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

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/    

Today's introduction is very, very brief, so there's not much to say here. If you would like to download the Work Foundation's "Working Anywhere" report, here's the link: http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Reports/398/Working-Anywhere Today's episode, is also sponsored by Saros Research. https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Working Anywhere: A Winning Formula for Good Work? What is "mobile working"? How does the UK compare to other countries? Here's the link to the article in Forbes about what the numbers are like in the US. http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2016/03/31/at-these-125-companies-all-or-most-employees-work-remotely/#7c6c67cb4d94     “We believe from our work here that we are almost at a tipping point in mobile working and by sharing our findings we can enable a benefit-driven approach; a formula for good work while working from anywhere.” The benefits of mobile working in organisations. “Personal circumstances and the nature of the job determine the poten

Introduction 25 April 6.45pm BST RSA April Reinventing Work Network: How are YOU Reinventing Work? https://blab.im/pilar-orti-rsa-reinventing-work-network-what-are-you-doing-to-reinvent-work Have you got any book recommendations? People at Work Summit https://www.peopleatworksummit.com/ Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making The Participant Principle Webinars: April on Leadership and Motivation in Virtual Teams May: Coaching in Virtual Teams Follow this link to our Webinar page: http://virtualnotdistant.com/webinars/ Virtual not Distant Bitesize Today we look at How to generate ideas from your team when you already have a point of view. To join Saros, click here https://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   Virtual Coffee with Lisette: What We Learned from Team of Teams Lisette's first chapter might be with us soon, "in the flesh"! Lisette's Supercards! They're super useful in a meeting! Check out the video, with Leila. http://virtualnotdistant.com/greatmeetings/ Get

In this episode, Pilar talks to Izabela Russell, co-founder of New Media Europe about what it takes to organise a conference and her search for the range of ingredients that make up entrepreneurs. 48:54mins  Introduction Twitter list for guests of the 21st Century Work Life podcast. https://twitter.com/PilarOrti/lists/guests-podcast Check out Sococo. https://www.sococo.com/ - the tool that brings proxemics into virtual relationships. People at Work Summit, Pilar will be speaking there on 22 April. https://www.peopleatworksummit.com/ She'll also take part in the UK Podcasters Blab marathon, also on 22 April! https://blab.im/mike-russell-uk-podcasters-online-conference-ukpod-2016 12th April Reinventing Work Network - Creative Gatherings Virtual not Distant Academy Leadership and Motivation in Virtual Teams - Webinar http://virtualnotdistant.com/leadership-and-motivation-in-virtual-teams-webinar/   Saros Virtual Team Practice @11:50 mins To give your opinion on products and get paid for it, follow this link to

We're taking a short break, but here's a virtual rhyme while you wait.    Productivity Hacks   Today I had a good day, I got my task list done; I made some phone calls, Cleared my desktop. (I almost had some fun!)   I made quite a good slideshow, I wrote a new proposal, Reviewed a pending budget And finished a report.   I did all this by lunch time, Still in my dressing gown. What made this day so brilliant? The internet was down.

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We're taking a short break but here's a short poem for you!   The Café around the Corner   I have my lunch and feel my tummy swell. I ate too much (I know ‘cause I can’t move) If I stay on my couch, it won’t vode well, So I need to get up, regain my groove.   Although my organism’s full of food And I still have a pizza to digest, A visit to the café’s what I need: A change will be as productive as a rest.   When I arrive, there’s not a seat in sight; And people seem so busy on their phones… The noise is deafening, the music loud; I miss the comfy silence of my home.   The truth then hits me: Human kind is not for me. I’ll just go home and have a cup of tea.

Today we go straight into our Virtual Coffee, wrapping up our conversation of whether remote can scale.  Lisette's Supercards!!! Check them out here: http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/supercards/ Use cards during video meetings to soften interruptions. Saros Virtual Team Practice "Even a few minutes of fuzzy chat form a lasting connection." To give your opinion on products and get paid for it, follow this link. (Only UK and Ireland.) Virtual Coffee with Lisette: Why We Need Changing Mindsets Adventures in Virtual Co-working in Sococo. If you want to join us, sign up to the Virtual Team Talk blog and we'll let you know about the next one. [We just publish updates on our events, so you won't get too much stuff from us.] Lisette and I will talk Virtual Team Talk at New Media Europe! Collaboration Eats Competition for Breakfast! If you're going remote START! Start now with small experiments. All sorts of things will emerge - you don't know what the indirect effects will be. Pilar mentions this article on th

