WLP78 Virtual Team Talk: When competitors collaborate
21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams
Release Date: 06/02/2016
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_outlineIn today's episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about how Virtual Team Talk was born and why it's so important to have a space to interact with your competitors. (Yes, you heard right.)
Introduction
Episode with Izabela Russell: http://virtualnotdistant.com/new-media-europe/
Episode with Mike Russell: http://virtualnotdistant.com/new-media/
Our appearance with Izabela on the New Media Europe podcast http://newmediaeurope.com/2016/virtual-team-talk-pilar-orti-lisette-sutherland/
Link to webinars in June, from office-based to virtual team: http://virtualnotdistant.com/office-based-virtual-team-webinar/
Virtual not Distant Bitesize
- why it's important not to take part in every conversation in Slack or other team communication platforms.
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Check out the blog post: The Dangers of Working Out Loud http://virtualnotdistant.com/the-dangers-of-working-out-loud/
Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Virtual Team Talk, a space where competitors can collaborate
10.00mins Our updates: Lisette is selling loads of supercards! Check them out! http://virtualnotdistant.com/greatmeetings/
Our Blab on 6 June 7pm BST on Remote Productivity Habits: http://bit.ly/e-productivity
Link to the team audit, for managers and leaders of virtual teams http://virtualnotdistant.com/teamaudit/
18.00mins Pilar and Lisette rehearse their talk for New Media Europe, telling the story of how they met and how Virtual Team Talk is evolving.
Why did two competitors start working together?
The challenge is finding something that people can do together.
The importance of creating experiences together.
Creating the opportunity for spontaneous interactions.
Finding ways of getting to know how people work before going into full-blown, high stakes collaboration.
If you want to join Virtual Team Talk, join us, get in touch!