and cautionary tales surrounding various AI tools. Plus, they have plenty of reading, listening and tool recommendations for you this month! Recorded on 24 April 2024, so some of the tools have evolved since then. For the show notes, check out: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/may-recommendations You can connect with Mark Kilby on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mkilby/ 2024-05-301h 0121st Century Work LifeWLP358 The Birth of Telework and The Persistent Quest for Change by Jack NillesToday’s show notes are a little bit different. We’d like to keep Jack’s story in his own words as much as possible, so we’re sharing a polished version of the transcript over at: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts /jack-nilles-telework Talking to our host Pilar Orti, Jack takes us on a journey through the very early days of telecommuting, sharing the challenges and triumphs he experienced while pioneering this new concept. From convincing skeptical companies to adopt telework to exploring the societal benefits of reduced traffic congestion and pollution, Jack's story is a fascinat...2024-05-1644 min21st Century Work LifeWLP355 Career Pivots, Team Connections and Work Life IdentityIn today’s episode, Pilar Orti interviews Amale Ghalbouni, a former executive strategy director turned coach. Amale shares her experiences navigating career pivots, rediscovering purpose, and helping individuals and teams foster deep human connections. They talk about the changing nature of work, and the importance of preventing burnout. Find out more about Amale on her website. Connect with her on LinkedIn. Check out The Brick Coach website For a summary blog post, head over to https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts /coaching-and-burnout2024-04-1841 min21st Century Work LifeWLP343 What’s Going On? Are We Moving Forwards or Backwards?It’s the last episode of the year, and it’s very hard to break tradition! Maya and Pilar talk through some of the recent stories around remote work and the world of work and try to make up their minds as to whether we’re moving forward or backwards… Just as they’ve been doing over the last three months, Maya and Pilar comment on this month’s guest, Valentina Thörner the Empress of Remote! What was particularly memorable was her tiara story (of course!) and the way in which she continues to advocate for experimentati...2023-12-2145 min21st Century Work LifeWLP340 Public vs Private Online Groups: The Impact on CreativityWith the rise of online communities and digital platforms, the way we share, innovate, and co-create has evolved. Wietske van Osch, together with Burcu Bulgurcu recently published research, exploring the nuances of collaborative creativity in online spaces. Pilar came across the piece in the MIT Sloan Review, and invited Wietske onto the show. This episode is a great example of the power of online communities. Pilar read the article “The Profound Influence of Small Choices in Digital Collaboration” in the Fall 2023 edition of the MIT Sloan Review, and shared it in a Slack community hosted by previous gues...2023-11-0939 minAdventures in PodcastingEp 35 Sharing moments that shifted people's lives with Matt GilhoolyToday’s guest is Matt Gilhooly, host of the Life Shift Podcast, where he has “candid conversations with people about the pivotal moments that changed their lives forever."Full show notes here: https://www.adventuresinpodcasting.com/ep-35/Matt and Pilar want to thank Marisa Eikenberry for introducing them. (You can listen to Matt and Marisa talk on Matt’s show , and she also appeared last year in Adventures in Podcasting, in episode 25. ) Connect with Matt on LinkedIn and on Twitter he is @thelifeshiftpodGet in touch if you would l...2023-02-1958 min21st Century Work LifeManagement Café Repurpose: Tackling the Asynchronous EnvironmentWe'll be back to our normal programme next week, but in case you're looking for something to listen to around leading remote teams, here's a conversation between Tim Burgess and Pilar Orti on tackling the challenges of the asynchronous environment as managers/leaders. This is episode 38 from Management Café, where the co-hosts talk about an aspect of management for about 20 minutes. Join them for this informal style every week! Search for Management Café in your favourite podcast app, or head over to the Management Café site for timecoded show notes. If you'd like to be a te...2023-01-1225 minAdventures in PodcastingEpisode 31 Adventures in raising the profile of women in science with Michele OngMichele Ong, is the host of Steam Powered and she joins Pilar all the way from Australia. She started podcasting because she wanted to get a better idea of what women were doing in the STEAM fields. She knew many women doing incredible things in their work and their lives, and wanted to share their stories with others. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics/ medicine, but Michele talks about STEAM, as it includes “art”, which is key when interacting with technology and engineering. Michele asks people to guest on her show after reading...2022-08-141h 05Adventures in PodcastingAdventures with delayed audio, listener habits and creating reflection space for others through podcastingPilar is back with her own adventures, recording when broadband is glitchy, and discovering the power of podcasting to give people much needed reflection space. Due to some maintenance in her broadband, there were a couple of times when there was about a 1.5 seconds delay in the conversation between Pilar and the other person recording. For one of the shows it wasn’t an issue (and you’ll hear that conversation next week), but it did get some adjusting to. The conversation with guest Michelle Ong was structured, so they made it work. However, when the sa...2022-07-3120 minAdventures in PodcastingAdventures of a new podcaster - well, of a new podcast host - with Marisa EikenberryMarisa Eikenberry is the co-host of Long Distance Work Life.Marisa is the web developer at the Kevin Eikenberry group, and she has been editing their podcasts Remarkable Leadership since 2016 and Talk Like a Leader since 2019.Marisa goes into detail of how these shows are recorded, her process with the hosts and the differences working between shows, talking about how much editing she does for both shows, what she looks out for when she’s listening back, etc So this will be of interest to those of you who are starting to podcast and wander wh...2022-05-2238 min21st Century Work LifeWLP300 Part 3 The Evolution and Future of the 21st Century Work Life podcastIn this episode, we focus on the 21st Century Work Life podcast: how it’s evolved and what it could cover in the future. And our guests have come wise words for you, our listeners. 00.00 mins Pilar shares how the show has evolved over the last 100 episodes. Some of the episodes she mentions are: episode 209 The Journey of the Remote Leader, episode 263 “Remote” is not the Only Challenge, episode 282 Asynchronous Facilitation and Online Collaboration, episode 286 The Challenges of Adopting Asynchronous Communication. 