21st Century Work Life

Pilar introduces the concept of Cognitive Tunneling, after a couple of things that happened yesterday to her. And she recommends "Smarter, Faster, Better" bu Charles Duhigg, once again... visit www.virtualnotdistant.com

In this episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about how having a remote set-up and a flexible workforce affects how we work in the office. 55mins  visit www.virtualnotdistant.com What is "remote" anyway? Even people working across different floors perceive themselves as being distant from each other. Another great advocacy point for adapting the office to remote working. It will benefit teamwork that ha...

In this episode, Pilar talks about what happens when people speak different languages in the office, how many people still reject having online interactions and the difficulties of working out loud in virtual teams.  Get in touch with your thoughts through www.virtualnotdistant.com When speaking a different language in the office is a problem. Finding out whether it's a sign of something else goin...

In today's episode, Pilar and Lisette share some of the ways in which they learn about themselves, their work and their colleagues. Online Learning does not mean watching videos! (1) Overview What do we mean by "learning"? Kolb's cycle. Involves change. A lot of our learning is experiential. Experience (concrete experience) Reflect (reflective observation) Theorise, generalise (abstract conceptual...

Sam Mednick introduces herself. She's an audacious journalists and also a member of the Happy Melly team.  Sam talks about what it's like to work in Happy Melly One. It seems difficult to separate happiness at work from happiness in life in general. It's ok now to admit that what happens in life affects our work and viceversa.  What makes trust possible in this virtual team? Sam talks about sharin...

We talk about protecting our work when working outside the office.  INTRO and Catch-up Duncan featured us! http://banoffeesolutions.co.uk/archive/podcasts-for-remote-working/ Programming and Data Science blog by Duncan Thomson We recommend that you watch The Newsroom Join us for Virtual Team Talk .  Sococo has a new "meetings" feature, which makes it easy to organise meetings in the space and also...

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Caroline Crampton, Assistant Editor of the New Statesman magazine.  Get in touch through www.virtualnotdistant.com Caroline explains her role as Assistant Editor of the New Statesman, where she works mainly on the print version of the magazine. What does a "hybrid publication" look like? How does it sustain itself? Caroline talks us through the different tasks th...

A short, on the go episode inspired by a recent conversation from a manager who had been told that people "could now work from home". Find out what works, don't rely on your experience when you do it on ad-hoc basis. You can't just say, "Ok, you can now work from home". You need to lay down a new infrastructure. It's a change programme!

In 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. ht...

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 a...

An "on the spot" recording about the importance of autonomy at work.  Pilar shares a great customer service experience and a really good read. 

In 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 Evi...

In today's episode, Pilar chats to Curtis James, who observes people at work and gives visibility to those jobs that are often invisible.  visit www.virtualnotdistant.com An incredibly short introduction. Pilar is actually back after the conversation, to add some comments. Remember to check out these other two podcasts: Management Café and Evidence Talks . The Conversation with Curtis James 03:45m...

Introduction If you work in a virtual team, or are a remote worker or are just interested in making the world of work as great as it can be, join us in Virtual Team Talk . A new podcast on evidence-based practice in organisations http://www.futureworkcentre.com/what-we-do/education/evidencetalks/ Virtual Coffee with Lisette and Pilar 05:30mins 30 Nov Entrepreneur on Fire http://www.eofire.com/podc...

Pilar talks to Mauricio Salatino about working in Open Source software and a working remotely within an organisation.  Introduction Asynchronous feedback and assuming positive intent. Online course on leading remote teams: http://virtualnotdistant.com/training/leading-remote-teams-course/ In person course in London and Birmingham 2017 The Conversation with Mauricio Salatino Starts 11:05mins  Mauri...

In the first of our Wicked Wednesday conversations, Pilar goes over to @WorkHubs, a co-working space in central London, to talk to Philip Dodson and Bernie J. Mitchell from @WorkHubs , about building a freelance community.   Introduction After Pilar's conversation this morning in the Virtual Team Talk online coworking space, Pilar reflects on some of the things that might stop us from having high...

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 ap...

Join Pilar and 18 guests to reflect on how the world of work and our attitudes to work are changing.  visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Thank you to everyone who has ever appeared on this podcast and a special thanks to all those involved in this special episode: Michael Herman  www.michaelherman.com     Episode 95 Vanessa Shaw www.thehumansideoftech.org     Episode 45 Ryan Behrman Episode 44 Mandy...

  In this episode Pilar talks to Andy Cleff about virtual teams, running experiments and how the tension between creativity and control. A Thoughtful Thursday conversation. visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Introduction Yes, you can become emotionally connected to people you've never met in person. Pilar writes here about her recent experience leaving a virtual team. https://pilarwrites.wordpress.co...

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-ep...

Not a proper episode this week either, but Pilar would like to recommend a couple of episodes from another podcast. Another proper episode next week.  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-faste...

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Kirstin Messina about Yonderwork, a company enabling remote workers to travel around the world as a community. Introduction If you fancy joining Virtual Team Talk, you can apply here: https://virtualteamtalk.com/ Fancy contributing to the 100th episode? Tell us how you think the world of work is changing... or not. Get in touch here: http://virtualnotdistant.com/...

If you're interested in running sessions which are completely relevant to the people attending them, this is the episode for you. Pilar talks to facilitators Michael Herman and Mark Kilby about their experience working together. Introduction Loads of announcements today: Open course on leading remote teams: http://virtualnotdistant.com/training/leading-remote-teams-course/ Join Virtual Team Talk....

In today's episode, Pilar and Lisette discuss whether it's important to talk about values in a company and what happens when our values are misaligned.   Updates Lisette and her book. Pilar and her book. Who we should look for to give us feedback on our books. Would you like to join us for Wicked Wednesdays? Send Pilar a quick note and she'll keep you posted. http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact-u...

  In this episode we discover the field of cognitive artificial intelligence, including the importance of understanding human emotions. Pilar talks to Brennon Williams, CEO and Founder of Iridium Systems and Robotics Corporation – ISR. If you have any feedback, get in touch: http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us/   Brief Introduction Interested in adapting your workshops to an online environment...