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This is the belated second part of this two-part ‘summer holiday listens’ series, which I’m sharing with you while I take a little break. Although I’ve been enjoying some time off, I have still been doing some work, including some great episodes of the podcast, which you can listen to below:
How to build a remote-first culture with Eryn Peters
Eryn Peters is a startup advisor, community architect, and future of work expert.
Eryn's been working remotely for well over a decade, so she brings both personal experience and knowledge of working for and helping grow remote-first businesses, including the global talent networks Andela and Toptal.
She's now Co-Founder and Editor of the Freelance Focus newsletter, Global Director for the Association of the Future of Work, and a consultant for the Startup Consortium.
Remote-first vs remote-ok
Principles of building a remote-first culture
Limitations and advantages of in-person and remote
How to build good meeting habits, wherever they take place
The role of HR in building company culture
The changing importance of community
Community-Led-Growth
Leadership through storytelling with Catrin Lewis
After a decade at Employee Engagement Platform business Reward Gateway, culture and transformation expert Catrin Lewis recently founded her own consultancy.
She's incredibly knowledgeable on everything related to building engaged teams, working with leaders to create positive and productive work cultures. As well as her consultancy, she's an advisor for private equity firm Tenzing, the Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance. She also works as an Associate Partner for The People Experience Hub.
Ollie and Cat discuss:
How leaders set the tone and can't necessarily bring their 'whole selves to work'.
Why CEOs should focus on shaping culture, building engagement, and creating opportunities for their people.
Leading during challenging times, including treating your people respectfully through transparent communication.
How leaders can create communications strategies that help them showcase their personality and build trust.
The magic of shared team experiences with Michael McCarroll
Michael McCarroll is Co-Founder and CEO of Teamraderie , which offers curated and customised online experiences designed to help build high-performing teams.
Teamraderie’s evidence-based approach to collaborative learning is delivered by a network of trusted creators and work experts (which they call 'hosts') from a wide range of fields, including sport, music and even chess (here's a link to a session on improving your perspective with Chess Grand Master Garry Kasparov).
Ollie and Michael discussed:
How the increasing focus on performance cultures impacts learning and development budgets.
The most popular types of sessions booked by Teamraderie clients and hw hosts facilitate them.
Why new work modes add increasing complexity to management and the effect that has on skill development.
How learning together improves the retention of knowledge, and the value of the 'epiphany effect'.
The role of shared learning experiences in building a positive team culture.
Tech & humanity at work with Marcus Mossberger
In this episode, Ollie and Marcus Mossberger, Future of Work Strategist at Infor, discuss some of the key themes of the moment.
As both of them spend so much time talking to business leaders and organisations about the challenges and opportunities in the market right now, they share some of their insights on both timely and timeless topics, such as:
The differences between how individuals and companies are using generative AI.
The opportunities to use advanced technology in hiring, onboarding and management.
Why continuous performance ENGAGEMENT is better framing than MANAGEMENT.
Why burnout can affect those who love their jobs even more than those who don't.
Orchestrating increasingly complex workforce ecosystems