21st Century Work Life

This episode is part of the All the World's a Workplace Expanded season.
Pilar looks at a recently published metastudy, looking at the recent evidence about how working remotely affects job performance in organisations. 
Plus, personal updates at the end of the episode. 

Links: 
Toward a Better Understanding of Job Performance When Working Remotely: Evidence, Boundaries, and Trade-Offs
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When we're looking at hybrid workspaces, the emphasis should not just be on where people are working from, but also on how their communication ecosystem is organised. In this episode, Pilar discusses a recent pre-print on communication repertoires in hybrid office work, exploring how face-to-face and mediated channels relate to formal and informal exchanges between colleagues.

Paper discussed:

Klärner, Kai-David, Sophie-Charlotte M...

A little August episode to celebrate the fact that I (Pilar) have finished the manuscript for All the World's a Workplace! 

I realise half-way through the recording that while the work is location agnostic, the people are not. (It took me over a decade to articulate this!)

[0:00] Welcome, and bringing back the show's origin...

Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

Black Box Thinking: Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance

by Matthew Syed

Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:
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A different kind of episode today!
We're back with two voices, and this time, instead of Pilar sharing notes from a book, she speaks to her co-author Bree Caggiati, about their latest book, "Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams". They cover some of the book's topics, how the research has moved on, and for Part 2, they've got some connection-related personal updates.

In today's...

Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

Code Dependent: How AI Is Changing Our Lives

by Madhumita Murgia

"The problem that we have is not the a...

Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

Make Time: How to focus on what happens every day

by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

Four Thousand Weeks: E...

Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary

by Catherine Gray

Favourite highlight:

"Happiness is not...

Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life

by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation
by Kevin Roose

Favourite highlight:

"It's on us—t...

Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

Because Internet: Understanding how language is changing
by Gretchen McCulloch

Listener Roberta recommends:
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The 21st Century Work Life podcast is back - with a different kind of content and format. 

The Booknotes season starts and will last... for a while. 

In today's episode:

Part 1
Pilar shares her booknotes from 

How To Have A Good Day: The Essential Toolkit for a Productive Day at Work and Beyond
by Caroline Webb

Chris Coladonato's (the connection c...

It's the end of the year, but we're not making any predictions - things are moving way too fast! Instead, Pilar and Maya review some of the issues that have been blamed on "remote".

For an extensive summary of the episode, check out www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/dont-blame-remote-work

You can message Pilar through th...

Listener Richard de Villiers reached out to host Pilar Orti after hearing the episode on the 3 A's of Connection. He has plenty to say on the subject of connection in remote teams, and many different frameworks to share to help other listeners think through change programmes and their own leadership.

Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richarddevilliers/

For det...

In this episode, host Pilar Orti interviews Andreea Gătin an event and community manager who is organising a unique experience for digital nomad and remote workers in Romania. Andreea discusses her goals for the experience, which include showcasing Romania as a destination for digital nomads and fostering a sense of community among participants. It's happening in March 2025, so check it out!
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In this episode, host Pilar Orti talks to Sagar Chandni, who describes himself as a distributed work practitioner and a strategy leader with a heart. We talk about the nuances of these terms and the evolving nature of work, particularly in India where Sagar is based.

Sagar discusses his work with startups and the challenges and opportunities they face, and shares his approach to informed leadership, ethical business ...

Host Pilar Orti is joined by Doug Haines, the founder of Kalium and Marketing Pros. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began with Kalium, where he successfully recruited talent from South Africa. This positive experience inspired him to launch Marketing Pros, an agency connecting South African marketing professionals with global opportunities. In this episode, Doug discusses the development of bo...