WLP235: Reflecting on Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams

WLP361 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... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

52 min listen

WLP360 Remote and Beyond: A New Landscape for the World of Work: Host 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... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

35 min listen

WLP359 We Geek Out on GenAI and May Recommendations: In 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... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

61 min listen

WLP358 The Birth of Telework and The Persistent Quest for Change by Jack Nilles: Today’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: Talking to our host Pilar Orti, Jack takes us on a... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

44 min listen

WLP357 Team Narratives, Harnessing Technology and Social Learning: In this episode, Pilar interviews Jaap Linssen, the founder of OrangeTrail, a company that helps organisations navigate change and adopt new ways of working. Jaap has been helping people in organisations collaborate and communicate through harnessing... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

45 min listen

WLP356 April Monthly Reading and Listening (and Watching!) Recommendations: We’ve struggled this month to create a collection around remote work, so we’ve gone a bit “around the edges” - but it’s still all relevant to our audience. There is much content around hybrid work at the moment, and it tends to have more of... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

53 min listen

WLP355 Career Pivots, Team Connections and Work Life Identity: In 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... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

42 min listen

WLP354 What's Going On: Experiments in Networking: Maya and Pilar discuss some of the ways in which remote workers are networking. And very special guest Matt Ballantine shares his experiment “100 coffees”. Recorded on 21 March 2024. To get in touch, head over to Maya shares a recent event... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

60 min listen

WLP353 Promises and Perils of Generative AI in Software Development: In today’s episode, tech journalist Jennifer Riggins talks about the impact of generative AI on the world of software development, focusing on the challenges faced by DevSecOps teams in keeping up with the accelerated pace of code creation enabled... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

46 min listen

WLP352 The Impact of Remote Work on Culture and Collaboration: Today’s guest is Linda Redell, Head of Talents and Culture at the hybrid company . With a diverse workforce spread across multiple countries, Linda and her team are responsible for maintaining the company culture and employee well-being. The shift... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

43 min listen

WLP351 Laying Yourself Off as a Manager and Reading and Listening Recommendations March 2024: Today’s post is the audio companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, which you can Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles she’s come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and podcast episodes she’s... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

44 min listen

WLP350 Being a Freelancer in Film and Theatre Production Design: In this episode, Production Designer Kate Rance shares her diverse career spanning theatre and film. She compares design approaches across industries, her affinity for hands-on craft versus managing teams, and learning new skills through her eclectic... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

43 min listen

WLP349 What's Going On: Digital Culture: Maya and Pilar tackle the topic of "digital culture" in organisations, with this article as a springboard: "What is digital culture? The teams best prepared for change use modern digital communication tools, feel comfortable learning new ones... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

46 min listen

WLP348 Building the Foundations of Remote Teams through Conscious Leadership: In this episode, Barbara Mutedzi describes conscious leadership and its role in transitioning to remote work, with particular reference to her work in Zimbabwe. Throughout the episode, Barbara advocates for the need for leaders to embrace... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

44 min listen

WLP347 Listening and Reading Recommendations February 2024: Today’s post is the audio companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, and you can Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles she’s come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and podcast episodes she’s listened... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

26 min listen

WLP346 What's Going On: Can We Really Work from Anywhere?: In today’s episode, Maya shares her challenges trying to embrace the “work from anywhere” spirit. Our co-hosts also talk about how the popularity of Chat GPT has opened up the need to reinvent education, how they’re using the bot and why we... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

55 min listen

BONUS: Our Course Navigating Asynchronous Communication is out: Hello dear listeners of the 21st Century Work Life podcast. This is a little bonus episode, what some would call, a piece of content marketing, as I’ve put it together to introduce you to our audio-first course, for managers and leaders of remote... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

36 min listen

WLP345 Growing A Lifestyle-Centric, Values-Driven Distributed Business: In this episode, Pilar talks to Jeanna Barrett, founder and Chief Remote Officer at the fully distributed company FPS. Jeanna shares how she set up the company by following her values and aspiring lifestyle, as well as her approach to company culture,... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

36 min listen

WLP344 How the 21st Century Work Life podcast is changing: Pilar pops in for a quick solo show to let you know how the focus of the show is changing. by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

16 min listen

Happy New Year from the seafront!: A quick happy new year from Pilar, cradled by the sound of the sea. by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

3 min listen

WLP343 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... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

46 min listen

WLP342 Location and Schedule: Defining Remote Work in Your Organisation: In this episode, Valentina Thörner talks about the importance of defining what “remote” means in an organisation, particularly around the dimensions of time and location. For a really good summary, check out Subscribe to her by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

44 min listen

Would you like to give feedback on "Time Management for Remote Workers"?: Hi, Pilar here. This is a very short announcement to let you know that I’ll be releasing soon a book on time management for remote workers. This is an experiment. I am co writing it with Chat GPT, but I think it's wonderful. And I can say that... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

2 min listen

WLP341 Whats Going On: Will Asynchronous Communication Save Remote Work?: Maya and Pilar share their thoughts on the last two episodes, both of which covered different aspects of asynchronous communication. While some organisations are still struggling with incorporating a “good” version of async, others are getting... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

49 min listen

WLP340 Public vs Private Online Groups: The Impact on Creativity: With 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... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

40 min listen

WLP339 Going Async-First to Promote Inclusivity: In this conversation, Pilar and Sumeet Gayathri Moghe delve into the intricacies of remote work, asynchronous communication, and the challenges of global collaboration. Sumeet also shares why he “worked out loud” as part of the process of writing... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

62 min listen

WLP338 What's Going On with Remote Freelancing: In our previous episode, our guests Tammy and Theresa discussed career progression in remote and global teams. In this episode, Maya and Pilar look at another sector of the working population: freelancers, and discuss what’s going on with remote... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

47 min listen

WLP337 Career Progression in Remote Teams - the local and global perspective: Pilar welcomes back Tammy Bjelland, CEO of Workplaceless and Theresa Hollema, author of “Virtual Teams Across Cultures” to talk about career progression in remote and global teams. Tammy covers how organisations can ensure that remote employees... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

50 min listen

WLP336 What's Going On: Thoughtful Experimentation and Change in Organisations: We’re trying something different for the next few months for the 21st Century Work Life podcast. Rather than commenting on recent news and articles, Maya and Pilar will look at What’s Going On by commenting and expanding on the themes brought up... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

41 min listen

WLP335 Designing the Hybrid Model at Rabobank: In today's episode, Pilar talks to Jan Nieuweboer, senior consultant on hybrid work at Rabobank, and spokesperson for the Future of Work and Hybrid Working. He describes how plans for changing the ways of working at Rabobank were accelerated by the... by 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams

31 min listen

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