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WLP351 Laying Yourself Off as a Manager and Reading and Listening Recommendations March 2024
03/07/2024
WLP351 Laying Yourself Off as a Manager and Reading and Listening Recommendations March 2024
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 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 18.30 MINS 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. 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. A blog post that could have been a short ebook. A thoughtful article with specific advice on how to build relationships . 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. 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: Date: 22 February 2024 An interview with journalist/writer Charles Duhigg, talking about building strong relationships. Podcast: Long-form Interviews with a range of guests, from a range of industries. Podcast: Collaboration Superpowers Episode: 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 Podcast: Sliced Bread Episode: (UK link, but look for it in your podcast app) 29 Feb 2023 Book Recommendations: 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 and check out his website: Other episodes with Marcus: SIgn up to the Virtual not Distant's newsletter here:
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