Pilar Orti
21st Century Work Life
Brought to you by Virtual not Distant, the 21st Century Work Life podcast looks at leading and managing remote teams, online collaboration and working in distributed organisations. Join Pilar Orti, guests & co-hosts as they shine the spotlight on the most relevant themes and news relevant to the modern knowledge worker.
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Apr 30, 2026
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Episodes
WLP47 International Podcast Day Special 30.09.2015 18:28
Podcasts about Podcasting and related. The Audacity to Podcast The Feed The Fizzle Show Rainmaker Authorpreneur Podcast Answerman Podcasters Group Therapy Podcasters Round Table She Podcasts Smart Passive Income New Media Europe and of course, shout out to Collaboration Superpowers!
WLP46 Podcasting and Community Management 25.09.2015 1:01:02
Pilar 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...
WLP 45 Feeling Disconnected 18.09.2015 1:04:51
Join 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 t...
WLP 44 Meetups and Management 3.0 11.09.2015 54:53
Pilar talks to Andrea Darabos and Ryan Behrman form the London Management 3.0 Meetup Group. 00:10 Pilar recommends some podcasts. 09:55 Why they set up the meet ups. Link to meet up. Their favourite meetups. How the Meetups have evolved and the different formats they take. 21:10 Advice for people who want to start a Meetup. Meetups in other cities when you're traveling. 30:45 Agile moving into the...
Special 7: Leadership in Virtual Teams 09.09.2015 32:44
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. Today's episode looks at leadership in virtual teams. The introduction for this one is a bit long, so to get right into it, jump to 03:20. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hop...
Special 6: Appreciation in Virtual Teams 08.09.2015 21:38
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. Today's episode looks at appreciation in virtual teams. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hope you enjoy the series! Pilar
Special 5. Upgrowth and Learning in Virtual Teams 07.09.2015 34:09
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. Today's episode looks at learning in virtual teams. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hope you enjoy the series! Pilar
Special 4: Trust in Virtual Teams 06.09.2015 22:07
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. Today's episode looks at team identity and culture. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hope you enjoy the series! Pilar
Special 3: Results in Virtual Teams 05.09.2015 29:12
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. Today's episode looks at team identity and culture. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hope you enjoy the series! Pilar
Special 2: Identity and Culture in Virtual Teams 04.09.2015 31:34
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. Today's episode looks at team identity and culture. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hope you enjoy the series! Pilar
Special 1: Visibility in Virtual Teams 03.09.2015 18:58
The Virtual not Distant episodes will be released daily for a week. For more information on the course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out www.virtualnotdistant.net For any feedback on these episodes, use the contact form on that website. I hope you enjoy the series! Pilar
WLP43 Laura Troyani and Employee Engagement in Organisations 28.08.2015 44:10
visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Pilar talks to Laura Troyani, from TinyPulse, a company that helps to keep the conversation going within organisations to address employee engagement. "Peers are the #1 motivator for going the extra mile at work." 00:30 Pilar thanks @BernieJMitchell , @DJ_Motorteufel , @gdbeaulieu @tonyjreeves 06: 40 Laura shares the story behind TinyPulse . Asking and pulsing your...
WLP 42 Continuous Learning in Virtual Teams 21.08.2015 1:13:10
00:30 Pilar is experimenting with a new set up with the microphone and being more spontaneous ( Post-podcast: It worked very well!) . 10:30 Lisette shares her learning shot experience. 13: 50 Feedback on Twitter. Is it useful? (Pilar and Lisette got a tweet that brought up lots of points and questions.) Pilar learned loads from it. How a group in FB dealt with conflict. Reflections on team identit...
WLP41 Adam Isle and Working from Home 14.08.2015 43:24
Pilar speaks to Adam Isle, who shares how he adapted to working from home after many years of working in an office. 00:30 Is it more difficult to make the transition from office-based to home-based work than to start off in a virtual team? (And Pilar talks a bit about Virtual, not Distant...) 07:00 Adam shares his role at the CIPD, working from home, liaising with clients and meeting at head offic...
