21st Century Work Life - Remote Working, Virtual Teams And Flexible Working

Pilar talks to Dr Clue about how the adventure of a treasure hunt can bring team members closer together and how this adventure is being taken online.  Introduction Some links Pilar mentions: The Management Café podcast blog: https://managementcafepodcast.com/ Mentoring programme starts Weds 14th September http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ Episode 86 with Mandy from Sococo: http://virtualnotdistant.com/collaborative-workspace-sococo/ You can join us for Virtual Team Talk by applying here: https://virtualteamtalk.com/  If you would like to give your opinion on products and get paid for it, head over to: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243 The Conversation with Dr Clue 07:20mins Check out www.drclue.com How a treasure hunt is created. Seeing your city with new eyes. The team experience of the treasure hunt. Why do teams go on treasure hunts? New teams, teams in flux, mergers and acquisitions. The role of appreciation and trust. The tensi

We're taking another week off but we're using this episode to introduce you to the Management Café podcast, a new show by Pilar Orti (a solo show, ahhhhh!) where she will cover an aspect of managing in the 21st Century. This here is episode cero, but episode one is already out and it's on Great Team Communication. You can subscribe now to Management Cafe, through your podcast app or on the blog www.managementcafepodcast.com

Pilar and Lisette have plenty of thoughts and advice on how best to make the transition from office-based to virtual, in organisations and teams. Introduction Pilar's homage to Federico García Lorca, in case you like this Spanish playwright. http://www.spainuncoveredpodcast.net/lorca-podcast/ ‎ Grab the PDF with questions to help you identify the tools and processes you might want to keep while making the transition to virtual here: http://virtualnotdistant.com/your-transition-to-virtual/ Mentoring Group starts 14th Sept. More details here: http://training-for-virtual-teams.teachable.com/courses/mentoring-group Flipping the Online Classroom bit.ly/flipsept Let us know if you want to join Virtual Team Talk. http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us/ Subscribe to the Management Café Podcast https://managementcafepodcast.com/ If you would like to give your opinions on products and get paid for it, in the UK and Ireland, register with Saros through this link. https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros

Can you visualise the mood of your virtual team? Yes, you can, with the tool today's guest is creating. Pilar talks to Melanie Pürschel about how she's building the Mood Matrix. Introduction Pilar is running with Judy Rees a course on delivering your workshops online. More info here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flipping-the-online-classroom-delivering-your-workshops-online-six-90-minute-classes-tickets-26919136863 More information on the Mentoring Group for Managers and Leaders of Virtual Teams here: http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ Thanks to Saros Research! If you would like to get paid for your opinion on products, register with Saros through this link: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conversation with Melanie Pürschel Melanie explains what the Mood Matrix is. How will the experience be in a team using this tool? It works well as an early warning system. The Mood Matrix shows how the mood is changing. You then need to us

In today's podcast, Lisette and Pilar try to figure out best practice in meetings in hybrid teams.  Introduction Leila's post: How to Give Feedback that Really Hurts. http://virtualnotdistant.com/feedback-hurts/ Pilar recommend the platform MeetingSift for hybrid meetings. New podcast coming soon, you can subscribe here for email updates: https://managementcafepodcast.com/ Mentoring Group for managers and leaders of virtual teams, starts September. http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ New course on running workshops online: Flipping the Online Classroom. (Also starts in September!)     Thanks to Saros Research for sponsoring this podcast. If you would like to share your opinions on products and get paid for it and you are based in the UK or Ireland, follow this link https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243 Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Hybrid Teams 06:31 mins Our updates The peanut butter conversation. Lisette's ELMO moments... The importance of

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Mandy Ross from Sococo about how the tool is helping team members stay connected through technology. Introduction Link to episode on Coworking in Sococo: http://virtualnotdistant.com/online-coworking/ Pilar recommend the Kellogg Insight podcast episode on Managing Conflict in Virtual Teams because it focuses on multicultural teams, though they also take a broader view. http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/podcast-tips-for-managing-conflict-at-work Check out the Mentoring Group http://training-for-virtual-teams.teachable.com/courses/mentoring-group   Thank you to Saros Research for sponsoring our podcast! If you would like to give your opinion on products and get paid for it, use this link to register with Saros: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conversation with Mandy Ross from Sococo   Sococo, what it is, what it looks like, what it was designed for. How this workspace works. "At a certain point after you work all

Pilar reports back straight after her experience as a remote participant in the Audacious Salon. Part of the Agile 2016 conference, the session was an experiment with a very important aim: finding the right questions to ask about distributed agile. This episode is not really a summary of the session (we will talk about that in episode 87) but a reminder of some of the things we should look out for when collocated and virtual people meet in real time. For more on remote agile, visit remotelyagile.info