09.05 mins Bree and Pilar talk about the Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams series and ho...2022-05-1141 min21st Century Work LifeWLP300 Part 2 How Have Individuals Changed the Ways in which They Work and View the WorkIn this episode, our guests talk about how their approach to their work and their work has changed, as well as how the view of work in relation to the rest of our lives has changed. 03.45 After an introduction to the episode, we hear from Theresa about how the delivery of her training and consultancy has changed, Pinar tells us about delivering her wine tasting workshops online and Maya reflects on what has changed at her end. 09.30 We hear from Richard about travelling less for work, Bree tells us how she’s changed where she works from an...2022-05-0655 min21st Century Work LifeWLP300 Part 1 What Has Changed and What Will Change in Remote Work?This is the first part of the celebratory episode 300! Some of our guests return to the show to share how they see the world of remote work changing, how their own ways of working have changed and what they'd like this podcast to cover over the next 100 episodes (or is it next 300!). We'll hear from: Maya Middelmiss Dr Richard MacKinnon Mark Kilby Tim Burgess Simon Wilson Bree Cagiatti Eva Rimbau-Gilabert Theresa Sigilito Hollema Ross Winter Pina...2022-05-0546 minAdventures in PodcastingAdventures with Craig Wealand: Working with a co-host and building a community around your podcastYay, episode 20 and I'm celebrating by bringing in my first guest, Craig Wealand, host of Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig, a podcast that teaches English as a foreign language. I co-hosted En clave de podcast with Craig, and we learned loads, about podcasting and about the podcast-sphere in Spain, where Craig is based. Craig's show is aimed at mainly Spanish speakers with an intermediate or advanced level of English, who want to improve it. They cover grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, they give listening practice... 15.05 MINSFeedback is so important for a podcaster and Cra...2022-03-111h 00Adventures in PodcastingAdventures with listeners, guests, tech problems, and the intrusion of videoIn today's episode, Pilar talks about meeting listeners, recording and tech problems xxx and I've shared a couple of things that are happening outside the English-speaking market. The other day I went for lunch with my friend Pinar, who has a podcast in Turkish and has recently received some great feedback from listeners, asking her when she was going to release more episodes. She felt guilty... This is a great motivator isn't it? And interesting that although we do podcast for ourselves, we do feel accountable to those people out there who enjoy the content. Her...2022-02-2724 min21st Century Work LifeWLP287 The Struggles of the Remote Manager This podcast is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London (virtualnotdistant.com) where we help managers and teams transition to an office-optional approach. In today’s episode host Pilar Orti speaks with Corine Tan from emotional wellbeing platform Kona. They discuss their recently published Remote Manager Report 2021, and the product they have created - which helps teams check in with each other and share their context and emotions, via a slackbot which presents as a cute dog avatar. Download Kona’s team building guide, and keep up with Corine and Kona on Twit...2021-11-1133 min21st Century Work LifeBONUS: A Conversation on Hybrid WorkThis episode is repurposed from the Northcentral Universtiy Podcast Series, from their CAVO series. Theresa Sigillito Holleman and Pilar Orti talk about what examples of hybrid workplaces they're coming across, the challenges that this set-up brings as well as how to spend less time in meetings! Check out more from CAVO here: https://www.ncu.edu/center-advancement-virtual-organizations Find out more about Theresa's work here: https://www.interact-global.net/ And check out Virtual not Distant's work here: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/ 2021-10-0729 min21st Century Work LifeWLP282 Asynchronous Facilitation and Collaboration in Remote TeamsToday's episode explores facilitative leadership in remote teams, and how to successfully blend asynchronous and synchronous practices to help teams work effectively together. Pilar Orti interviews Simon Wilson, co-founder of Wilson Sheriff, and certified master facilitator with the International Association of Faciliation (IAF). He’s been working with the online space as part of his practice for many years, and co-authored Virtual Meetings a Practical Guide. Connect with Simon on Twitter, and online for more. For the full show notes, head over to https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/asynchronous-collaboration-facilitation2021-09-1641 min21st Century Work LifeWLP281 What's Going On: Is the World Really the Remote Worker's Oyster?Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London (https://virtualnotdistant.com) Today Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss explore topical themes and publications in remote work, including: 03.10 Going back to (the) work (place) Work at the Office, Win a New Car! Seriously! But there are better ideas from Ocado Group offers staff remote working abroad. 13.54 Regulating ‘work from anywhere’: Your Company Needs a Digital Nomad Policy (HBR) Top CHROs Believe 'Flexibility Within a Framework' Is the Future of Work (Gallup, June 2021). What to do about "Global COVID Nomads", 34.10 The...2021-09-0246 min21st Century Work LifeWLP276 Hiring New Remote Team MembersThis podcast is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, where we help teams work better together wherever they are: https://virtualnotdistant.com. In today’s episode Pilar Orti interviews Mark Kilby, Mark has a course in the Lucid Meetings platform, How to Discover, Interview, and Hire Amazing Remote People, The discussion includes points of difference between remote and face-to-face recruitment and hiring, and highlights lots of positive potential created by the remote environment. Learn more about Mark at MarkKilby.com, and check out his former appearances in this podcast, especially ep...2021-06-2445 min21st Century Work LifeWLP275: What’s Going On, From Hybrid to Virtual-first WorkBrought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, this month’s ‘what’s going on?’ remote news round-up was recorded by Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss on 1st June 2021. https://virtualnotdistant.com Under discussion: The evolution of hybrid work in context, and the impact on lockdown on things like creativity (because it's not just productivity that matters). Pilar’s twitter space, held at midday UK time every Wednesday - do come and share, or just listen if you want. The ‘Virtual First’ policy at Dropbox: Why Dropbox’s ‘Virtual First’ mode...2021-06-1051 min21st Century Work LifeWLP272 What's Going On with Hybrid and Asynchronous WorkspacesBrought to you by Virtual Not Distant Ltd in London (https://virtualnotdistant.com), Today's episode, recorded 