A podcast that explores how to achieve when everyone is working from home.
A podcast dedicated to tackling issues related to building incredible teams where people aren't working in the same office.
The world of work is changing. Our attitudes to work are changing. The 21st Century Work Life podcast looks at different ways of earning a living, of using technology at work and of managing teams. If you're working in a conventional office, if you're part of a virtual team or if you just want to find out how our attitudes to work keep evolving, join Pilar Orti and guests every week. And if you're working in a virtual team or are a remote worker, pop in every other week for virtual coffee wi ...
Improve your management and leadership practice over a cup of coffee and get a book recommendation too. The role of the manager is evolving as technology helps us to self-organise and take more control of how and where we work from. In this podcast, Pilar Orti from Virtual not Distant, dissects modern management practice, not just for official managers, but for team members who want to make things happen too.
The blog for geographically dispersed organizations
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WLP264 Cultivating a Culture of Learning in Organisations
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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…
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Why data beats intuition when organizing people
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The rise and rise of data when measuring individuals and company performance with Nigel DiasPar Luke Szyrmer
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Why "Big Tech" management tactics enabled them to grow big with Alex Kantrowitz
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How all managers from any industry can apply the management practices that helped Big Tech get big...not just technology.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP263 What's Going On: "Remote" Is Not The Only Current Challenge
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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 wo…
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Recruiting "gotchas" and tips with Nancy Slessenger (pt 2)
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Recruiting war stories and common traps to avoid from expert recruiter Nancy Slessenger.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How to hire a great fit guaranteed with Nancy Slessenger (pt 1)
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Nancy is a world class hiring expert with a unique process derived from first principles that works--just as well when remote hiring just as well as in person.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP262: Building a Routine and Building a Network when Working From Home
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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 …
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Why meeting software urgently needs to be revamped with Arjun Sundararajan
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Bringing a silicon valley mindset to facilitation, Arjun is building a new platform for meetings, to help managers bridge the facilitation skills gap they currently face.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP261 What's Going On with The New Way of Working in Belgium
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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. Con…
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Using Data in Decision Making - CEO of Metabase
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All companies want to use data in making better decisions, but it's not straightforward. In today's episode, we talk to Sameer Al-Sakran, the CEO of Metabase. Some topics: - Decision Making Styles in Teams - Narrative and/or Data Driven - Interpreting Data is Not Easy - How to make your life painful with data (Pack rats or only showing key metrics)…
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How to inspire ambitious change with Allan Kelly (pt 2)
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Many companies get stuck in a rut, endlessly doomed to execute on goals that just maintain the status quo. Allan Kelly discusses how to break the entire company out of that mold.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP260 What's Going On: Mindset and Technology
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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 col…
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How to delegate outcomes remotely with Allan Kelly (pt 1)
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Allan Kelly dives into how to use OKRs to delegate outcomes to teams, while still giving them autonomy to figure out the best way to achieve them.Par Luke Szyrmer
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Mic Flip: Lukasz gets grilled on the Industry Angel podcast
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Basking in the glow of hitting #1 in the Amazon charts for business teams, Luke gets interviewed by Ian Farrar of the Industry Angel podcastPar Luke Szyrmer
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Reducing Meetings and Boosting Deep Work at Doist
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Lucile Foroni from Doist joins Jevin to discuss: - How she (and all of Doist) manages to have less than one meeting a day - Why every meeting has an agenda - How you can work with your manager to reduce meetings and begin working asynchronously - When having meetings are useful. Hint: Building more connection with your colleagues…
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WLP259 Shaping Culture through Virtual Retreats
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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 …
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Why the people side of change matters most with Robert Bendetti
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What people need is the starting point for dealing with change, regardless of how massive or external it is.Par Luke Szyrmer
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A 2020 remote work retrospective with Stefan Palios (pt2)
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Stefan goes picture about how work has changed this year, how his predictions in the early days panned out, and what to expect in the future.Par Luke Szyrmer
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REPOST Remote Work for Social Change
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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/remot…
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Why lockdown work is not remote work with Stefan Palios (pt1)
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This episode digs into how 2020 looked as remote went mainstream, albeit somewhat forcefully. Stefan is a writer and thinker covering remote work trends from before the pandemic and shares unique insights.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How to ask behavioral interview questions with Ryan Englin
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Ryan has a great set of techniques for behavioral interviewing, when meeting candidates, which he details here. He also has great advice for remote worker hiring, in terms of the most important things to check and screen for.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP258 Beyond WFH: Embracing the Spirit of Remote Work
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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 episo…
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How to hire remotely with Ryan Englin
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Ryan is a recruiter and marketer focused on blue collar hiring. We discuss hiring during the pandemic, impacts on blue collar industries, and how to become an employer that attracts great candidates. He also ties together how hiring strategy affects every other area of a service-based company, whether you are aware of it or not.…
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How to implement RACI 2.0 in your company with Cassie Solomon (part 2)
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Implementing RACI helps you fix many of the potential weaknesses inherent in cross functional teams, i.e. the ones doing anything that customers care about. And it matters even more when remote.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP257 Shaping Culture in a Virtual Organisation
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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 g…
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WLP256 Bonus: Current Employees' Concerns in the Workplace
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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.businesswir…
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Why clarify team roles (when moving to remote) with Cassie Solomon
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Role clarity is one of the most common complaints of employees, especially when working across department lines. RACI expert Cassie Solomon details why this matters, and what to start doing about it.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP255 Bonus: Will Hybrid Workspaces Work in the UK?
