In this conversation, Pilar and Sumeet Gayathri Moghe delve into the intricacies of remote work, asynchronous communication, and the challenges of global collaboration. Sumeet also shares why he “worked out loud” as part of the process of writing the book “The Async-First Playbook”.
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café September 2023 episodes- but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
Read MoreIn our previous episode, our guests Tammy and Theresa discussed career progression in remote and global teams. In this episode, Maya and Pilar look at another sector of the working population: freelancers, and discuss what’s going on with remote freelancers and remote workers who want to access opportunities in a country different to where they reside.
Read MorePilar welcomes back Tammy Bjeland, CEO of Workplaceless and Theresa Hollema, author of “Virtual Teams Across Cultures” to talk about career progression in remote and global teams. Tammy covers how organisations can ensure that remote employees don’t miss out on career development in hybrid settings, and Theresa talks about how hard it is for distributed employees to get the attention of HQ for resources and career opportunities and how that adds a type of stress, which has nothing to do with performance.
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café September 2023 episodes- but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
Read MoreIn this episode, Pilar and Maya reflect on the previous episode where guest Jan Nieuweboer shared the Rabobank’s journey in implementing a hybrid work model. Rabobank offers an insightful real-world hybrid work success story amidst so much polarised debate - and the conversation prompted many further thoughts for Maya and Pilar.
Read MoreIn this episode, Pilar talks to Jan Nieuweboer, senior consultant on hybrid work at Rabobank, and spokesperson for the Future of Work and Hybrid Working. He describes how plans for changing the ways of working at Rabobank were accelerated by the pandemic, and how the working model has evolved.
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café August 2023 episodes- but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
Read MoreWe're taking a break from our regular schedule this summer, but Pilar couldn't help it and she's popping in to let you know about some of her plans - including some adapted Shakespeare, which you can along on this post.
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café July 2023 episodes- but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
Read MoreIn this episode, Julieta Moreno talks about her role as “terminator” when working for an Employer of Record. It’s always hard to end someone’s contract, and there are additional challenges when employer and employee reside in different countries. However, with empathy, diligence and respect, the experience can even become a fruitful one.
Read MoreIn this episode, recorded on 3 July 2023, Maya and Pilar comment on Gallup’s recent State of the Global Workplace report. The report shows that, while employee engagement is at an all-time high, (well, since 2009), stress levels are high as well. Why is that? Our co-hosts hypothesise…
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café June 2023 episodes- but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
Read MoreThis episode builds on one of our guest’s “micro-practices”. Pilar talks to workplace culture facilitator Lech Guzowski about understanding and navigating conflict in remote and hybrid work environments. They explore conflict's essential role in collaboration, delve into various conflict response models, and discuss how to intentionally create space for healthy disagreements within teams.
Read MoreThis episode covers recent research on three different aspects of new and established ways of working: the effect of asynchronous work on folk music creation, the trends in use of online tools and productivity global productivity in the “work from anywhere” economy. (Oh, and we’ve thrown in some numbers from 2017, for you to compare whether anything has changed…)
Read MoreIn this solo episode, Pilar introduces the Five Principles of Asynchronous Communication.
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café May 2023 episodes- but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
Read MoreIn today’s episode, Wayne Turmel discusses the evolution of remote work culture, and how organisations are adapting to new work setups, like hybrid models, and the need to intentionally shape their cultures. He delves into the meaning of 'culture,' the difference between macro- and team-cultures, and the challenges of maintaining organizational culture in hybrid setups.
Read MoreComing out of the forced-remote period is getting messy: mandates to return to the office, forced working from home, diversity at a global level in how remote work is regulated, plus the ever-evolving technology! Recorded on 19 April 2023, this episode also includes guests Guy Van Leemput and Patrick Van Renterghem, organisers of the Brussels Digital Workplace conference.
Read MoreFrom this page you can listen to our Management Café April 2023 episodes (actually, we only released one in April!) - but we recommend you subscribe to the show on your favourite podcast app, or subscribe to the Management Café blog, where we post the show notes.
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