21st Century Work Life

In this slightly shorter episode than usual, Pilar and Lisette talk about Digital Detox. How about you? Do you take breaks from your tech? Visit www.virtualnotdistant.com We catch up after almost a month of not podcasting together! Lisette tells us about her honeymoon (not a virtual one!) and her book developments. Pilar talks about.. podcasting. Check out GuideDoc if you like documentaries. https...

Pilar talks to Dr Clue about how the adventure of a treasure hunt can bring team members closer together and how this adventure is being taken online.  Introduction Some links Pilar mentions: The Management Café podcast blog: https://managementcafepodcast.com/ Mentoring programme starts Weds 14th September http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ Episode 86 with Mandy from...

We'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 w...

Pilar and Lisette have plenty of thoughts and advice on how best to make the transition from office-based to virtual, in organisations and teams. Introduction Pilar's homage to Federico García Lorca, in case you like this Spanish playwright. http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/lorca-podcast/ ‎ Grab the PDF with questions to help you identify the tools and processes you might want to keep while ma...

Can you visualise the mood of your virtual team? Yes, you can, with the tool today's guest is creating. Pilar talks to Melanie Pürschel about how she's building the Mood Matrix. Introduction Pilar is running with Judy Rees a course on delivering your workshops online. More info here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flipping-the-online-classroom-delivering-your-workshops-online-six-90-minute-classes...

In today's podcast, Lisette and Pilar try to figure out best practice in meetings in hybrid teams.  Introduction Leila's post: How to Give Feedback that Really Hurts. http://virtualnotdistant.com/feedback-hurts/ Pilar recommend the platform MeetingSift for hybrid meetings. New podcast coming soon, you can subscribe here for email updates: https://managementcafepodcast.com/ Mentoring Group for mana...

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Mandy Ross from Sococo about how the tool is helping team members stay connected through technology. Introduction Link to episode on Coworking in Sococo: http://virtualnotdistant.com/online-coworking/ Pilar recommend the Kellogg Insight podcast episode on Managing Conflict in Virtual Teams because it focuses on multicultural teams, though they also take a broader...

Pilar reports back straight after her experience as a remote participant in the Audacious Salon. Part of the Agile 2016 conference, the session was an experiment with a very important aim: finding the right questions to ask about distributed agile. This episode is not really a summary of the session (we will talk about that in episode 87) but a reminder of some of the things we should look out for...

In today's episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about what factors affect motivation in virtual teams - and indeed most teams.    Introduction It's a short one today. Maybe this mentoring group for managers of virtual teams is for you...  http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ Would you like to join Virtual Team Talk? And, of course, many thanks to Saros Research. If you'd li...

In this episode, Pilar talks to Alex Hillman, founder of Indy Hall, "a community of people who choose to work together, more productively, to make our work, our lives, our cities and communities better".   Introduction Thanks to Mark and Bernie for their feedback on the Brexit episode. If you would like more info on the Mentoring Group for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check this out: htt...

In this episode Pilar and Lisette talk about what they enjoyed most and learned from "Work Rules" and "The Year Without Pants".  A short introduction today with some housekeeping and a big thanks to Saros Research! If you want to give your opinions on products and get paid for it, follow this link: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Virtual Coffee with Liset...

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...

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Richard A MacKinnon from the Future Work Centre, about the World of Work model and taking an evidence-based approach to making changes in our organisations.   Introduction Pilar talks about her experience in in-person conferences (she gets very tired...). How proxemics inform our online communication - see Sococo screenshot. Changing the Context of communication...

Pilar 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 Cof...

Short Introduction For more information on the mentoring group for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out the Virtual not Distant Academy. Today's episode is sponsored by Saros Research! If you want to give your opinions and get paid for it, and you're based in the UK or Ireland, follow this link: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conversation...

In 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 ht...

In this episode, Pilar talks to Julian Wilson, CEO of Matt Black Systems, about how the company made the transition to self-management. The journey was worth it, but also a bit painful... 1hr 07 mins - long, but worth the listen. visit www.virtualnotdistant.com  for your 7-part email series on leading virtual teams.  Introduction A brief one, seriously! Pilar recommends some books and podcasts, an...

On 21 April, Pilar attended the E-Resilience Conference , organised by the Switched On Culture Research Group. In this podcast, she shares her thoughts. Short introduction, with reference to: RSA Fellow's Reinventing Work Network 24 May London: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rsa-fellows-reinventing-work-network-the-metrics-of-reinventing-work-tickets-24564810008?aff=eac2 Link to the blog post on ho...

Today's episode consists entirely of Pilar and Lisette's virtual coffee and they talk about the best things and the worst things about working in virtual teams.   We have a few updates, but not too many. We talk about our online co-working space Virtual Team Talk, Sqwiggle closing down, should you take photos, how Oleg Konovalov sent us his book Organisational Anatomy: A Manager's Guide to a Healt...

Pilar talks to Mandy Garner, editor of workingmums.co.uk about howWorkingMums supports and spreads good practice regarding flexibleworking and other areas of work. http://virtualnotdistant.com/ workingmums / Introduction If you are making the transition from office-based to virtualteam or hybrid team, join Pilar for coffee over this short webinaron making the transition. http://virtualnotdistant.c...

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 a...

Today's introduction is very, very brief, so there's not much to say here. If you would like to download the Work Foundation's "Working Anywhere" report, here's the link: http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Reports/398/Working-Anywhere Today's episode, is also sponsored by Saros Research. https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Working Anywhere: A Winning Formula fo...

Introduction 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...

In this episode, Pilar talks to Izabela Russell, co-founder of New Media Europe about what it takes to organise a conference and her search for the range of ingredients that make up entrepreneurs. 48:54mins  Introduction Twitter list for guests of the 21st Century Work Life podcast. https://twitter.com/PilarOrti/lists/guests-podcast Check out Sococo. https://www.sococo.com/ - the tool that brings...

We're taking a short break, but here's a virtual rhyme while you wait.    Productivity Hacks   Today I had a good day, I got my task list done; I made some phone calls, Cleared my desktop. (I almost had some fun!)   I made quite a good slideshow, I wrote a new proposal, Reviewed a pending budget And finished a report.   I did all this by lunch time, Still in my dressing gown. What made this day so...