Explore every episode of the podcast Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell
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| S04E26 - Positive Procrastination | 01 Nov 2024 | 00:24:16 | |
In this episode I chat about finding ways out of procrastination... making progress with my new book and consider the power of positive feedback . Mentioned in this episode
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| S04E25 - Seasonal Shift (or making things 1% more comfortable) | 25 Oct 2024 | 00:20:35 | |
In this episode I chat about making my new office space 1% more comfortable, share tips on how to adjust to the changing seasons and share updates about making a book nook :) . Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about:
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| S04E24 - Special Guest Audrey Watters | 18 Oct 2024 | 00:47:18 | |
Join me for a wonderfully rich conversation with special guest Audrey Watters as we talk about the culture of trying to measure everything from workout metrics to workplace productivity, and what it means to resist living life conforming to algorithmic templates. Along the way, we chat about dog walking, making pancakes for second breakfast, avoiding a world run by Clippy and Audrey's new writing project about AI in education. Mentioned in this episode:
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| S04E23 - How are you? or Mental Health at Work | 11 Oct 2024 | 00:20:04 | |
It's World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is “It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace” -World Mental Health Day is an annual awareness day observed every 10th October. This is a cause I have long championed, and I am glad to see this year’s emphasis on mental health in the workplace supported by a whole range of resources. I’ve linked to some examples below and each of these point to further resources for help and advice:
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| S04E22 - Dog Walk Part 2. Looking back at a year of Re-inventing Mondays | 04 Oct 2024 | 00:24:19 | |
Join me and the dogs for a walk as we look back at a year of re-inventing Mondays. This is a two part episode to celebrate my first year of running my own business and I share how things have been going, what's been joyful and what's been tough. This episode was recorded on a dog walk and the audio quality is mixed. | |||
| S04E21 - Dog Walk Part 1. Looking back at a year of Re-inventing Mondays | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:20:45 | |
Join me and the dogs for a walk as we look back at a year of re-inventing Mondays. This is a two part episode to celebrate my first year of running my own business and I share how things have been going, what's been joyful and what's been tough. This episode was recorded on a dog walk and the audio quality is mixed. | |||
| S04E20 - Special Guest Jim Groom | 20 Sep 2024 | 00:49:39 | |
Join me for a conversation with special guest Jim Groom as we talk about being a robot in a co-working space, teaching Slack to make jokes and building a blog studio in Trento, Italy! If you, like me, are already a life-long fan of Jim's work, you are in for a special treat, and if you are just discovering the wonderful world of the bava, this is a perfect introduction. Mentioned in this episode: Jim Groom, formerly Executive Director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies at the University of Mary Washington, has been working towards the idea of Domain of One‘s Own as far back as 2008 and has been dreaming of this opportunity for years. In the Spring of 2011 he opened up a digital storytelling course called “ds106” for anyone to take openly online and hundreds of people participated and continue to give back to that community. In Spring of 2013 he joined a group of hackers and thinkers at MIT to think about how an online framework could allow people to seamlessly syndicate the work they do across the web in a space of their own both on an academic and personal level. In Fall of 2015 he went full time with Reclaim Hosting and has not looked back since. #4life This interview is going to feature in my upcoming book. Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and contribute to the book. | |||
| S04E19 - Healthy Hybrid Habits: Preview of ALT CPD Webinar | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:15:42 | |
This month I am excited to join my former home institution for a lunchtime CPD session! I was really glad to be invited back and looking forward to working with the community of learning technology professionals for this free event. During International Week of Happiness at Work, this webinar offers a session specifically designed for Learning Technologists looking to increase wellbeing at work. We’ll explore how increased use of digital technologies for communication and collaboration, alongside learning, teaching and assessment, impacts on our physical and mental wellbeing. If issues such as tired eyes from long hours spent in front of screens, to digital overwhelm and lack of movement during days of meetings sound familiar to you, then this session will offer practical approaches to adopt healthier working habits for hybrid teams. Using practical tools and interactive activities the session will support you in reflecting on your current practice and identifying what actions to take next in your wellbeing journey for the new academic year. This workshop is a follow up to my first book, Leading Virtual Teams, which was published by ALT in 2022. Work is now underway in a second Open Access book, with a focus on long term hybrid working, how it impacts our senses and the relationship between human beings and technology, in the context of the radical shifts in the balance of power in the workplace (as in the classroom) with the advent of AI and surveillance technologies. This new book won’t be a solo project, but a wider collaboration with case studies and interviews with leaders and experts. If you are interested in contributing, get in touch.
