WLP10 The World of Work in 2014

Join Pilar and Lisette for a much longer virtual coffee than usual, recapping some of 2014's work stories and picking some of the trends. 

Our starting point was a series of articles, so here they are, alongside the time codes of where we talk about them in the podcast. Do share with us your thoughts by commenting on this post or connecting via Twitter: @PilarOrti for myself and @lightling for Lisette.

We wish you all the very best for 2015!

00:30 Lisette shares with us what she's been up to and her plans for next year.

04:50 Working Out Loud.

Some buzzwords and concepts that became mainstream this year, including Working Out Loud.
http://workingoutloud.com/the-5-elements-of-working-out-loud/

12:25 Work-life fusion.

http://www.noop.nl/2014/07/work-life-fusion.html
http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/why-were-letting-virgin-staff-take-as-much-holiday-as-they-want
http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/175670/employers-ban-email-work-hours.aspx

19:00 Telepresence and using video in training.

http://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2014/12/11/zooms-tech-partners-showcase-webinar/
http://www.lisettesutherland.com/2014/10/telepresence-one-welcome-robot-potential/
http://www.lisettesutherland.com/2014/06/results-30-day-try-on-athon/

30:48 Networked organisations.

http://www.kotterinternational.com/book/accelerate/
Link to John Kotter's book:Accelerate
The books we never got to mention. We haven't read all of them but like the titles:
Virtual Freedom
Think Like a Freak: How to Think Smarter about Almost Everything
The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators

36:23 Flexible working goes mainstream.

http://www.tlnt.com/2014/10/17/weekly-wrap-study-finds-that-flex-work-is-finally-going-mainstream/
https://www.gov.uk/flexible-working/overview
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/sweden-work-hours_n_5446579.html

http://hrgemblog.com/2014/12/16/the-starbucks-paradox/

47:19 Third space workplaces.

https://hbr.org/2014/11/why-citi-got-rid-of-assigned-desks
http://workplaceinsight.net/barclays-converts-underutilised-offices-free-co-working-spaces/
http://smallbiztrends.com/2014/05/germs-spreading-in-office-stop-them.html

56:00 Jacob Morgan's article about whether the workplace can keep up.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/10/13/this-is-the-single-greatest-cause-of-employee-disengagement/ 

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