In this episode, Pilar talks to Brian Cervino, the Community Manager of Trello, about how this online tool is helping people work together and how it's used within Trello itself to create a healthy company culture. 48:37 mins Introduction Pilar thanks all guests and talks a bit about trust and transparency in companies. Here are some links to posts on Trello by Pilar. How I'm Using Trello for the 21st Century Work Life podcast. Tips on using Trello from Trello's blog. VirtualTeamTalk blog Leila's post How to Disengage Your Employees   Virtual not Distant Bitesize - sponsored today by Saros Research 07:30mins The Dark Side of Using Collaboration Tools.   To give your opinion on products and get paid for it, click here through to Saros. The Conversation with Brian Cervino, Community Manager at Trello 13:50 mins How Trello evolves. The story behind Trello. Location - people working in office and remote. Trello Business Class and The Freemium model. The concept of PowerUps. "Calling all Developers". How Trello

Pilar and Lisette pick up where they left off last week. We look at how the world of work will change when remote scales: what will happen with physical workspaces and how companies operate when 100% virtual.   Introduction Today's episode is a continuation of the conversation Lisette and Pilar started in podcast 65. So this introduction is very short.  Saros Virtual Team Practice   Remember to check in - not to check up on... To register with Saros to give your opinion on products and get paid for it, click here.   Virtual Coffee with Lisette: We Talk about the Future Workplace 21 mins Pilar and Lisette talk about how Virtual Team Talk is going. Sign up for updates to the Blabs here: https://virtualteamtalk.wordpress.com/ Can communities build faster online than face to face? Lisette's first chapter is on its way!!!! Here's the report by the Work Foundation on Working Anywhere. www.theworkfoundation.com/DownloadPublication/Report/398_Working%20Anywhere.pdf AirBnB's Flexible Workspace. http://www.onofficemaga

In this episode, Pilar talks to Craig Wealand about how he uses different types of technology to engage with his students learning English. Introduction Join Lisette and Pilar for Virtual Team Talk on 29 February, 7pm GMT. Check out the dedicated site for our Blabs here: virtualteamtalk.wordpress.com/. If you have any questions about working in virtual teams or would like to suggest any topics, get in touch via http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact-us/ Pilar shares two points very well made in the HBR article "Can Your Employees Really Speak Freely?" Virtual not Distant Bitesize - sponsored today by Saros Research 10:55mins Are you reviewing your team process or as well as your project progress? To help Saros with their qualitative research, click here: www.sarosresearch.com/participate/join-saros-research/?id=100243   The Conversation with Craig Wealand 17:40mins The difference between preparing materials online and face to face. Craig's celebrity moment. How to write content for an anonymous student. Taking

In this episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about what needs to change in our way of working and how our mindset would need to change. Introduction 00:30 Pilar introduces the episode and asks for your input, as we still need to record Part 2 on this topic. 07:50 Pilar reads her virtual rhyme Tool Overload. Saros Virtual Team Practice 03:50 mins Choose a tool that can be rolled out across different devices and operating systems - you never how people are going to access them. To register with Saros Research, follow this link.   Virtual Coffee with Lisette, talking about whether "remote" can scale 09:50mins Lisette is currently running her Work Together Anywhere workshop, so they talk about the irony that most people seem to prefer to take training about online work, in person. 12:15mins Playing with space during learning and meeting, both on and offline. Changing the dynamics by changing the space and tool. (They mention Zoom and Sococo.) 16:25mins We talk about Virtual Team Talk, what's going on there? Do groups

In today's episode, Pilar talks to Joanna Penn about writing and self-publishing in the 21st Century and being an indie author.  Introduction Check out the recordings of the Working in Virtual Teams webinar series. http://virtualnotdistant.com/webinars/ Check out Pilar's books: www.pilarortigarces.co.uk/p/e-books-by-pilar.html Virtual not Distant Bitesize 04:50mins Today's bitesize is dedicated nurturing team creativity in virtual teams. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Saros Virtual Team Practice Follow this link to register with Saros Research. 10:35mins "We like to share refreshments at a team meeting and set a calendar reminder 15 minutes warning before a hangout, so everyone can get their coffee and biscuits ready wherever they are." 16:10mins Working Out Loud - extracts from "Co-Writing a Book" the book by Joanna Penn and J Lyons. Learning about each other through sharing our work process. The Conversation with Joanna Penn We're in the

In today's episode, Pilar and Lisette are joined by Hassan Osman, who shares how to make the most out of email. Take out your notebooks (virtual or otherwise) as this episode is packed with practical advice. Introduction Not much to say today, we go almost straight into the Virtual not Distant Bitesize. Leadership in Virtual Teams Webinar - the last in the Working in Virtual Teams series. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6102097491496619777 Virtual not Distant Bitesize 04: 00 Match the Tool to How and What You Want to Communicate. Choose different tools and processes for: Urgent communication Progress updates Chit Chat Saros Virtual Team Practice 10:20 We share the virtual team practice of Saros Research http://www.sarosresearch.com/participate/saros-latest-news/2016/01/28/christmas-in-july-calendar-curiosities-in-qualitative-research/ Virtual Coffee with Lisette and Hassan Osman 12: 25 How Lisette and Pilar met through Hassan. Don't Reply All - why Hassan wrote this book. "It's not the quantity th

