WLP351 Laying Yourself Off as a Manager and Reading and Listening Recommendations March 2024
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Release Date: 03/07/2024
WLP356 April Monthly Reading and Listening (and Watching!) Recommendations
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
We’ve struggled this month to create a collection around remote work, so we’ve gone a bit “around the edges” - but it’s still all relevant to our audience. There is much content around hybrid work at the moment, and it tends to have more of a “how to” angle to it , so we often give it a miss. So, please send through anything you think we might add in future episodes. Coffee Break Articles 05.00 MINS Via Sketchplanations via Skift via Human Resource Management Journal (Wiley) Grabbed from profile on previously-known-as-Twitter. via Wired.com Article +...
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WLP355 Career Pivots, Team Connections and Work Life Identity
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
In today’s episode, Pilar Orti interviews Amale Ghalbouni, a former executive strategy director turned coach. Amale shares her experiences navigating career pivots, rediscovering purpose, and helping individuals and teams foster deep human connections. They talk about the changing nature of work, and the importance of preventing burnout. Find out more about Amale on . Check out For a summary blog post, head over to
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WLP354 What's Going On: Experiments in Networking
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Maya and Pilar discuss some of the ways in which remote workers are networking. And very special guest Matt Ballantine shares his experiment “100 coffees”. Recorded on 21 March 2024. To get in touch, head over to Maya shares a recent event she ran as part of , with Ali Meehan on “speed networking”. Someone else organising networking-type events is Lisette Sutherland from Collaboration Superpowers, who is running virtual coworking sessions: Maybe this kind of event is something organisations could run, instead of assuming the best way for people to connect is through face to...
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WLP353 Promises and Perils of Generative AI in Software Development
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
In today’s episode, tech journalist Jennifer Riggins talks about the impact of generative AI on the world of software development, focusing on the challenges faced by DevSecOps teams in keeping up with the accelerated pace of code creation enabled by GenAI tools. She raises important questions about the potential risks posed by generative AI, such as the introduction of vulnerabilities and intellectual property issues, and emphasises the need for organizations to establish clear AI governance policies to mitigate these risks. You can read the full summary and show notes (created by...
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WLP352 The Impact of Remote Work on Culture and Collaboration
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Today’s guest is Linda Redell, Head of Talents and Culture at the hybrid company . With a diverse workforce spread across multiple countries, Linda and her team are responsible for maintaining the company culture and employee well-being. The shift to remote work has brought challenges and opportunities, with a focus on creating spaces for physical interaction, revamping onboarding, and fostering engagement. Connect with Find our more about Homelike nd what it’s like working there: For a summary of the conversation, check out
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WLP351 Laying Yourself Off as a Manager and Reading and Listening Recommendations March 2024
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Today’s post is the audio companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, which you can Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles she’s come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and podcast episodes she’s listened to. And today, she’s joined by who is an Engineering Leader specialising in virtual leadership.| Marcus is back on this show, this time talking about his recent professional transition: laying himself off from his job as Head of Engineering. This has been a very difficult decision to take, but he’s followed his own principles, and stayed...
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WLP350 Being a Freelancer in Film and Theatre Production Design
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
In this episode, Production Designer Kate Rance shares her diverse career spanning theatre and film. She compares design approaches across industries, her affinity for hands-on craft versus managing teams, and learning new skills through her eclectic projects. Kate and Pilar used to work together on theatre productions (many years ago!) and Kate has designed www.virtualnotdistant.com , as well as Check out Kate's website, For detailed show notes, head over to www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/film-production
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WLP349 What's Going On: Digital Culture
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Maya and Pilar tackle the topic of "digital culture" in organisations, with this article as a springboard: "What is digital culture? The teams best prepared for change use modern digital communication tools, feel comfortable learning new ones and continually adapt how they work." By the team at Slack, 29th July 2022 Pilar mentions the book "The Rise of the Frontline Worker" 35.00 mins In other news… City.com 17 Sept 2023 39.00mins Personal updates: Remote Work Europe keeps growing, with new countries joining: Belgium, Cyprus and Turkey now have their own groups,...