WLP40 Catching my Breath 07.08.2015 27:08
Visit www.virtualnotdistant.com In this episode, Pilar shares what she has observed a wonderful director she's working with at the moment as he directs an animation series. The team only comes together once every two months, for a couple of days. Pilar also shares why she's decided to stick with helping virtual teams through Virtual, not Distant. Get in touch through askingpilar@gmail.com
WLP39 Team Identity in Virtual Teams 24.07.2015 1:05:14
Tells us your team experience. www.virtualnotdistant.com/identity 00:30 Pilar introduces the topic of team identity, before we move onto how to address it in virtual teams. 16:00 Lisette and Pilar share their professional updates: tutoring, trademarks and "being copied". 24:13 What is team identity? 29:30 Team identification - when we identify ourselves with the team. Different identities. 32:00 W...
WLP38 Matt Alder and The Future of Recruitment 17.07.2015 35:54
00:30 Pilar talks a bit about how mindset is changing in recruitment. (Script below.) She mentions a past blog post on social media and recruitment. How a young person's cv went viral. and an article about companies that are currently hiring remotely. 09:05 How Matt ended up working in Digital Recruitment 16:00 How social media can help you recruit talent. The importance of paying attention to soc...
WLP37 When Does Your Day End? 10.07.2015 54:21
00:30 Pilar has a new email address for you to send your comments and questions: askingpilar@gmail.com If you enjoy this episode, check out the ones on Remote Work: Blessing or Curse? and the one on Productivity. 03:10 Lisette shares her new way of writing in online collaboration with her editor and her up coming workshop which she's delivering through a robot! Tele-presence, here she comes! 09:00...
WLP Shameless Plug and Discount Code 06.07.2015 6:34
I’ve created this very short extra episode of the 21 st Century Work Life podcast, just to let you know that registration is now open for the course Virtual not Distant and that I have a little discount for listeners of this show. Virtual not Distant, which is an online course for managers and leaders of virtual teams, and indeed anyone who wants to improve how their virtual team works, will r...
WLP 36 Hugo Messer and Bridging Cultures 03.07.2015 59:05
Pilar speaks to Hugo Messer about leading remote teams and the importance of values in creating a culture that works across nations. Hugo is the CEO of Ekipa, the global market for software teams and owner and founder of Bridge Global . 00:30 Pilar talks about how she met Hugo through social media. She reflects on how these conversations evolve on the podcast and the importance of devoting our ful...
WLP35 Teambuilding in virtual teams 26.06.2015 1:10:46
00:30 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...
WLP34 Matt Rogish. Distributed teams and Results Only Work Environment. 19.06.2015 55:20
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...
WLP33 Onboarding in Virtual Teams 12.06.2015 1:04:04
Don't forget to visit www.virtualnotdistant.com 00:30 A very short intro from Pilar today as our virtual coffee is quite long... 02:20 What happens when not everyone speaks English? We talk a bit about his on Lisette's return from the Happy Melly Learning 3.0 camp. When language is a barrier to communication. 11:40 We talk about this article http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/slac...
WLP32 Cinter: Creative Design and Engineering 05.06.2015 38:41
Today's episode is dedicated to Cinter, a creative design and engineering company and consultancy, based in North London. We talk about why they've designed one of their latest products, XYZ, the importance of building a community around their products and business and how they work together. You can have a look at their products on the show notes: http://virtualnotdistant.com/ cinter / 00:30 Pila...
WLP31 Engagement at Work, in virtual teams 29.05.2015 56:48
00:30 Pilar introduces the subject of engagement at work and brings up the difficult subject of dealing with mistakes at work. Pilar mentions this article which I don't think we touch on in the conversation: www.hrzone.com/engage/customers/interview-danielle-harmer-chief-people-officer-metro-bank 07:15 Lisette shares her updates, talking about the workshops she's delivering throughout the world! 1...
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