In today's episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about what factors affect motivation in virtual teams - and indeed most teams.    Introduction It's a short one today. Maybe this mentoring group for managers of virtual teams is for you...  http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ Would you like to join Virtual Team Talk? And, of course, many thanks to Saros Research. If you'd like to share your opinion and get paid for it (and you're based in the UK or Ireland), follow this link. https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Motivation in Virtual Teams 07:00 mins Our Updates Lisette is going to be on Entrepreneur on Fire!!!! (Yes, you read right!) Meanwhile, Pilar is getting ready to launch two podcasts in August: En clave de podcast with Craig Wealand and 21st Century Management Some stuff that's happening in the Virtual Team Talk Group. (Wink to Mark Kilby and the Sketchtogether guys.) Lisette mentions this popular interview on

In this episode, Pilar talks to Alex Hillman, founder of Indy Hall, "a community of people who choose to work together, more productively, to make our work, our lives, our cities and communities better".   Introduction Thanks to Mark and Bernie for their feedback on the Brexit episode. If you would like more info on the Mentoring Group for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check this out: http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-not-distant-mentoring-group/ Listen to this episode on The Coworking Weekly Show, where Alex Hillman, today's guest, reflects on how the coworking spirit can be adapted to make the broader way of work a better place. http://listen.coworkingweekly.com/episodes/27649-ep20-ten-questions-about-the-future-of-work If you enjoy giving your feedback on products and would like to get paid for your opinions, register with our sponsor, Saros Research. https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243 11:50mins The Conversation with Alex Hillman from Indy Hall Thanks to

In this episode Pilar and Lisette talk about what they enjoyed most and learned from "Work Rules" and "The Year Without Pants".  A short introduction today with some housekeeping and a big thanks to Saros Research! If you want to give your opinions on products and get paid for it, follow this link: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Virtual Coffee with Lisette: "Work Rules" and "The Year Without Pants". 04:50mins Lisette tells us about her terrible morning commute. Pilar talks a little bit (just a little bit) about post-Brexit and a little bit about the last Spanish elections. (You can listen to Pilar's rant about Brexit here: http://wlpodcast.libsyn.com/yes-i-too-am-talking-brexit) 17:58mins We start to talk about "Work Rules" and "The Year Without Pants". (Please note these are amazon affiliate links.) "One of the nobler aspirations of a workplace should be that it's a place of refuge where people are free to create, build and grow." Laszlo Bock in 'Work Rules' "Th

visit www.virtualnotdistant.com Hello and welcome to this extra episode of the 21st Century Work Life podcast, I’m Pilar Orti. If you’re a regular listener and managed to listen to last week’s episode, you might know that I was not going to release an episode this week, as I needed to catch up with myself and also, I’m in Madrid at the moment, where my set up is not ideal for working and also, not great for recording, so excuse the audio quality of this impromptu podcast. So today it’s Monday and I never release an episode on Mondays and this week I wasn’t suppose to release any anyway. But, Brexit happened and, almost against my reserved nature, as in, I’m very careful with what I release on social media, and a podcast is considered social media, almost against my reserved nature I do want to share my reflections on this whole… let’s say, situation. But I’m not just talking about Brexit, also about the political situation in Spain and also about the importance, more now than ever as the political class is

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Richard A MacKinnon from the Future Work Centre, about the World of Work model and taking an evidence-based approach to making changes in our organisations.   Introduction Pilar talks about her experience in in-person conferences (she gets very tired...). How proxemics inform our online communication - see Sococo screenshot. Changing the Context of communication in virtual teams, to allow for different people to engage. If you want to join us in Virtual Team Talk, fill in this form. https://markkilby.typeform.com/to/l9kVcd   Today's episode is kindly sponsored by Saros Research! Click this link to register: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conversation with Richard A. MacKinnon from The Future Work Centre 19:40mins What does The Future Work Centre do? Pilar met Richard at the E-Resilience Conference. Hear more about this in a previous episode. http://virtualnotdistant.com/eresilience-conference/ The problem with 'top tips'. "T

Pilar and Lisette talk about the farewell process in a virtual team. 48:27mins Introduction Pilar had a full on day, which she shares with you... Nothing incredibly exciting, but very varied! Thanks to Saros Research for sponsoring the 21st Century Work Life podcast!   Click on this link to register with Saros: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243    Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Exit Interviews or Farewell Chats 08:45 mins. Lisette and Pilar talk about the Virtual Team Talk Internal Affair - our first shared experience as a community. What need to happen when someone leaves your team? What do you do with the information you gather from the chat? When might be the best time to have the exit interview? Pilar makes reference to this article Making Exit Interviews Count HBR April 2016  