In today's podcast, Pilar talks to Maya Middlemiss about qualitative research, how her virtual team members communicate and how things have changed since she first started working from home 15 years ago. Introduction 00:40 Don't miss the next Virtual Team Talk. Sign up here to receive notification of our monthly sessions and links to the recordings. https://virtualteamtalk.wordpress.com/ The blog post Pilar talks about, where she rants about the fact that some companies just don't get flexible working: http://virtualnotdistant.com/flexible-working-is-not-working-from-home/ This is the link to check out the webinars: http://training-for-virtual-teams.teachable.com/ Virtual not Distant Bitesize 09:28 Why using video in your meetings is important and what to do if you're restricted to audio.   The Conversation with Maya Middlemiss 15:40 Pilar talks to Maya... Insight into market reserach Maya talks about what Saros Research does, a UK-based business with virtual clients and people spread in three countries. saro

We talk about conflict in virtual teams, the different kinds of conflict, how to prevent destructive conflict from happening and what to do if it does surface. Introduction If you are in London on 1 March 2016, join us here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/rsa-fellows-reinventing-work-network-event-tickets-20142987217?aff=eac2 Find out about our webinars on working remotely: http://virtualnotdistant.com/webinars/ Our Blab next Tuesday on Resolving Conflict in Virtual Teams: https://blab.im/lisette-sutherland-resolving-conflict-in-virtual-teams Virtual not Distant Bitesize 06:35  Today's short section looks at the different roles that managers take in virtual teams, that have been linked to reducing conflict. If you want to find out more about Quinn's leadership roles, visit http://www.comindwork.com/weekly/2015-04-20/productivity/managerial-leadership-roles-quinn Virtual Coffee with Lisette, talking about Conflict in Virtual Teams 14: 55 Our usual updates. Read about Lisette's disaster here: http://www.lisettesut

If you want to join the Slack Virtual Team Talk, let Pilar know through the VirtualnotDistant.com contact form.  Introduction 00:40 Pilar's been busy over the last month, so there are quite a few updates here, lasting about 15 mins. Meet the Virtual not Distant collaborators. Link to the new series of webinars on Working in Virtual Teams. The Virtual not Distant Academy is here: http://training-for-virtual-teams.teachable.com/ The first webinar is on Communication in Virtual Teams. Join us on 26 Jan for the next Virtual Team Talk Blab: https://virtualteamtalk.wordpress.com/ Virtual not Distant Bitesize 10:30 - 14:45  Say 'No' to Collaboration. How much time do YOU spend on collaborative activities? Pilar recommends 'Team of Teams'. The Conversation, with Judy Rees 19:35   The history of the RSA Reinventing Work Network, a space for people who want to change the way in which organisations are structured. Judy and Pilar (well, mainly Judy, as she is the guest today) talk about what has happened so far in the

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This episode is best enjoyed when consumed after last year's episode WLP10 on The World of Work in 2014. http://virtualnotdistant.com/the-world-of-work-in-2014/ (Remember to sign up to Virtual Team Talk to be alerted of future Blab events.)https://virtualteamtalk.wordpress.com/ The Intro Lisette and Pilar reflect a bit on the last year, on their personal highlights. The First Bit - Has anything changed? We review some of the highlights of the world of work in 2014 and some of our predictions that never happened... "We can't change the world of work if we don't change the conversation." Pilar refers to the article: Flexible working - does it work for senior leaders? https://www.i-l-m.com/Insight/Inspire/2015/October/flexible-working-senior-leaders Words We'd Like to See Disappear or Used Differently "Community" "Collaboration" "Engagement" "Remote working is not as good as working in the same room" "Leadership" "We don't have time for that..." Don't ask Lisette about her book... (Pilar refers to this podcast

The last but one episode of 2015 - I'm all on my own today while the Virtual not Distant website is being re-designed.  Join myself and Lisette next week for our first official Virtual Team Talk.  https://blab.im/pilar-orti-virtual-team-talk-1-what-will-virtual-teams-look-like-in-2016 Pilar thinks we need to change conversation and stop talking about the behaviour of leaders and begin to think about the behaviour of people. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/place-leaders-capital-l-self-managed-organisations-pilar-orti These are the articles that prompted the reflections in this podcast.   http://www.agileconnection.com/article/rethinking-workflow-virtual-teams http://talkbusinessmagazine.co.uk/2015/09/17/5-ways-the-workplace-will-change-in-the-next-5-years/ http://blog.idonethis.com/remote-work-tips/ http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/the-7-million-startup-with-zero-managers.html http://www.nicholasassociates.co.uk/the-10-modes-of-virtual-team-working/   Get in touch! Virtualnotdistant.com