04-05-21, brings you a discussion between Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss about What people mean, when they talk about hybrid work? (Tl;dr - a lot of different things with no consensus on definitions); What the future might be for co-working spaces? What can we learn from the Basecamp story, about how asynchronous teams communicate and share? And our experimentations in Twitter Spaces - will we see (hear) you there?2021-05-1344 min21st Century Work LifeWhat's Going On: "Remote" Is Not The Only Current ChallengeBrought to you by Virtual Not Distant (https://virtualnotdistant.com) in London, in today's "what's going on?" series Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss discuss: 02:08 The state of remote work right now Pandemic working is not remote working But this wasn’t what I meant, when I said working from home was great! Older employees are adapting to remote work better than younger workers 17.10 Location independent lifestyle Hawaii's Remote Work Program Comes With Free Flights Repeople (Nomad City) 23.38 New tech for remote ‘Moodbeam’: A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy. The Futur...2021-02-1855 min21st Century Work LifeBeyond WFH: Embracing the Spirit of Remote WorkBrought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London. In the final recording of the year, Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss take a longer perspective on the recent transformational shifts in remote work - while being mindful of all that 2020 has taught us. We discuss: 03.34 Serendipitous encounters (listener question from our LinkedIn page) (see also episode 211 on planned spontaneity) 14.06 Designing for the interactions we want to see Why You Need a Head of Remote Work. Embracing a flexible workplace 25.20 A ‘work from anywhere’ future...2020-12-1047 min21st Century Work LifeOnline Conferences and Virtual RetreatsThis bonus episode is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, and it continues the conversation between Pilar Orti and Tim Burgess of Shield GEO, looking at what’s been happening in both companies and the events they’ve been involved with. Pilar took part in the IAF conference, which was a week-long single track event, taking place online for the first time. Very different was Agile Tour London - also run on Zoom, but with the community conversation centred on Slack. Finally, Pilar has just attended Repeople, which used to be the N...2020-11-1322 min21st Century Work LifeWhat's Going On as The World Embraces Remote WorkWe have a special guest for today’s What’s Going On episode, as Tim Burgess from Shield GEO joins Pilar Orti from Virtual Not Distant, while Maya is away. Recording on the 6th November 2020, heres:' 5.32 What's going on Home vs Office This article The commuters who don't want to return to the office illustrates how women in particular feel less rushed and time pressured, when they don’t have to travel to work outside the home. Business Insider Australia point out that Dutch civil servants now get $2 a day to...2020-11-1253 min21st Century Work LifeLeveraging Cultural Differences in Global Virtual TeamsToday we’re delighted to be speaking to Theresa Sigillito Hollema, about her new book Virtual Teams Across Cultures: Create Successful Teams Around The World, in discussion with Pilar Orti from Virtual Not Distant Ltd. Theresa is a cultural consultant and team coach with Interact Global, working with virtual teams spanning cultures and borders, for many years. Pilar and Theresa discuss cultural competence, the intersection of cultural difference and remote team dynamics, team belonging, and diversity and inclusion, in this interesting conversation - please see full shownotes on our website, and keep up with Theresa on...2020-10-2945 min21st Century Work LifeWhat's Going On: Hybrid workspaces and a split workforceWelcome to episode 250 - a nice milestone to celebrate, so we even altered our usual running order to make this round number an occasion for Pilar and Maya to record together, and discuss what’s going on in the world of remote work right now in October 2020, brought to you by Virtual Not Distant Ltd in London. Don’t forget you can receive our valuable guide to leading through visible teamwork, just by signing up for our newsletter. For now, let’s take a look at ‘What’s Going On’... Hybrid workspaces and practices Beware the...2020-10-1552 min21st Century Work LifeMotivation and Visible Teamwork in Remote TeamsAnother solo show from Virtual Not Distant Managing Director Pilar Orti, completing an unofficial miniseries around the concept of visible teamwork. Please see full shownotes for this and all our podcast episodes at https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts. Visible teamwork is a set of practices which include using technology to make our work and ourselves manifest in our remote teams - staying connected, as well as collaborating. So we need to understand what drive us to do our work in the first place: our motivations, for being part of a team and working toward common goals. 2020-07-1621 min21st Century Work LifeWhat's Going On and Do Online Meetings Matter?This podcast is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant Ltd. For full shownotes, and details of Pilar Orti's new book Online Meetings That Matter, please see https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/online-meetings-connections. And here's What's Going On: Coronavirus Forces World’s Largest Work-From-Home Experiment - This article reflects a moving target in a fast-moving situation, as it was published 2nd February, but it indicates an ongoing phenomenon. Virtual Not Distant do not advise waiting for a global health crisis as a strategy for transformation, but it’s great if technology can rise to the o...2020-02-2759 min21st Century Work LifeBonus Episode: Leading a People Ops Distributed Team with Laila von AlvenslebenWelcome to episode 218 of the 21st Century Work Life podcast, which is actually a bonus episode, made up of my conversation with Laila von Alvensleben from Mural. mural.co https://twitter.com/lailavona LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lailavon/ https://lailavon.com/ If you're a regular listener, you will know that the last batch of guest episodes have focused on a topic, with contributions from different guests. And the way in which I have been working on this has been by recording full interviews with them, and then finding the bits...2020-01-0930 min21st Century Work LifeBonus Episode: Being a Manager in a Distributed Company with Marcus WermuthWelcome to episode 217 of the 21st Century Work Life podcast, which is actually a bonus episode, made up of my conversation with Marcus Wermuth from Buffer. Find out more about him over at www.marcuswermuth.com and follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/mwermuth If you're a regular listener, you will know that the last batch of guest episodes have focused on a topic, with contributions from different guests. And the way in which I have been working on this has been by recording full interviews with them, and then finding the bits