21st Century Work Life

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.lisettesutherland.com/2016/01/dead-in-the-water-virtual-vulnerabilities/ We went to Las Vegas with Revolve Robotics, watch the discussion here: https://vimeo.com/151339115 Hybrid teams - read about Hugo Messer's experience on being teleported to Las Vegas. http://blog.ekipa.co/how-i-got-teleported-to-las-vegas/ Isolation in the office. We're doing our first webinar together! http://virtualnotdistant.com/your-remote-workspace-webinar/ Feedback from listeners! Different types of conflict: task, process, interpersonal. What's the most appropriate mode of communication? What is "normal"? Group norms, should we challenge them? How shall we create common agreement? Creating the space for conversations. Informal time together and time on our own. And one-one time. The importance of reaching out. Questions you can ask yourselves as a team to evaluate how good you are at dealing with conflict. David Clutterbuck "Coaching the Team at Work." What can we do so that disagreement doesn't turn into conflict? The Feedback Wrap. Appreciation! Pilar's post on Maslow's theory and custard creams. http://www.unusualconnections.co.uk/maslows-theory-in-practice-or-why-you-need-custard-creams/ There has to be some disagreements, but they need to help the work. Do we bring another person into our problem? Assume positive intent.

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 network. If you're in London on 19th January, join us for our next event: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rsa-fellows-reinventing-work-network-walking-the-talk-of-self-management-tickets-19799133742 You can watch the RSA talk with Frederic Laloux which inspired the creation of this network. https://www.thersa.org/events/2015/01/how-to-become-a-soulful-organisation/ Everyone has a piece of the puzzle, it's your job to find the others. 32:45  How does an open space work? Judy talks us through the format we're using in the next meeting. Lean coffee - open space online. 'Blended' networks - taking the face to face discussion online to deepen conversations and strengthen the network. 42:25  How Judy helps virtual teams to communicate better - by helping them get to know each other better! Team building in virtual teams. Clean language and the use of metaphor. How aware are you of the metaphors you use? We begin to trip over our metaphors!!! (How about you?) The first step is to understand each other - what do we do next? Getting to know others helps you to get to know yourself. Judy's e-course Virtual Leadership Secrets: http://learning.ly/products/virtual-leadership-secrets Check out Judy's new website - Pilar particularly enjoyed this post: http://judyrees.co.uk/why-im-giving-up-listening/

Happy New Year!  Join me on the 15th January for the first episode of the year. Pilar

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 episode on Dictating Your Book. http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2015/11/02/dictate-your-book-monica-leonelle/) A rise in... Self-Management and The End of The Annual Performance Review. Suggested Reading http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/end-annual-appraisal-whats-next-performance-management/ http://leanchange.org/2015/08/the-marriage-of-agile-and-organizational-change-management/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/efficiency-up-turnover-down-sweden-experiments-with-six-hour-working-day http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-studies/2015/may/home-care-nursing-teams-netherlands http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/end-annual-appraisal-whats-next-performance-management/  

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  

In today's podcast, Pilar talks to the founders of Sketch Together, a real time whiteboard for virtual teams. They talk about how and why they created the product and how they manage to continue working closely together, even though they haven't seen each other for two years! Introduction Pilar clarifies what she means by virtual teams and virtual work. Join Lisette and Pilar on their next live Blab: https://blab.im/pilar-orti-more-talk-around-virtual-teams Interview with Michele and Nick from Sketch Together How Sketch Together was born. How Michele and Nick started working together. "If you have multiple people and everyone can interact at the same time, people contribute more." What Sketch Together is and how it works. Their own creative process. "We're hard-core remote workers." https://sketchtogether.com/blog/using-your-webcam-to-reduce-isolation-in-remote-teams.html Push to talk. https://sketchtogether.com/  

In today's episode, Pilar and Lisette talk about the different types of virtual teams you can find. Update from Lisette and Pilar. Different types of remote teams. Different teams have different problems and diff solutions. Full time everyone's remote. eg happy melly, SketchtogetherSococo and push to talk Some remote-some in the office Few teams remote from diff locations Global offices Freelancers vs part time vs full time Geographic definitions: near vs far located