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| S04E18 - Analogue into autumn | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:21:44 | |
In this episode I share some analogue activities I find helpful at the start of a busy academic year... plus there's stationary chat, updates about upcoming events and ideas for walking meetings. Mentioned in this episode:
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| S04E17 - Special Guest Anne-Marie Scott | 30 Aug 2024 | 00:41:48 | |
Join me for a conversation with special guest Anne-Marie Scott as we talk about working from home, hybrid and fully remote across different continents. Plus, there is cat, stationary and bicycle chat, too! Anne-Marie was the Board Chair of the Apereo Foundation until recently, a member of the board of the Open Source Initiative, and a member of the Government of British Columbia's Digital Learning Advisory Committee. Anne-Marie is part of the leadership team of the completely awesome OpenETC in British Columbia, Canada, teaches as adjunct faculty at Royal Roads University (also Canada), thinks about edtech procurement far too much, and does pieces of consultancy work that are interesting or fun (either in Canada or the UK). Anne-Marie was Deputy Provost of Athabasca University – Canada's open and online university – and prior to that, Anne-Marie was the Deputy Director of Learning, Teaching and Web Services at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and a Trustee of the Mansfield Traquair Trust. Find out more on Anne-Marie's blog. This interview is going to feature in my upcoming book. Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and contribute to the book. | |||
| S04E16 - Meticulously informal coaching + new course preview | 23 Aug 2024 | 00:31:05 | |
Join on a wander reflecting on my first year of full-time coaching + consultancy. In this episode I share a personal progress update, defining my coaching 'niche' and a preview of a new course, 'Healthy Hybrid Habits for Managers and Leaders', I am launching in October! | |||
| S04S15 - Talking about the Invisible Poets Group with Special Guest Steve Wheeler | 16 Aug 2024 | 00:36:35 | |
Join me for a conversation with special guest Steve Wheeler as we talk about his inspiring work with the Invisible Poets Group which has rapidly grown to 43,000 Members. Steve shares his unique perspective on what it takes to make community building and collaboration work on this scale, the 'secret sauce' of what makes online communities work and the Pirate spirit that motivates the team of dedicated moderators supporting it all! Mentioned in this episode:
This interview is going to feature in my upcoming book. Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and contribute to the book. | |||
| S03E14 - It's the DS106Radio Summer Camp Preview | 02 Aug 2024 | 00:14:13 | |
I am super excited that we are now not even two weeks away from THE most highly anticipated event of the summer. Forget Paris, it’s all happening on the airwaves this August (and it definitely won’t be raining during summer camp on the radio!). Camp Leader in Chief, Jim Groom, has been blogging about what’s in store… featuring some very cool remixed artwork from Bryan Mathers (who I recently got chatting with on my podcast) – and so I want to jump in and share a preview of what’s in store come August 12th. Mentioned in this episode:
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| S04E12 - Special Guest: Bryan Mathers | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:52:19 | |
Join me for a conversation with special guest Bryan Mathers as we talk about listening and thinking with pen and paper and working all across the spectrum from analogue to digital. Bryan is head honcho at Visual Thinkery and I have been fortunate to collaborate with him across a range of projects for over a decade. As a creative technologist and social entrepreneur Bryan brings a wealth of experience to the conversation about the inner workings of home and hybrid working. Mentioned in this episode: This interview is going to feature in my upcoming book. Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and contribute to the book. Learn more about:
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| S04E11 - Coaching Moments from Career Change to Crisis Moments | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:19:40 | |
I often get asked about my own experience of having a coach by my coaching clients, especially as in the UK coaching is still a (largely unregulated and) relatively new profession. A lot of my coach training and credentialing process was designed to enhance the professionalism of coaching as a practice with lots of different applications, and I love hearing about what the contexts in which other coaches work: from health, fitness and nutrition coaching to student and career coaching to family and divorce coaching and so on. If you want to get from where you are to reach a new place, be that in your personal health, relationships, career or life generally, chances are that there is a coach out there to support you along the way. The question most of my new clients ask to begin with, is whether coaching is right for them. Coaching can bring many benefits, and it’s a really powerful tool for self discovery, productivity, professional development and much more, but it isn’t the right fit for everyone or every situation. Over the past 15 years I have found coaching an invaluable support in a number of situations and I wanted to share some examples which may be useful if you are considering getting a coach yourself. Read the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S04E10 - Special Guest: Joyce Seitzinger | 12 Jul 2024 | 00:50:32 | |
Join me for a conversation with special guest Joyce Seitzinger as we talk about hybrid working, work/life balance, custom emoji and more! Joyce is based at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne (previously RMIT Online) and has a wealth of experience when it comes to leading virtual teams. Connect with Joyce on LinkedIn and Threats (@catspyjamas). Mentioned in this episode:
This interview is going to feature in my upcoming book. Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and contribute to the book. Learn more about:
