21st Century Work Life

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Anish Hindocha, who, after working as a change consultant for over 20 years, now helps organisations improve their culture. They talk about what organisational culture is, whether it has changed in organisations during the pandemic - and how - and the opportunities to make the world of work a better place.  You can connect with Anish here: https://www.linkedin.co...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London ( https://virtualnotdistant.com ) Maya has recently published " Finding Your Edge: Establishing And Maintaining Boundaries When You Work From Home ", reflecting on issues on many minds right now as we all strive for balance between work and the rest of our lives. Pilar and Maya discuss integrators vs segmenters, using daylight and other sensory input...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, today's episode explores mindset issues for new remote managers, and some changes which people new to this role may need to explore. ( https://virtualnotdistant.com )  The episode is structured around Pilar's article Key mindset changes for the new remote manager  and covers the need to: (4.09) 1. Adopt a coaching mindset (8.09) 2. Embrace delegatio...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, where we help teams work together better online, https://virtualnotdistant.com In today's episode Pilar and Maya take their regular look at what's going on in the remote work and collaboration space (which goes beyond work to include education and other spheres now using the same technology), and then explore the theme of social connection in remote...

In this episode, Pilar talks to guest Francisco Corzo about the future of the workplace in Guatemala and the concept of Working Near Home. You can find the full show notes over at https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/near-home-in-guatemala Links to articles we refer to:  Pilar and Francisco talk about the recent Forbes article: From Work from Home to Work Near Home, the beginning of a new of...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, where we help those working apart rom each other feel closer together: https://virtualnotdistant.com 5:21 Today, Pilar talks to Jennifer Riggins about the upcoming Aginext conference, (and why they're using the Spatial Chat app for their networking sessions), and then: 19.21 We share a panel recorded at Agile Tour London, October 2020,  featuring: B...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant ( https://virtualnotdistant.com ) in London, in today's "what's going on?" series Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss discuss: 02:08 The state of remote work right now   Pandemic working is not remote working   But this wasn't what I meant, when I said working from home was great! Older employees are adapting to remote work better than younger workers 17.10 Locatio...

Hello and welcome to episode 262 of the 21st Century Work Life podcast, brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London. Before we dive in the interview a quick reminder about our Podcasting for Connection service - podcasting is a great asynchronous tool that can help maintain a sense of belonging.  04.29 Chris Coladonato Chris Coladonato works in learning and development at a large insurance ent...

A special bonus episode, of this podcast brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London ( http://virtualnotdistant.com ), Today we talk to Bart Van Roey and Viviane Kock about their new book "Beyond New Ways of Working" - 'dialogue book' in Dutch, which is extending the conversation about remote work and the future of work in more ways than one. Contact Viviane via her own website at Formation et...

Welcome to our first recording of 2021, brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London. https://virtualnotdistant.com 2.39 We share and discuss a great message from a LinkedIn connection in Guatemala, Francisco Corzo. 10.09 Tech round-up: apps offline, Hey for work, Deaf people and online meetings, and MSTeams updates. 20.24 Communications and collaboration in 2021 36.10 Community news, including...

Welcome to our first podcast episode of 2021, and happy new year to you wherever and whenever you are listening - from Virtual Not Distant in London ( http://virtualnotdistant.com ). Today we reflect further on culture in organisations, and bring you a great interview someone whose job revolves around this critical issue. 04.47 Stella Huang, head of Talent and Culture in Shield GEO Pilar spoke wit...

This episode first went out in October 2019, as episode 212. We don't want this aspect of remote work to get lost amidst the pandemic forced remote work from home conversation.  Our guests include Chris Slemp, Mandy Garner, Nacho Rodriguez, Lorraine Charles and Laurel Farrer.  For full show notes visit https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/remote-social-change

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London. In the final recording of the year, Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss take a longer perspective on the recent transformational shifts in remote work - while being mindful of all that 2020 has taught us. We discuss: 03.34 Serendipitous encounters (listener question from our LinkedIn page) (see also episode 211 on planned spontaneity) 14.06 Designing for...

Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London. Today's imterview features Robert (Bob) Glazer who previously joined us 2 years ago back in episode 179 ,  CEO of global partner marketing agency Acceleration Partners and author and podcaster Robert's company is fully remote and has always valued flexibility, long before the upheavals of 2020, so is glad to see the legitimising of the remote-first...

In the final episode of the mini-series How the World of Work and our Attitudes to Work are Changing, Pilar talks to Dr. Chris Mullen, Executive Director of The Workforce Institute at UKG, about their recent research into employees' concerns "for the workplace of today and tomorrow." You can read a summary of the study here:  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200915005303/en/Physical-Safety...

This is the second of three episode of the mini-series, "How the World of Work (and our attitudes to work) are Changing". Today, Pilar talks to Andrew Saunders about the research carried out in September 2020 the exclusive survey carried out by Management Today on what leaders really think about the return to the workplace: Will Hybrid Working Ever Work? You can connect with Andrew via Linkedin or...

The first episode in our three-part series on how the the world of work and our attitudes to work are changing. Today, Pilar talks to Katerina Bohle Carbonell about the results of the Remote Working during COVID-19: Ireland's National Survey, phase II. This work was carried out with the support of the Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission. Katerina is one of the fou...

This bonus episode is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, and it continues the conversation between Pilar Orti and Tim Burgess of Shield GEO , looking at what's been happening in both companies and the events they've been involved with.  Pilar took part in the IAF conference , which was a week-long single track event, taking place online for the first time.  Very different was Agile T...

We have a special guest for today's What's Going On episode, as Tim Burgess from Shield GEO joins Pilar Orti from Virtual Not Distant, while Maya is away. Recording on the 6th November 2020, heres:' 5.32 What's going on  Home vs Office This article The commuters who don't want to return to the office illustrates how women in particular feel less rushed and time pressured, when they don't have to t...

Today we're delighted to be speaking to Theresa Sigillito Hollema, about her new book Virtual Teams Across Cultures: Create Successful Teams Around The World,  in discussion with Pilar Orti from Virtual Not Distant Ltd. Theresa is a cultural consultant and team coach with Interact Global , working with virtual teams spanning cultures and borders, for many years. Pilar and Theresa discuss cultural...

Welcome to episode 250 - a nice milestone to celebrate, so we even altered our usual running order to make this round number an occasion for Pilar and Maya to record together, and discuss what's going on in the world of remote work right now in October 2020, brought to you by Virtual Not Distant Ltd in London. Don't forget you can receive our valuable guide to leading through visible teamwork , ju...

Virtual not Distant Ltd brings you a fascinating episode today, exploring the role of employers in the future of work, and how remote work fits in to this -  with two very different interviews and points of view. Firstly, on the 8th October we have a webinar about sustainable asynchronous communications , in association with regular podcast guest Richard Mackinnon at Work Life Psych - classic webi...

WLP248 Emotional Intelligence in Remote Teams Today's episode explores the fascinating subject of emotional intelligence in remote teams, and is brought to you by Virtual Not Distant Ltd - with the help of   Rowena Hennigan , and Sandra Thompson , from Rise in Emotiona Intelligence  ( also on LinkedIn ) timestamps: 7.30 Emotional intelligence defined 18.24 Highly emotional intelligent teams 40.10...

Welcome to our monthly What's Going On round-up, brought to you by Virtual Not Distant Ltd. Today we discuss tech, the future of the office, the future of life and housing and work life balance, and an upcoming event. 3.29  Tech AI-Driven Accountability ,  https://tldv.io/  "too long, didn't view", 12.20 The future of the office  UK office demand 'shifting to the suburbs' amid Covid-19 crisis ,   ...

Today's episode from London-based consultancy Virtual Not Distant is about asynchronous communication - f or more on this subject check out episode 234 , and also this podcast from My Pocket Psych - because being able to communicate flexibly across time and space without snagging people up in endless calls is so critical to successful online collaboration, as we discuss today with two fantastic gu...