Leading from afar

Ask any remote work leader about the hybrid model, and their assessment isn't positive. How to handle a culture mixed between in-office & remote workers will be almost impossible. Yet, there is a use case where it may work. It's based simply on the flexibility of that office. Allowing employees to choose if/how/when/why they'll spend time in an office vs vice versa. In this episode, we speak with Jessica Hayes the VP of People at Whereby. Whereby has been a 'remote first' hybrid company. Having 2 official office spaces and a few unofficial ones. She discusses how companies can use offices to their advantage in the future of work.

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This is Part 1 of our series on the hybrid remote model & the future of offices. You can check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here & Part 3 here.

We're always open to feedback. So drop us your comments to [email protected]

In today's episode, we chatted with Dan Rosenzweig, CEO of KettleSpace.  Dan shared his insights into the trends he's seeing with future office space. Will companies return to an office, what will be the size of the office, will companies trade a central HQ for distributed micro-offices, and what will be the future purpose of an office. He also spoke about how companies like his can be the big winners in the #futureofwork by repurposing existing underutilized space. Providing more options to remote workers anywhere, and providing additional income to local businesses.  For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is Part Three of our series on the hybrid remote model & the future of offices. To listen to Part One click here, and Part Two click here, & Part 4 here.  

We'd love to hear your feedback - [email protected]

In today's episode, we chatted with Dan Rosenzweig, CEO of KettleSpace.  Dan shared his insights into the trends he's seeing with future office space. Will companies return to an office, what will be the size of the office, will companies trade a central HQ for distributed micro-offices, and what will be the future purpose of an office. He also spoke about how companies like his can be the big winners in the #futureofwork by repurposing existing underutilized space. Providing more options to remote workers anywhere, and providing additional income to local businesses.  For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is Part Three of our series on the hybrid remote model & the future of offices. To listen to Part One click here, and Part Two click here, & Part 4 here.  

We'd love to hear your feedback - [email protected]

In today's episode, we chatted with David Cairns who runs the CBRE Forward program. Helping CBRE and corporate real estate strategize and plan for the future of work. David shared his insights into the trends he's seeing with future office space. Will companies return to an office, what will be the size of the office, will companies trade a central HQ for distributed micro-offices, and what will be the future purpose of an office. This was a fantastic perspective from the real estate vs remote company side. For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is Part 2 of our series on Mental Health. You can listen to Part 1 here, Part 3 here, & Part 4 here. 

We're always open to feedback. So drop us your comments to [email protected]

As CoVid begins to wind down, companies are starting to think about whether there's a purpose to the office post-pandemic. Many companies that went remote during the pandemic are looking at the hybrid remote model. Whether for productivity, team engagement or simply it's easier for the company. We'll discuss why companies should (or really shouldn't) go hybrid.

For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is Part 1 of our series on Mental Health. You can check out Part 2 here, Part 3 here, & Part 4 here.  

We're always open to feedback. So drop us your comments to [email protected]

In this episode, we chatted with Andrew Gobran who leads the People team at Doist. We learned how Doist does their remote hire onboarding. It's been touted as one of the best company onboarding processes, and it's also done asynchronously. We spoke about how to create authentic relationships during the onboarding process, while at the same time, getting to the job as quickly and successfully as possible. Two of the key takeaways for us were to 1) involve new hires in refining the onboarding process. Don't just ask for feedback 2) always be improving the onboarding experience. For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is part 3 of our series on Remote New Hire Onboarding. To listen to Part One click here and Part Two click here. 

In today's episode, we chatted with Martha Bitar, CEO & Co-founder at Flodesk about challenges to the founder's mental health. This was was a very open and honest conversation on how founders support their team's mental health concurrently with their own.  We shared ideas on how founders can create a culture of transparency, honesty, and openness.  Building an environment of trust and engagement. For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.  

This is Part 5 of our series on Mental Health. You can listen to Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, & Part Four here.  

We're always open to feedback. So drop us your comments to [email protected]

In today's episode, we chatted with Betsy Bula, a Sr Talent Brand Manager at Gitlab about how to best lead your team during this chaotic time. Tevi & I were blown away learning how Gitlab supports their team's mental health. There's a reason why Gitlab has written the book (and lots of guides) on remote work and leadership. This was can't miss conversation from the best of the best. We learned how companies, leaders, and individuals can help themselves and their teams with any mental health challenges. For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is Part 4 of our series on Mental Health. You can listen to Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, & Part Five here. 

We're always open to feedback. So drop us your comments to [email protected]

In today's episode, we chatted with Dr Sonia Jaeger, a psychologist, psychotherapist, & digital nomad about mental health in startups. This was a fantastic conversation from the ❤️. We learned the best thing you can do is simply...talk. Dr Jaeger shared her experience both as a long-time remote worker & therapist on how companies, leaders, and individuals can help themselves and their teams with any mental health challenges. For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

This is Part 3 of our series on Mental Health. You can listen to Part One here, Part Two here, Part Four here, & Part Five here.  

In today's episode, Tevi and I spoke with Chris Golby, CEO of Lumien. We talked about how data can provide a clear picture of how a team is feeling and how that affects a company's profitability. Whether stress, anxiety, or trouble sleeping has caused dips to production. The data can tell a company how much that's costing the company. Lumien can provide clear action items to help the individual employee, as well as, the company on how to best support their team. For more details and a full transcript click here. To learn more about the show click here.

Part One of our series on Mental Health can be found here. You can also listen to Part Three here, Part Four here, & Part Five here.