In this episode Pilar talks to Michiel Klonhammer from LearningStone, a platform designed for trainers and coaches to use in their blended learning programmes. The Intro Remember there is a Blab next week, LIVE, with Lisette 7pm GMT 11am PST The Problem with Virtual Teams... https://blab.im/pilar-orti-the-problem-with-virtual-teams RSA Reinventing Work Network 1 Dec http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rsa-reinventing-work-network-power-to-the-edge-the-role-of-leadership-in-self-managing-organisations-tickets-19076627707 Virtual not Distant® the course starts again on 15 Feb 2016! If you want to try out the LearningStone platform and learn about using games to develop your team, get in touch: http://virtualnotdistant.com/contact/ The Chat A cloud application for coaches, trainers and training agencies. What is LearningStone and what does it do? How to use an online space to complement face to face training. What is Blended Learning? Synchronous vs asynchronous and how the popularity of social media helps to introduce online learning platforms. The international nature of corporate training. Some best practices, ideas and considerations when using an online platform and blended learning. "Offering blended learning also means dealing with the people in your group, just like you would in the training room." How blended learning can change the business model of training agencies. Moving from a trainer-led model to a more participant-led model. You can sign up to the platform to try it out: www.learningstone.com If you happen to be in London on 2 December , 6 PM-8PM at the Impact Hub at Kings Cross. https://www.learningstone.com/en/form/fill/114020

For more information on virtual teams, visit www.virtualnotdistant.com   In this episode we look at the different types of people working virtually and why they're going remote. Pilar talks about the collaboration/competition theme that comes up later. Virtual Buddies. Pilar has joined Happy Melly One! First time we talked about doing a Blab - join us for our next one. https://blab.im/pilar-orti-working-in-virtual-teams When competitors collaborate... What Pilar is doing for Happy Melly One. How security and spying concerns are blocking collaboration efforts in corporations. Lisette recommends the book Team of teams. When systems squash creativity. What different kinds of remote workers are there?   Telecommuters Telecommute, why is the word "commute" still there? Freelancers "Freedom is a currency." (Lisette is full of good quotes lately...) Business Owners Digital Nomads The Telecommuter Shopping Assistant (Lisette's dream)

Visit virtualnotdistant.com Pilar Orti talks to Emily Klein and Jason Morwick about Workshift, how organisations can transition to a flexible way of working. "Workshift provides a detailed blueprint for organizations transitioning into the virtual workplace where employees are always connected, and work is no longer a destination." Show Notes Pilar is taking part of NaNoWriMo again! (She mentions her books Visibility in Virtual Teams, Thriving through Change, The A to Z of Spanish Culture and Your Handy Companion to Devising and Physical Theatre.) Here's the link to the Blab on 26th November 7pm GMT with Lisette, where we will talk about virtual teams: https://blab.im/pilar-orti-working-in-virtual-teams Workshift, the book: Who, why Workshift: The stages.How does an organisation know whether they’ve skipped a stage and are trying to make the change without laying down the foundations? How Workshift can happen “au naturel” (organic employee driven). (Mobile phones, people working on trains.) How do we know what to measure to make sure that Workshift is working – at the organisational level, at the team level. When or why does Workshift fail?When do we know we’ve successfully made the shift? “Middle manager resistant to telework.” Is this still the case? Three key scheduling challenges: rigidity, unpredictability, instability. Challenges for employees: Balance between those in the office and those remote, or those doing both. Career progression, finding new opportunities: facetime – expected, extracurricular. How things have changed since 2012 when Workshift was written? More about Flexwork Global: http://flexworkglobal.com/books/ Getting in touch with Emily: emily [at] flexworkglobal.com  @flextimeglobal Getting in touch with Jason: jason [at] flexworkglobal.com @JasonMorwick If you want to find out more about Emily, Jason and Workshift, here are two more articles from their website: Operating within the law: http://flexworkglobal.com/2013/09/home-office-safety/ Writing the book between four people:http://flexworkglobal.com/2013/05/4-ingredients-for-virtual-collaboration-success/