that went together...2020-01-0242 min21st Century Work LifeThoughtful Thursday: Conferences that Make a Difference - Nomad CityA Thoughtful Thursday bonus episode, no music, no intro, no segments, just a conversation between founder of Nomad City Ignacio (Nacho) Rodriguez and our host, Pilar Orti. Some of this conversation will be included in episode 212 on Remote Work and Social Change, but just in case you want to get to a very diverse, thoughtful conference covering many aspects of remote work, and designed for a range of remote workers, we wanted to introduce to you Nomad City, which runs from 7-9th November 2019 in Gran Canaria. https://www.nomadcity.org/ Nacho explains...2019-10-1722 min21st Century Work LifeThe journey of the remote leaderToday Pilar explores the paths that a diverse range of leaders of remote teams have travelled, to reach their present roles. Journeys of learning, self awareness and personal growth… Some inspiring conversations, which we will share with you in full later in the year. But first... What’s going on? Our quick round-up of remote work news and conversations: Online meetings: A new series of articles curated by Judy Rees, and featuring many of our previous guests, as well as Pilar herself, discussing the social connection aspect of online meetings, and we’ll hav...2019-10-101h 2021st Century Work LifeTalking about remote work: Introversion, culture and flexibilityMaya and Pilar have always enjoyed discussing a range of conversations and ideas about remote work and collaboration, but it’s great that we’re increasingly noticing more fragmentation and variation in the public discourse around this subject. The opening up of niche communities and content in the remote world is encouraging us to transition this podcast towards a tighter focus on remote / virtual /distributed teamwork as the conversation proliferates, and gives us more to dig down into and discover with each episode. We love to hear what you think, via our contact form, and also on Twitter (@Virtualteamw0rk)2019-08-0156 min21st Century Work LifeThinking Remote Special: Your Audio Coach A special episode today and, let’s be upfront about it: a promotional one. Thinking Remote: inspiration for leaders of distributed teams is a book for those of you managing, leading, or championing your remote team, or transitioning, or considering transitioning to an office optional approach. The book is a collection of articles written by Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss giving an overview of different aspects of leading remote teams. And at the end of each chapter, there is a set of leadership reflections, which are questions to help you think through what you have read - or...2019-07-1121 min
Word Maze - what I'm learning about writingWriting Fiction vs Writing Non-FictionYou'd think it's obvious, but it's taken Pilar quite a while to realise the main difference between writing a non-fiction book and writing a novel. Pilar recommends Anne Janzer’s excellent book on writing non-fiction, "Writing to Be Understood: What Works and Why". A little bit of progress on Pilar's own editing the novel. Check out the Trello board for book recommendations https://trello.com/b/3LUWiqsc/pilars-board-on-writing-for-word-maze-podcast and Pilar's website for more info www.pilarwrites.com 2019-06-0212 min21st Century Work LifeWorld Book Day SpecialToday’s episode is all about books! We’re celebrating World Book Day! Pilar gives you a few titles that others recommended on Twitter; she then speaks to Maya, who talks through her book recommendation, and the episode ends with an in-depth chat with Theresa Sigillito Hollema on “The Culture Code”. SEGMENT 1 Here are the books recommended by others on Twitter: Company of One Deep Work The Start Up Way Brave New Work The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Where the Action Is Company-wide Agility with Beyond B...2019-03-0757 min21st Century Work LifeImproving Collaboration in OrganisationsToday’s episode was the direct result of a Twitter conversation, in which Pilar mused about the distinction between collaboration and co-operation https://twitter.com/PilarOrti/status/1095252618941734914, and Matt Ballantine was among the people who responded – thank you to everyone who joined in this fascinating discussion, and it’s great to have been able to continue it on the podcast – how much more 21st Century Work-Life can you get? And speaking of social media, the warm reception to Thinking Remote: Inspiration for Leaders of Remote Teams has been a joy to read – thank you everyone for the great feed...2019-02-2859 minWord Maze - what I'm learning about writingWM23 Picking Up Writing Mid NovelIn today's episode: Pilar shares how to get into the habit of writing, and how to be aware of the context that helps you to do your best writing. Advice from Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brand She's heard some wonderful advice over at the Story Grid podcast on how to pick up a book you're writing after being away from it for a while. Finally, Pilar shares what she liked stylistically from Nick Hornby's 'Juliet, Naked'. (By the way, she thought she'd written a blog post on it, but she hasn't!) 2019-01-1316 min21st Century Work LifeLooking Back and Looking a Little Bit AheadOur final podcast of 2018 – Pilar and Maya reflect on trends and changes through the year, and what we’re looking forward to in the months ahead, at virtualnotdistant.com. 2018 has been a year of many changes in the workplace and in this podcast too, as we moved to the successful new magazine-style format in May. And the year has brought many other changes, including in workplace culture - we discussed this article: https://www.smu.edu.sg/news/2018/11/20/new-study-culture-determines-digital-transformation-success which reminds us that organisational change has to be driven from the top, with a clear visi...2018-12-201h 06Word Maze - what I'm learning about writingPrepping for NaNoWriMoWelcome to a new season of Word Maze, where Pilar Orti, your host, shares her progress through NaNoWriMo and everything she's learning about writing fiction.2018-10-3108 min
