21st Century Work Life

In this episode, we revisit the chapters from Thinking Remote which addressed the concept of "working out loud". Adopting the concept helps to keep the team spirit, how to stay aligned and creative. Working out loud allows those who thrive on interactive energy - we can think of "working out loud for productivity, creativity and collaboration". The concept of working out loud has been around for a...

In today's episode Pilar catches up with long-time friend of this podcast, Marcus Wermuth to talk about his mid-pandemic transition into new role as the full-time senior engineering manager at Remote.com. 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. For detailed show notes, visit...

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 Pilar and Maya reflected on the changes which have taken place in remote work throughout 2021 - differentiation of terminology, the rise of asynchronous communication, new apps, and the endless talk about hybrid! We a...

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 Pilar interviewed Carlos Jonay Suarez and Elsa Rodriguez from Pueblos Remotos: https://www.pueblosremotos.com/ about their exciting initiative to bring remote workers and rural communities together in Spain's Canary I...

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, Pilar and Maya kick off a series reflecting on Thinking Remote: Inspiration for Leaders of Distributed Teams, which was published in 2018 - a geological epoch ago, in remote work terms. What has changed, what has sta...

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...

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. Today's episode features Tammy Bjelland founder and CEO of Workplaceless, and features a deep-dive into their new product Placeless Coach. Tammy talks to Pilar about the background to Workplaceless, and the evident need for Placeless Co...

In this unusual episode (we rarely release an episode just about our own services), Pilar talks about the new (and not so new) workshops and programmes at Virtual not Distant, mainly for managers and leaders of remote teams.  With the increase in training for managers of remote teams by companies who have been working "in the space" for a while, as well as new consultants who have learned about wo...

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. Today Pilar and Maya explore 2 recent research publications which both touch on boundaries in remote work in a range of ways, (just like Maya's recent book ' Finding Your Edge: Establishing And Maintaining Boundaries When You Work From...

This 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...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London (virtualnotdistant.com), where we help people work better together apart.   Today's episode explores the themes of loneliness for the remote worker. This is an edited summary of a live talk with Dr Richard MacKinnon on loneliness and disconnection in remote teams back in July, as part of the Learning Lounge of the Emotional Intelligence (EI) Evolutio...

Today'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...

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'...

From Virtual Not Distant in London ( https://virtualnotdistant.com ), today's episode explores the use of the office and other environments for deliberate and mindful work in teams. We are joined by Justin Morris, Senior Customer Success Manager - Modern Communications, at Microsoft.   We discuss 'reopening anxiety', onboarding during lockdown, courageous and flexible leadership, and Microsoft's 3...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, where we help people work together wherever they are https://virtualnotdistant.com Today's episode is dedicated to coworking spaces, because we're all about choice and office-optionality - so we need to remember that remote work does not always mean working from home.  3.18 Asia Hundley and Bree Caggiati from Shield GEO discuss the role that coworki...

WLP278 What's Going On: Office Dilemmas and Virtual Watercoolers Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London ( http://virtualnotdistant.com ) In today's episode Pilar and Maya explore 'what's going on' with an evergreen perspective, looking at issues about returning to the office, some new research, and more, including: Location-independent employment in Norway Regjeringen vil ha flere på hjem...

For this bonus episode, Nadia Vatalidis talks about the onboarding process at the distributed company Remote. This show is brought to you by Virtual not Distant. You can find the full show notes over at www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/onboarding-remote-teams  

This 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 re...

Brought 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...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London: Https://virtualnotdistant.com Today's episode we take a deep dive into the world of Online training, and how this has changed and continues to evolve. 3.03 Interview with Catherine Nicholson, Virtual Training Team Learn more about Catherine and the Virtual Training Team check out their YouTube channel (which includes loads of guides and support for...

A bonus episode encouraging those who move events like All Hands / Town Hall meetings and conferences online, to approach the whole design process differently to how they would be run online. For the accompanying show notes, head over to https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/engaging-online-events

Brought 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 s...

Today's episode features a conversation recorded back in February 2020 between Pilar and returning guest John O'Duinn about how he's helping the government in California to show how remote work can benefit the environment, and how he's seen people experience the sudden transition to remote work. Find out more over at https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/remote-work-environment

This podcast is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, where we help leaders of remote teams thrive. http://virtualnotdistant.com In today's episode Pilar interviews Ann Collins from Bluebottle coaching , who has been conducting some fascinating in-depth research with leaders of remote teams and the impact of COVID on their work. You can read more about Ann's work and this research on Li...