Short Introduction For more information on the mentoring group for managers and leaders of virtual teams, check out the Virtual not Distant Academy. Today's episode is sponsored by Saros Research! If you want to give your opinions and get paid for it, and you're based in the UK or Ireland, follow this link: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conversation with Steffan Sudrek   Helping organisations develop capacity in teams to that change can be sustainable. Teams can't just self-organise, they need to be ready. Steffan shares his process helping build capacity in teams. Taking responsibility in teams - how can we build that capacity? Steffan mentions the Integral Facilitator Programme. Integral coaching - Steffan gives us his definition. Systemic coaching. Why Steffan got involved with "A Practical Guide to Distributed Scrum”, which he wrote in collaboration with the IBM Scrum Community. Steffan's Webs: www.provokingleadership.com/ www.surdek.ca Twitter: @ssurd

In 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. sponsored by Saros Research If you would like to share your opinions on products and get paid for it, then head over to https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Check out the blog post: The Dangers of Working Out Loud http://virtualnotdistant.com/

In this episode, Pilar talks to Julian Wilson, CEO of Matt Black Systems, about how the company made the transition to self-management. The journey was worth it, but also a bit painful... 1hr 07 mins - long, but worth the listen. visit www.virtualnotdistant.com for your 7-part email series on leading virtual teams.  Introduction A brief one, seriously! Pilar recommends some books and podcasts, and you can find the links below... If you would like to find out more about the Buurtzorg model, why not check out these slides. http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/media/jos-de-blok-buurtzorg-home-healthcare-nov13.pdf If you're making the transition to virtual, check out our new webinar: http://virtualnotdistant.com/office-based-virtual-team-webinar/   Today's episode, as always, is sponsored by Saros Research. If you're based in the UK, how about giving your opinions and getting paid for it? Click here and swiftly register: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conver

On 21 April, Pilar attended the E-Resilience Conference, organised by the Switched On Culture Research Group. In this podcast, she shares her thoughts. Short introduction, with reference to: RSA Fellow's Reinventing Work Network 24 May London: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rsa-fellows-reinventing-work-network-the-metrics-of-reinventing-work-tickets-24564810008?aff=eac2 Link to the blog post on how moving to virtual can change our identity: http://virtualnotdistant.com/virtual-challenges-identity/ If you're looking for the link to the Virtual not Distant ® 7 part email series, here it is: http://eepurl.com/bViJ85   Thank you to the organisers of the conference: Dr Christine Grant,Dr Almuth McDowall,Professor Gail Kinman,Dr Cristina Quiñones-García and thank you to Anna Meller for letting me know about it! Find out more: https://alwaysonculture.wordpress.com/ 07:20 mins Some of the things that Pilar found most "interesting": David D’Souza, Head of CIPD London. "The Future of Work." David talked about many th

Today's episode consists entirely of Pilar and Lisette's virtual coffee and they talk about the best things and the worst things about working in virtual teams.   We have a few updates, but not too many. We talk about our online co-working space Virtual Team Talk, Sqwiggle closing down, should you take photos, how Oleg Konovalov sent us his book Organisational Anatomy: A Manager's Guide to a Healthy Organisation (Towards the Twenty-First Century Organization) and Lisette is reading the biography Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future, Lisette mentions this interview with the guys from RLoop. http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/83-a-self-organized-team-of-remote-redditors-competing-for-spacex-hyperloop/ You never know who's listening... To join Saros Research, use this link: https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   19:05 Updates seamlessly evolve into the main body of our conversation. We don't need permission to do a lot of stuff in

Pilar talks to Mandy Garner, editor of workingmums.co.uk about howWorkingMums supports and spreads good practice regarding flexibleworking and other areas of work. http://virtualnotdistant.com/workingmums/ Introduction If you are making the transition from office-based to virtualteam or hybrid team, join Pilar for coffee over this short webinaron making the transition. http://virtualnotdistant.com/office-based-virtual-team-webinar/ Saros Virtual Team Practice 04:55 To give your opinions on products and get paid for it, usethis link to visit the Saros website. https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243     The Conversation with Mandy Garner, editor ofWorkingMums.co.uk 12:45 mins Workingmums celebrates its tenth anniversary thisyear - Congratulations! The history of Workingmums - and how it's evolved over the lastten years! Who are the businesses receiving the Best Practice Awards? Thesector within which organisations are operating is taken intoaccount. Who champions flexible wor

We talk about using Sococo for online coworking, the exploration of behaviours and boundaries and why it works for us. We don't have many links to share with you today, just our guest's Twitter handles and an invitation to join Virtual Team Talk. Mark Kilby Twitter: @mkilby Darlene Pike Twitter: @darlenepike Lisette Sutherland Twitter:@lightling Pilar Orti Twitter: @PilarOrti Sign up to find out about our online coworking experiments: https://virtualteamtalk.com/