Word Maze - what I'm learning about writingWM10 Prepping for NaNoWriMoWelcome to a new season of Word Maze, where Pilar Orti, your host, shares her progress through NaNoWriMo and everything she's learning about writing fiction.2018-10-3108 min21st Century Work LifeFacilitation and Being a Professional Facilitator - and wearing pyjamas when working from home.Pilar is taking flexible working to the shores of Eastern Spain this week! A good viewpoint from which to reflect on facilitation, and the differences involved in this practice, from training and coaching. We hope you agree, and we’re always curious to hear your feedback, but right now we’re asking you about it especially in a survey – please could you spare 5 minutes, to check out http://virtualnotdistant.com/hello. 07.12 21st Century Work-life: Andi Roberts PCC, CPF The letters after Andi’s name stand for Professional Certificate of Coaching, and Certified...2018-08-0938 min21st Century Work LifeVIrtual DistanceReally connecting with our core consulting work at Virtual Not Distant, today is all about virtual teams – we talk about the idea of ‘virtual distance’, and how there are many ways that distance and closeness can be created. Also coming soon, look out for Pilar’s book, Online Meetings that R.O.C.K. – expanded and advanced and taking longer than expected due to fantastic insightful feedback from beta readers, find out what changed about the ‘C’! It’s going to be worth the wait. 07.15 What do you mean by that: Virtual Distance, with Dr Karen Lojeski 2018-07-2657 min21st Century Work LifeMatching How You Work with Where You WorkWe are continuing to mix things up with our new format, and today’s podcast also revisits some earlier recordings and articles - we have so much great content in the archives at https://virtualnotdistant.com, so don’t forget to visit us there soon! In the introduction, Pilar talks about podcasting with Richard McKinnon who we featured back in October 2017 when we talked about psychological flexibility. https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/psychological-flexibility Pilar will shortly be hosting a webinar with him on this important subject - are our emotional states in control of u...2018-05-1026 minSpain UncoveredWhy and How We've Updated The A to Z of Spanish CultureIn this one-off episode, Pilar Orti talks to Paul Read, who has written some new sections for The A to Z of Spanish Culture, now in it's third edition. They talk about some of the recent changes in Spanish politics and society. 2018-04-1431 min21st Century Work LifeShould We Be Tracking People’s Time?Does time tracking software have a place in remote work? Pilar talks to Rob Rawson, CEO of Time Doctor. visit www.virtualnotdistant.com In the introduction, Pilar mentions this article: The CEO of Kronos on Launching an Unlimited Vacation Policy https://hbr.org/2017/11/the-ceo-of-kronos-on-launching-an-unlimited-vacation-policy and refers to this video by Crossover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbRa2csUJA8 And these episodes of Management Café, the podcast for managers. #5 The Psychological Contract https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/management-cafe-5-psychological-contract #12 Borrowing f...2018-03-2252 min21st Century Work LifeShould We Be Talking or Typing?Current research suggests that having text-based debates can diminish our perception of the other person and that audio-only conversation can build more empathy than that involving also visual elements. What does this mean for virtual teams? visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Pilar and Maya discuss the article: Why You Should Never Ever Argue with Anyone on Facebook According to Science https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/you-should-never-ever-argue-with-anyone-on-facebook-according-to-science.html Is the phrasing “according to science” trying to prevent us from questioning the findings? Do Emojis communicate emotion or belittle it? An...2018-01-1843 min21st Century Work LifeWLP151 Looking Back and Looking AheadPilar and Lisette review the last year and look forward to see what 2018 might bring. visit www.virtualnotdistant.com “Leadership in Remote Teams” online course 12 – 23 Feb 2018 www.virtualnotdistant.com/open-workshops/ Why Lisette won’t be joining us for the first two months of 2018. The difficulty of saying “no” and how difficult it is to hear it. Last year’s episode was episode 104 www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/2016-headlines This was the article predicting 2017 10 Workplace Trends You'll See in 2017 http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2016/11/01/workplace-trends-2017/#6954cfed3457 What we’ve seen happen i...2017-12-141h 0521st Century Work LifeWhy Are We Rushing to be Productive?visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Why does everyone want to be “busy” all the time and why are so many of us rushing around? Join Pilar and Lisette for today’s virtual coffee. Thanks to our listener Louise for her feedback on the article we discussed in episode 140 on sensors in the workplace. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/barclays-bank-sensors-a7901566.html Pilar mentions two other shows: Management Café and Evidence Talks If you have any articles or topics you would like to know more about, let Pilar know and she can...2017-10-1247 min21st Century Work LifeCatching Up with the World of WorkIn this episode, Pilar and Lisette discuss a few articles that have caught their eye over the past weeks. (1) Pilar and Lisette discuss a worrying new statistic: one in five employees in the UK are afraid to ask their managers to move onto flexible working. What's going on? Articles about flexible working: http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/one-five-employees-afraid-ask-flexible-working/ https://www.fastcompany.com/3059295/inside-three-companies-that-are-innovating-flexible-schedules https://cms.aviva.com/media/upload/Aviva_Working_Lives_Report_2017_INTERACTIVE.pdf (2) We talk about Apple's new headquarters. The dangers of silos vs a...2017-07-131h 0321st Century Work LifeThese are a Few of Our Favourite ToolsIn this episode, Pilar and Lisette share their favourite online tools and why they work for them. Can you add any to the list? visit www.virtualnotdistant.com How important are tools? Get out your pen and paper - or your favourite note-taking app! Lisette mentions HuddleWall (though she hasn't tried it out yet). TRELLO We talk about Trello!!!!! (Planner is the Microsoft 365 version.) Find out more about Trello and the company behind it in episode 68. http://virtualnotdistant.com/trello-and-coffee/ SOCOCO To find out m...2017-06-011h 0021st Century Work LifeHow Remote Work Affects Office Life (part 2)In today's episode, Lisette and Pilar continue their conversation about how the collocated space can evolve by adopting virtual teamwork practices. (Don't forget to visit www.virtualnotdistant.com to check out our services and more blog posts and podcast show notes.) Quite a long catch-up today, but it's all related to our theme... How Sococo is now the first place where Pilar looks for Lisette when she needs to speak to her online and how the different rooms can induce a different mindset. (Hello, Terrance!) (Join Virtual Team Talk to experience...2017-04-0654 min21st Century Work LifeThe Four Pillars Of Remote TeamworkIn this episode, we talk about the four areas of teamwork you should address in your remote team. Introduction: What Caught Our Eye? RSI and general health when working with so much tech. More or Less 3 Jan Does Sweden Really have a Six Hour Day? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04n7vlg Pilar mentions Companies Without Managers, the episode from In Business that talks about the Buurtzorg model. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03045tx We talk about the introduction of Slack threaded...2017-02-0256 min21st Century Work LifeFacilitating Virtual Meetings In this episode, Pilar Orti talks to Nancy Settle-Murphy about how she facilitates online and hybrid meetings. Having conversations in public when you meet someone for the first time. Being a coach/trainer/facilitator Who does Nancy work with? Hybrid meetings. Nancy talks about one of her clients and why they decide to hold hybrid meetings. Involving people calling into the in person meeting in activities. Using the technology wisely. Making online team meetings work. Does splitting responsibilities in a meeting translate into how the team operates outside of meetings? S...2017-01-2657 min21st Century Work LifeCommunication and Motivation in Virtual TeamsIn this episode Pilar and Lisette review some of the latest news in the world of work and offer some guidance on how to review your communication infrastructure in your virtual team. Pilar introduces this episode and she mentions this book (well, she mentions Tim Harford but can't remember the title!) Messy: How to be creative and resilient in a Tidy-Minded World She mentions this episode from Evidence Talks about the Right to Disconnect law in France. http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/4994834 Let us know what you...2017-01-1954 min21st Century Work LifeCan You Really Work from Anywhere?In today's episode, and given their latest travels, Pilar and Lisette ask themselves whether they can really work from anywhere and the kinds of questions to ask ourselves if we're making the transition to remote team. Get in touch: http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us/ A little bit more from a past guest, Michiel Klonhammer from LearningStone about how the world of work is changing. Lisette appeared on Entrepreneur on Fire! Remember to also listen to the Management Café podcast. Would you like to join us for some Virtual Team Talk? h...2016-12-0151 min21st Century Work LifeWho's Responsible for Happiness at Work?In this episode Pilar and Lisette talk about whether we should have Happiness Programmes and Happiness Chief Officers in organisations. What do you think? Introduction Pilar recommends Episode 561 of The Art of Charm, with Dan Ariely http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/dan-ariely-payoff-episode-561/ and Episode 552 of The Art of Charm, with Charles Duhigg http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/charles-duhigg-smarter-faster-better-episode-552/ Pilar mentions Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reinventing-Organizations-Creating-Inspired-Consciousness/dp/2960133501/ Interested in an online course on leading remote teams? Check out this o...2016-11-1054 min21st Century Work LifeStep into the Management CaféWe're taking another week off but we're using this episode to introduce you to the Management Café podcast, a new show by Pilar Orti (a solo show, ahhhhh!) where she will cover an aspect of managing in the 21st Century. This here is episode cero, but episode one is already out and it's on Great Team Communication. You can subscribe now to Management Cafe, through your podcast app or on the blog www.managementcafepodcast.com2016-09-0111 min21st Century Work LifeYes, I too am talking "Brexit"visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Hello and welcome to this extra episode of the 21st Century Work Life podcast, I’m Pilar Orti. If you’re a regular listener and managed to listen to last week’s episode, you might know that I was not going to release an episode this week, as I needed to catch up with myself and also, I’m in Madrid at the moment, where my set up is not ideal for working and also, not great for recording, so excuse the audio quality of this impromptu podcast. So today it’s Monday and I never rele...2016-06-2722 min21st Century Work LifeExit Interviews and Farewell ChatsPilar and Lisette talk about the farewell process in a virtual team. 48:27mins Introduction Pilar had a full on day, which she shares with you... Nothing incredibly exciting, but very varied! Thanks to Saros Research for sponsoring the 21st Century Work Life podcast! Click on this link to register with Saros: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243 Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Exit Interviews or Farewell Chats 08:45 mins. Lisette and Pilar talk about the Virtual Team Talk Internal Affair - our first shared exp...2016-06-1748 min21st Century Work LifeVirtual Team Talk: When competitors collaborateIn today's episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about how Virtual Team Talk was born and why it's so important to have a space to interact with your competitors. (Yes, you heard right.) Introduction Episode with Izabela Russell: http://virtualnotdistant.com/new-media-europe/ Episode with Mike Russell: http://virtualnotdistant.com/new-media/ Our appearance with Izabela on the New Media Europe podcast http://newmediaeurope.com/2016/virtual-team-talk-pilar-orti-lisette-sutherland/ Link to webinars in June, from office-based to virtual team: http://virtualnotdistant.com/office-based-virtual-team-webinar/ Virtual not Distant Bitesize - why it's important...2016-06-0254 min21st Century Work LifeOnline Coworking: Is it just too much?We talk about using Sococo
for online coworking, the exploration of behaviours and boundaries
and why it works for us.
We don't have many links to share with you today, just our
guest's Twitter handles and an invitation to join Virtual Team
Talk.
Mark Kilby Twitter:
@mkilby
Darlene Pike Twitter:
@darlenepike
Lisette Sutherland
Twitter:@lightling
Pilar Orti Twitter:
@PilarOrti
Sign up to find out about our online coworking experiments:
https://virtualteamtalk.com/
2016-04-2851 min21st Century Work LifeWhat We Learned from Team of TeamsIntroduction
25 April 6.45pm BST RSA April Reinventing Work Network: How are YOU Reinventing Work? https://blab.im/pilar-orti-rsa-reinventing-work-network-what-are-you-doing-to-reinvent-work
Have you got any book recommendations?
People at Work Summit https://www.peopleatworksummit.com/
Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making
The Participant Principle
Webinars: April on Leadership and Motivation in Virtual Teams May: Coaching in Virtual Teams
Follow this link to our Webinar page: http://virtualnotdistant.com/webinars/
Virtual not Distant Bitesize
Today we look at How to generate ideas from your team...2016-04-141h 1221st Century Work LifeChanging MindsetsToday we go straight into our Virtual Coffee, wrapping up our conversation of whether remote can scale.
Lisette's Supercards!!! Check them out here: http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/supercards/ Use cards during video meetings to soften interruptions.
Saros Virtual Team Practice
"Even a few minutes of fuzzy chat form a lasting connection."
To give your opinion on products and get paid for it, follow this link. (Only UK and Ireland.)
Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Why We Need Changing Mindsets
Adventures in Virtual Co-working in Sococo. I...2016-03-1742 min21st Century Work LifeCan Remote Scale? Part 2Pilar and Lisette pick up where they left off last week. We look at how the world of work will change when remote scales: what will happen with physical workspaces and how companies operate when 100% virtual.