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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…
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WLP254 Bonus: Remote Work Survey in Ireland
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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 …
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Practical tips to run effective meetings with Elise Keith (part 2)
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Make sure you spend your time effectively in meetings. Listen to this episode to be sure you're getting the most out of the time you invest in them.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP253 Online Conferences and Virtual Retreats
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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 …
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WLP252 What's Going On as The World Embraces Remote Work
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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 rus…
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How to run effective meetings with Elise Keith
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Meetings are a lot more complicated than meets the eye. Elise Keith, a world-class expert in meetings, gives some insight into how to run really effective meetings.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How companies and teams can handle burnout with Jules Turner (part 2)
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This episode goes into the team and company level impacts of burnout, and how address it as a manager who wants to help mitigate the problem and support everyone through this difficult situation.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP251 Leveraging Cultural Differences in Global Virtual Teams
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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…
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How to survive burnout (literally) with Jules Turner
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Anybody can burn out. Listen to Jules' story about how burnout almost cost him his life, and what his takeaways are from the whole experience.Par Luke Szyrmer
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Implementing Results with Jody Thompson (part 2)
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Starting from where you are, it might feel like a big change to move towards a results only work environment. Tune in to this episode for useful tips on how to start shifting towards a results only environment, including first steps you can take in that direction.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP250 Whats Going On: Hybrid workspaces and a split workforce
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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 valua…
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Results Only Work Environments with Jody Thompson (part 1)
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What happens when you focus company culture on results? Turns out, quite a lot...and there's a lot of unexpected side effects. So much of everyday corporate life is just a coping mechanism for not having enough clarity about intended outcomes.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How to Solve Company Problems Together with Bart Doorenwert (part 2)
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Here we get actionable, with specific format examples, and also suggestions about how to introduce this into a larger company, as well as what it can do to help break down silos.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP249 The Evolving Nature of Employment in Remote Work
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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 Ric…
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How to Collaborate Online with Bart Doorenwert (part 1)
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There are patterns of offline and online collaboration which can supercharge your ability to run interactive meetings. Dig into peer learning as a collaboration tool with Bart Dooerenwert.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How to Baseline Remote Team Culture with Piotr Zagorowski
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Team agreements are a practical way to create a positive remote team culture. Piotr Zagorowski, a remote team manager with 4 years experience, explains the ins and outs of this approach.Par Luke Szyrmer
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WLP248 Emotional Intelligence in Remote Teams
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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.…
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How to Present Online with Dean Waye (part 2)
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Detailed actionable tips from Dean Waye on how to deliver online presentations, both in a sales context and within organizations. Dean has been helping professional speakers deliver content online for close to a decade.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How to Present Online with Dean Waye (part 1)
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Even though we can't rely on human cues when delivering remote presentations, some people are just killing it. Dean Waye has been helping professional speakers deliver online content for close to a decade. He goes into how to persuade effectively when remote, for sales and operational purposes.Par Luke Szyrmer
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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 'shift…
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How Teams Can Get Creative Remotely with Dave Mastronardi
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Working visually and with games and playfulness can help you achieve your company's goals and outcomes...even more effectively than when you don't. And it works online as well as offline.Par Luke Szyrmer
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How to Plan Ahead When You Know Nothing with Borislav Borislavov
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This episode covers how to adapt a business during the pandemic, including tips on hiring and firing during the pandemic, especially what matters most, and how to plan ahead, when you don't know how the recovery will look.Par Luke Szyrmer