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WLP348 Nurturing Team Growth through Conscious Leadership
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
In this episode, Barbara Mutedzi describes conscious leadership and its role in transitioning to remote work, with particular reference to her work in Zimbabwe. Throughout the episode, Barbara advocates for the need for leaders to embrace self-awareness, adaptability, and empathy to create more resilient, inclusive, and effective work environments. Find Find out more about . For a summary of the episode head over to:
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WLP347 Listening and Reading Recommendations February 2024
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Today’s post is the audio companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, and you can Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles she’s come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and podcast episodes she’s listened to. The newsletter also has a digest of the Virtual not Distant content - but this podcast version has an update of Pilar’s own work. Coffee Break Articles: via Asynchronous Agile via Gallant CEO, based on a study in Nature via CNN Business via BBC UK (This month’s articles are all a bit dark, but it’s just a coincidence!) Book...
info_outlineToday’s post is the audio companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, which you can sign up to here. Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles she’s come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and podcast episodes she’s listened to. And today, she’s joined by Marcus Wermuth, who is an Engineering Leader specialising in virtual leadership.|
Marcus is back on this show, this time talking about his recent professional transition: laying himself off from his job as Head of Engineering. This has been a very difficult decision to take, but he’s followed his own principles, and stayed true to his identity as servant leader.
Coffee Break Articles:
First off, check out Marcus’ article on “laying himself off”,
If you are interested in hearing another conversation about how to strike the balance between transparency and discretion, check out episode 69 of the Management Café.
18.30 MINS
Deutsche Bank's 3-day-a-week return-to-office policy has been met with fierce criticism by staff who say there isn't enough space for everyone
via Business Insider
The title says it all, but worth looking at some of the detail to understand the risks of mandatory planning looks like.
Right to disconnect: Implementation and impact at company level
Recent research shows that having laws about the right to disconnect is not enough to prevent employees feeling like they have to be constantly available. Company culture and in-house companies are needed too.
10 Ways to Build Better Relationships Working Remotely
A blog post that could have been a short ebook. A thoughtful article with specific advice on how to build relationships .
Are Enterprise Social Platforms All Talk?
Past guest Wietske Van Osch has just released research into why enterprise social networks need to be run differently to the social networks employees might be used to, for employees and the organisation to get the most out of them.
Gifts and Greats for True Feedback
via Mark Kilby
A very useful post to guide us through formulating feedback on other people’s work, and how to structure it.
Listening Recommendations:
Podcast: The Rich Roll Podcast
Episode: #815 CHARLES DUHIGG: HOW TO UNLOCK THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CONNECTION
Date: 22 February 2024
An interview with journalist/writer Charles Duhigg, talking about building strong relationships.
Podcast: Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin
Long-form Interviews with a range of guests, from a range of industries.
Podcast: Collaboration Superpowers
Episode: Agile Retrospectives 2.0 with Esther Derby, Diana Larsen & David Horowitz
Date: 5 March 2022
Lisette Sutherland talks to the authors of the new edition of Agile Retrospectives 2.0. Pilar hasn’t listened to it yet, but highly recommends it - she’s a great fan of David Horowitz, who guested on this show back in 2017, in episode 129 on Building a Distributed Business.
Podcast: Sliced Bread
Episode: Fitness Trackers (UK link, but look for it in your podcast app)
29 Feb 2023
Book Recommendations:
Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
by Claire Hughes Johnson
Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone)
by Deb Mashek PhD
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
by Charles Duhigg
The Coming Wave
by Mustafa Suleyman
Can’t Hurt Me
by David Goggings
Make Your Art No Matter What
by Beth Pickens
You can connect with Marcus Wermuth on LinkedIn and check out his website: www.marcuswermuth.com
Other episodes with Marcus:
WLP291 Starting a New Role Remotely
WLP219 OnBoarding (or Integration) in Remote Teams and Organisations
WLP188 - From Maker to Manager in a Distributed Company
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