Introduction
Today's episode is a continuation of the conversation Lisette and Pilar started in podcast 65. So this introduction is very short.
Saros Virtual Team Practice
Remember to check in - not to check up on...
To register with Saros to give your opinion on products and get pai...2016-03-0352 min21st Century Work LifeTeaching English Online with Craig WealandIn this episode, Pilar talks to Craig Wealand about how he uses different types of technology to engage with his students learning English.
Introduction
Join Lisette and Pilar for Virtual Team Talk on 29 February, 7pm GMT. Check out the dedicated site for our Blabs here: virtualteamtalk.wordpress.com/. If you have any questions about working in virtual teams or would like to suggest any topics, get in touch via http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us/
Pilar shares two points very well made in the HBR article "Can Your Employees Really Speak Freely?"
Virtual...2016-02-2659 min21st Century Work LifeCan 'Remote' Scale? Part 1In this episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about what needs to change in our way of working and how our mindset would need to change.
Introduction
00:30 Pilar introduces the episode and asks for your input, as we still need to record Part 2 on this topic.
07:50 Pilar reads her virtual rhyme Tool Overload.
Saros Virtual Team Practice
03:50 mins Choose a tool that can be rolled out across different devices and operating systems - you never how people are going to access them.
To register with Saros Research, follow...2016-02-1946 min21st Century Work LifeVirtual Teams and Clean Language with Judy ReesIf you want to join the Slack Virtual Team Talk, let Pilar know through the VirtualnotDistant.com contact form.
Introduction
00:40 Pilar's been busy over the last month, so there are quite a few updates here, lasting about 15 mins.
Meet the Virtual not Distant collaborators.
Link to the new series of webinars on Working in Virtual Teams. The Virtual not Distant Academy is here: http://training-for-virtual-teams.teachable.com/ The first webinar is on Communication in Virtual Teams.
Join us on 26 Jan for the next Virtual Team Talk Blab: h...2016-01-151h 02Spain UncoveredChanges in SpainPilar Orti is back for a very short episode, celebrating the Dia de los Santos Inocentes.
She talks about the changing political landscape in Spain (briefly), has a think about whether she agrees with the names being changed in the streets of Madrid and she recommends two exhibitions in the Telefonica Foundation: Theo Jansen and Jules Verne.
To connect with Pilar, visit www.virtualnotdistant.com or connect on Twitter @PilarOrti2015-12-2812 min21st Century Work LifeThe End of 2015The last but one episode of 2015 - I'm all on my own today while the Virtual not Distant website is being re-designed.
Join myself and Lisette next week for our first official Virtual Team Talk.
https://blab.im/pilar-orti-virtual-team-talk-1-what-will-virtual-teams-look-like-in-2016
Pilar thinks we need to change conversation and stop talking about the behaviour of leaders and begin to think about the behaviour of people.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/place-leaders-capital-l-self-managed-organisations-pilar-orti
These are the articles that prompted the reflections in this podcast.
http://www.agileconnection.com/article/reth...2015-12-1129 min21st Century Work LifeSketch TogetherIn today's podcast, Pilar talks to the founders of Sketch Together, a real time whiteboard for virtual teams. They talk about how and why they created the product and how they manage to continue working closely together, even though they haven't seen each other for two years!
Introduction
Pilar clarifies what she means by virtual teams and virtual work.
Join Lisette and Pilar on their next live Blab: https://blab.im/pilar-orti-more-talk-around-virtual-teams
Interview with Michele and Nick from Sketch Together
How Sketch Together was born. How Michele and Nick...2015-12-0449 min21st Century Work LifeBlended LearningIn this episode Pilar talks to Michiel Klonhammer from LearningStone, a platform designed for trainers and coaches to use in their blended learning programmes.
The Intro
Remember there is a Blab next week, LIVE, with Lisette 7pm GMT 11am PST The Problem with Virtual Teams... https://blab.im/pilar-orti-the-problem-with-virtual-teams
RSA Reinventing Work Network 1 Dec http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rsa-reinventing-work-network-power-to-the-edge-the-role-of-leadership-in-self-managing-organisations-tickets-19076627707
Virtual not Distant® the course starts again on 15 Feb 2016!
If you want to try out the LearningStone platform and learn about using games to develop your team, g...2015-11-2043 min21st Century Work LifeWho's Going Remote?For more information on virtual teams, visit www.virtualnotdistant.com
In this episode we look at the different types of people working virtually and why they're going remote.
Pilar talks about the collaboration/competition theme that comes up later. Virtual Buddies.
Pilar has joined Happy Melly One!
First time we talked about doing a Blab - join us for our next one. https://blab.im/pilar-orti-working-in-virtual-teams
When competitors collaborate...
What Pilar is doing for Happy Melly One.
How security and spying c...2015-11-131h 0221st Century Work LifeWorkshiftVisit virtualnotdistant.com
Pilar Orti talks to Emily Klein and Jason Morwick about Workshift, how organisations can transition to a flexible way of working.
"Workshift provides a detailed blueprint for organizations transitioning into the virtual workplace where employees are always connected, and work is no longer a destination."
Show Notes
Pilar is taking part of NaNoWriMo again! (She mentions her books Visibility in Virtual Teams, Thriving through Change, The A to Z of Spanish Culture and Your Handy Companion to Devising and Physical Theatre.)
Here's the link to...2015-11-0654 min21st Century Work LifeHas Anything Changed in the World of Virtual Teams?We're 25!
visit www.virtualnotdistant.com/world-of-virtual-teams/
Here's the first time Lisette and Pilar met: http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/humanizing-remote-work-pilar-orti/ Updates.
We mention the podcast with Andrea and Ryan: http://virtualnotdistant.com/meetups/
Lisette went to the Happy Startup Camp. http://www.happystartupsummer.camp/
What is "happiness at work"?
