Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell

This month I am taking a proper break from work for the first time since I started working on a self-employed basis full-time. I love running my own micro-business, but when it comes to taking holidays it’s not yet working for me. I find myself fretting about work and checking emails or committing to things because of my clients’ schedules and as a result taking a complete break from work hasn’t h...

This past academic year I have worked on a number of different projects all connected by the theme digital wellbeing. This episode brings these different strands of work together and offers some key take aways. Mentioned in this episode: A year of teaching Digital Wellbeing . Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episodes provides a summery of a short talk about podcasting I gave at the University of Oxford. The talk is called 5 ways to get started ​ with podcasting, and explores 5 ways to develop your own professional practice in podcasting and explore ways of connecting with audiences beyond social media.​ Mentioned in this episode Short talk about podcasting Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coachi...

In this episode I recap some of my adventures in May, and... announce a new book project! Mentioned in this episode New book Leadership talk at WiAL Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show,...

In this series I explore what happens to our senses when we work in a hybrid or fully remote setting for long periods. How does our embodied experience of work change as we spend more time in front of screens, alone in our studies or on kitchen chairs? And also, how does our perception of work shift as our senses of sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing adjust to hybrid working? The  short course...

‘Digital Skills for Emerging Leaders’ is a new micro-credential course from the  Digital Learning Institute  that I am working on together with the amazing Lynne Taylerson. It’s a super project to be involved in, and it’s extra special for me as I get a change to collaborate with Lynne outside of our other favourite project:  AmplifyFE . In this episode and the accompanying blog post I share a gli...

When I first started coach training, I set myself the goal to offer walking sessions for my clients. My thinking is that pretty much all of my favourite coaching and mentoring conversations happened when walking, either outdoors or pacing up and down in my office. In this episode I share more about this new offering and you can also learn more in the episode blog post . Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Recently, I have done much work in leadership development. Both in the workplace and when I coach clients, I come across emerging and established leaders who have developed strengths and skills gradually over time, whether through informal learning or through practice or also outside of work. Especially where skills have come easily, grown over a period of time or when we have learnt something jus...

In this final episode of the season I share highlights and insights from the past six months of re-inventing Mondays. You The story in blog posts: Celebrating a month of free-lance life Re-inventing Mondays… 2 months in Sunrise blogging – career transition 3 months in 4 months into re-inventing Mondays 5 months into re-inventing Mondays Six months of gold dust Podcast episodes about my fresh start...

Special guest: Martin Weller Join us as we discuss our presentation at OER24, a conference all about Open Education, 27-28 March 2024, Cork, Ireland. Presentation slides (incl. references) Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes...

In this episode I explore some aspects of how our embodied experience of hybrid working may influence of sense of wellbeing and share a healthy habit to avoid Zoom fatigue. You can find out more in ⁠the episode blog post⁠ . Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you ha...

In this episode I share an update on my new career chapter five months in. You can find out more in the episode blog post . Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the...

In this episode I celebrate a big milestone moment on my coaching journey. After two years of training and 100+ hours of coaching with over 20 clients I am set to formally complete the ACC credential of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Read the episode blog post. Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Le...

This month I am running a short course on Digital Wellbeing and Hybrid Working. Working with the wonderful team at the University of Oxford IT Learning Centre is a rewarding experience, and with the support of Emma Procter-Legg, their Digital Skills Service Manager, the whole process has been seamless from start to finish 🙂 It’s been a welcome creative challenge to translate insights from leading...

Time has flown by. It feels like only a moment ago that I was blogging about being 3 months into my career transition… and here we are, having passed the four month mark. Looking back at my previous posts on this topic has inspired me to share some updates about how things are going, how much my efforts to re-invent Mondays are bearing fruit and how free-lance life is treating me. In case you miss...

In this episode I share resources for leaders looking to develop their skills in leading difficult conversations. Whether you are based at home full-time or seeing colleagues a few days a week, making the right time and space can be challenging in a busy hybrid team, particularly when you are managing performance or personal issues. Find the books I mention in this blog post⁠⁠ . Learn more about:...

I made a fun discovery this week: It’s now been over ten years since I started  this list of things I have done . Wow! I had no idea it had been that long, and seeing those entries from 2013 made me pause and reflect on the habit of keeping the list, a decade in the making. On this episode I share why I started tracking my progress in this way, why it's useful for me and tips for starting your own...

It’s been great fun this week to head up to Edinburgh to facilitate an away day for a senior leadership team at the university. In this episode I share a few snippets of what made the day really memorable for me. The focus for the day was all about hybrid working and leading people and projects in a continually changing context, managing the enduring impact of lockdown working alongside emerging p...

Mentioned in this episode: Episode Blog post ⁠Non-fiction reading for January 2024⁠ Learn more about: ⁠1:1 coaching⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠free monthly newsletter⁠ Download the ⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠get in touch⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

Mentioned in this episode: Non-fiction reading for January 2024 Hi 2024! There’s a new vinylcast in the making Learn more about: 1:1 coaching with me Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter Download the Leading Virtual Teams book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, get in touch and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

A festive special and the final episode of 2023 with special guest Martin Weller in which we talk about blogging (about blogging). Mentioned in this episode: Martin's keynote Social Media as festive metaphors Martin's social media as festive metaphor generator Maren's 2023 blog post about blogging

According to Spotify Wrapped, the most popular episode of my podcast for the year is this one, about the Hybrid Working Wheel . If you haven't come across this before, have a quick look at this blog post from last yearn which provides a bit of background. Simply put, I adapted a popular coaching tool for reflection, the Wheel of Life, for hybrid working. Download PDF Access  Google slides version...

In this bonus episode I share an update on my efforts to re-invent my working life, 2 months in. Mentioned in this episode: Episode blog post Working Identity - Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing your Career by Herminia Ibarra

A year ago my book Leading Virtual Teams was published, and I can very clearly remember all the wonderful excitement that led up to the launch, and am still grateful for all the encouragement for this Open Access publication. A year on, and the book, which was initially inspired by the work Martin Hawksey and I did at ALT, has turned into a whole host of resources, two free courses and a podcast w...

This week I am joining the university in Oxford online for a lunchtime digital skills development session. The talk is structured as a pick and mix offering, in which I share different strategies, resources and tips about hybrid working. I have included ideas for individuals to check in with their personal set up, starting with their workspace. I also include activities teams or groups could try o...