Lisette bought some noise-cancellation earphones.
Pilar talked to lost of people, in different parts of the world.
We decide to do a live Virtual Coffee with Lisette - join us https://blab.im/pilar-orti-virtual-teams-part-of-21...2015-10-1652 min21st Century Work LifeWorking Out Loud and Icebreakers in Virtual Teamswww.virtualnotdistant.com
Pilar introduces the virtual icebreaker that her and Lisette played during the virtual coffee and why games are useful for teams.
Pilar and Lisette play "Budding Authors" a virtual teambuilding game from www.virtualicebreakers.com
PIlar suggests ways in which to debrief the games.
Lisette's progress with the book, how she's showing different types of remote workers.
The power of Twitter: Pilar mentions Elsie Escobar, Tony Reeves from Creative Huddle.
Join Freelancers Café, a new Blab - https://blab.im/pilar-orti-freelancers-cafe-1-cappucino-freelance-talk-and-coffee-smell
W...2015-10-021h 0421st Century Work LifePodcasting and Community ManagementPilar talks to Elsie Escobar about why she podcasts and what community management involves. Pilar also recommends a series of varied podcasts.
00:30 Pilar talks a bit about Blab and recommends a long list of podcasts, related to business and other stuff. For a list of podcasts on podcasting, check out the special on International Podcasting Day, on Weds 30th Sept.
Duck Tape Marketing
A History of Ideas
TED Talks Business
The Recruiting Future podcast
Criminal
The Fizzle Show
Coroner Talk
The...2015-09-251h 0121st Century Work LifeFeeling DisconnectedJoin the Blab debate on Social Collaboration, with Vanessa Shaw from the Human Side of Tech and Pilar on 23 Sept. Here's the link to the event. https://blab.im/ilbzla
Pilar introduces the show and the question: can team members working in the office also feel isolated?
Lisette shares how she's been receiving feedback on her book - another truly collaborative process! - and how she's been invited to speak at Agile Vietnam! (We mention the Virtual Coffee with Lisette promo, which you can check out at the beginning of one of the Collaboration Superpowers...2015-09-181h 0421st Century Work LifeTeambuilding in virtual teams00:30 Pilar is thinking of creating an episode about the podcasts she listens to. For now, she recommends this episode from the Fizzle show. How to Deal With a Job You Loathe.04:45 Teambuilding as a process and how the VIRTUAL not Distant model supports teambuilding in virtual teams. 11:18 Pilar talks about the new course on leading virtual teams. (Skip this part if you're not interested.)18:05 How to get in touch with LIsette and Pilar. 18:30 Pilar and Lisette talk about the weather - can you believe it? 19:40 Lisette talks about h...2015-06-261h 1021st Century Work LifeMatt Rogish. Distributed teams and Results Only Work Environment.In today's podcast, Pilar talks to Matt Rogish, CEO of Reactive Opps, the consulting arm of RailsMachine. We talk about how he works with a distributed team and we chat about Results Only Work Environment (ROWE).
00:30 Pilar talks about the episode of Podcasters Roundtable on she took part in, on Co-hosting and the parallels with co-hosting a podcast and other collaboration ventures.
04:40 Should we still be paying people per hour, instead of per job done? The ongoing dilemma... How do we know whether people are working? Do more hours mean better work? She mentions her...2015-06-1955 min21st Century Work LifeRemote Working: Blessing or Curse?Please visit www.virtualnotdistant.com/blessing00:30 Pilar's short intro. 04:55 Lisette's off-piste adventures and her next speaking event. 11:20 We begin our conversation. How organisations are becoming more networked, less hierarchical. 13:30 The curse of "being always on". How technology is helping people taking charge of their own development. (Check out the episode on Yammer, 42:03). The origins of Working Out Loud. 17:40 Pilar mentions the book The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (affiliate link.) 18:55 Prioritising. 19:45 Work-life balance, work-life fusion and choosing the location where you want to live, not where you...2015-04-0358 min
21st Century Work LifeCollaboration ToolsTechnology is at the heart of the work revolution. We wouldn't be talking so much about virtual teams if we couldn't easily access many, many tools to help us work with others many miles away. But, there are so many collaboration tools out there: how do you choose one for you and your team? Lisette and Pilar hope this episode will help you make a start.For the full show notes, visit www.virtualnotdistant.com/tools00:35 Pilar's very short introduction. 03:30 Lisette and I were quite chatty this week. We talked about:...2015-03-201h 1021st Century Work LifeInformal Communication in TeamsToday the focus is on teams – more specifically on communication in teams. My coffee with Lisette focuses on virtual teams and the things you can do to tune in to each other and keep the conversation going.
00:30 Introduction and the opportunity to change the way we work.06:00 Sandy Pentland and team's research into High Performing Teams 16:12 Virtual Coffee with Lisette - Tune-in your virtual team
Enjoy!
For extensive show notes visit www.wlpodcast.comPilar Orti blogs at www.virtualteamleadership.co.uk2014-11-0242 min21st Century Work LifeHappiness at Work and Work HolidaysIn this second episode of the 21st Work Life podcast, I visit CreateSpaceLondon, a place for artists and makers in the West of the UK capital. So, today’s episode consists of Rory Gallagher (founder)’s tour and I also I stopped via Atila’s studio and asked him to explain how he made his first guitar. Finally, I chat to Kevin about 3d printing and what the possibilities are and how it might impact the consumers. He also talks us through the 3d printing process in a small consumer 3D printer and also the different machines around.
00:30...2014-11-021h 0321st Century Work LifeHappiness at Work and Work HolidaysWelcome to the first episode of the 21st Century Work Life podcast, a show created to look at how the world of work,and our attitudes to work are changing.
In this first episode, I reflect on how much how we talk about work has changed - we are now ok with placing the words "happiness" and "work" in the same sentence!
I also share with you Mark Trezona's thoughts and some tips on how we can move towards Happiness at Work. (Mark has made this subject his mission and he now delivers a Happiness...2014-11-0249 min