If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, get in touch and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening! | |||
| S04E09 - The Digital Removals Service with Martin Weller | 05 Jul 2024 | 00:26:35 | |
Kicking of a series of interviews with special guests is Martin Weller. On this episode we are talking about work transitions and our desire for a kind of 'digital removals' service that helps you move your digital identity and estate when you are going through big transitions at work or in life. Mentioned in this episode:
Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and interview for the book. Learn more about:
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| S04E08 - The Joy of Not Working | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:16:36 | |
This month I am taking a proper break from work for the first time since I started working on a self-employed basis full-time. I love running my own micro-business, but when it comes to taking holidays it’s not yet working for me. I find myself fretting about work and checking emails or committing to things because of my clients’ schedules and as a result taking a complete break from work hasn’t happened so far. Now that a long-awaited break is upon me, I want to finally get that complete break and I am preparing for two weeks without work, two weeks filled with the joy of not working. In this episode I share practical tips for winding down from work and how it worked out for me. Learn more about:
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| S04E07 - A year of teaching Digital Wellbeing | 14 Jun 2024 | 00:23:58 | |
This past academic year I have worked on a number of different projects all connected by the theme digital wellbeing. This episode brings these different strands of work together and offers some key take aways. Mentioned in this episode: A year of teaching Digital Wellbeing. Learn more about:
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| S04E06 - Fresh Adventures in Podcasting | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:30:14 | |
This episodes provides a summery of a short talk about podcasting I gave at the University of Oxford. The talk is called 5 ways to get started with podcasting, and explores 5 ways to develop your own professional practice in podcasting and explore ways of connecting with audiences beyond social media. Mentioned in this episode Learn more about:
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| S04E05 - New Book Project announced | 31 May 2024 | 00:12:45 | |
In this episode I recap some of my adventures in May, and... announce a new book project! Mentioned in this episode Learn more about:
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| S04E04 - Hybrid Working & our senses: Part 2 | 24 May 2024 | 00:16:43 | |
In this series I explore what happens to our senses when we work in a hybrid or fully remote setting for long periods. How does our embodied experience of work change as we spend more time in front of screens, alone in our studies or on kitchen chairs? And also, how does our perception of work shift as our senses of sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing adjust to hybrid working? The short course in digital wellbeing I run for the University of Oxford explores some of these issues and it’s helped me appreciate even more how important these aspects of hybrid and remote working really are. In the course we only have limited time to dive into each of these, so this series of blog posts builds on some of my thinking from the course design, and expands these further. If you’re new to this series, you might find it helpful to first read Part 1 focused on our sense of sight, Zoom fatigue and healthy habits for stepping away from our screens. The episode blog post has further information and a guide to create a healthy habit: daily quiet time. Learn more about:
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| S04E03 - Digital Skills for Emerging Leaders | 17 May 2024 | 00:16:01 | |
‘Digital Skills for Emerging Leaders’ is a new micro-credential course from the Digital Learning Institute that I am working on together with the amazing Lynne Taylerson. It’s a super project to be involved in, and it’s extra special for me as I get a change to collaborate with Lynne outside of our other favourite project: AmplifyFE. In this episode and the accompanying blog post I share a glimpse behind the scenes of this new project. Learn more about:
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| S04E02 - Walk'n'Coach into summer | 10 May 2024 | 00:10:48 | |
When I first started coach training, I set myself the goal to offer walking sessions for my clients. My thinking is that pretty much all of my favourite coaching and mentoring conversations happened when walking, either outdoors or pacing up and down in my office. In this episode I share more about this new offering and you can also learn more in the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S04E01 - Unsung Hero Skills | 05 May 2024 | 00:16:33 | |
Recently, I have done much work in leadership development. Both in the workplace and when I coach clients, I come across emerging and established leaders who have developed strengths and skills gradually over time, whether through informal learning or through practice or also outside of work. Especially where skills have come easily, grown over a period of time or when we have learnt something just for fun, these are often overlooked in favour of those skills we find hard to acquire or that are formally accredited by others. These strengths and skills often serve us well, but don’t get recognised. I am curious how we identify and appreciate such strengths or skills, and how we can move from seeing them as something we can simply do, to something we’re good at. Recognising and celebrating our ‘unsung hero’ skills is a powerful habit to cultivate in order to build confidence and develop as a leader. In this episode share an example of my own unsung hero skills and share tips for identifying your own. Learn more about:
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| S03E34 - Season Finale: Six months of gold dust | 31 Mar 2024 | 00:33:07 | |
In this final episode of the season I share highlights and insights from the past six months of re-inventing Mondays. You The story in blog posts:
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| S03E33 - The sound of Open Practice in social media wilderness | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:25:51 | |
Special guest: Martin Weller Join us as we discuss our presentation at OER24, a conference all about Open Education, 27-28 March 2024, Cork, Ireland. Presentation slides (incl. references) Learn more about:
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| S03E32 - What happens to our senses in the hybrid workplace? | 15 Mar 2024 | 00:22:27 | |
In this episode I explore some aspects of how our embodied experience of hybrid working may influence of sense of wellbeing and share a healthy habit to avoid Zoom fatigue. You can find out more in the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S03E31 - 5 months into re-inventing Mondays | 08 Mar 2024 | 00:22:16 | |
In this episode I share an update on my new career chapter five months in. You can find out more in the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S03E30 - A milestone moment on my coaching journey | 28 Feb 2024 | 00:08:46 | |
In this episode I celebrate a big milestone moment on my coaching journey. After two years of training and 100+ hours of coaching with over 20 clients I am set to formally complete the ACC credential of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Read the episode blog post. Learn more about:
If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, get in touch and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening! | |||
| S03E29 - Digital Wellbeing and Hybrid Working | 23 Feb 2024 | 00:17:20 | |
This month I am running a short course on Digital Wellbeing and Hybrid Working. Working with the wonderful team at the University of Oxford IT Learning Centre is a rewarding experience, and with the support of Emma Procter-Legg, their Digital Skills Service Manager, the whole process has been seamless from start to finish 🙂 It’s been a welcome creative challenge to translate insights from leading virtual teams and hybrid working into the context of digital wellbeing, and in particular into a course format. Now that the course dates are coming closer, here is a bit of a preview of what the course is all about, and my hopes for what participants will get out of it. Learn more about:
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| S03E28 - 4 months into re-inventing Mondays | 16 Feb 2024 | 00:23:22 | |
Time has flown by. It feels like only a moment ago that I was blogging about being 3 months into my career transition… and here we are, having passed the four month mark. Looking back at my previous posts on this topic has inspired me to share some updates about how things are going, how much my efforts to re-invent Mondays are bearing fruit and how free-lance life is treating me. In case you missed them, here are quick links to previous posts on this topic:
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| S03E26 - Coaching approaches for hybrid leaders | 02 Feb 2024 | 00:19:35 | |
In this episode I share resources for leaders looking to develop their skills in leading difficult conversations. Whether you are based at home full-time or seeing colleagues a few days a week, making the right time and space can be challenging in a busy hybrid team, particularly when you are managing performance or personal issues. Find the books I mention in this blog post. Learn more about:
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| S03E25 - My personal vault. Or what I learnt from a decade of progress tracking | 26 Jan 2024 | 00:17:48 | |
I made a fun discovery this week: It’s now been over ten years since I started this list of things I have done. Wow! I had no idea it had been that long, and seeing those entries from 2013 made me pause and reflect on the habit of keeping the list, a decade in the making. On this episode I share why I started tracking my progress in this way, why it's useful for me and tips for starting your own list. Read the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S03E24 - Reflecting on a day of leadership development for hybrid leaders | 19 Jan 2024 | 00:10:37 | |
It’s been great fun this week to head up to Edinburgh to facilitate an away day for a senior leadership team at the university. In this episode I share a few snippets of what made the day really memorable for me. The focus for the day was all about hybrid working and leading people and projects in a continually changing context, managing the enduring impact of lockdown working alongside emerging policies and priorities. Over the past year I have run my hybrid working leadership course, inspired by my book on leading virtual teams and coaching tools I have developed to support these offerings and it was great to see a lot of elements from these activities come together into one packed day of leadership development. I had quite a few requests from folk elsewhere who are interested in hosting a day like this at their institution or take part in an online version. If you’d like to be added to the waiting list for that, get in touch. Read the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S03E23 - Career transition reflection - 3 months in | 12 Jan 2024 | 00:18:56 | |
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| S03E22 - Jump starting 2024 with Reading and Radio | 05 Jan 2024 | 00:21:33 | |
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| S03E21 - Podcasting about blogging about blogging | 22 Dec 2023 | 00:26:15 | |
A festive special and the final episode of 2023 with special guest Martin Weller in which we talk about blogging (about blogging). Mentioned in this episode:
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| S03E21 - Holiday 'reflect-along': Hybrid Working Wheel | 17 Dec 2023 | 00:34:10 | |
According to Spotify Wrapped, the most popular episode of my podcast for the year is this one, about the Hybrid Working Wheel. If you haven't come across this before, have a quick look at this blog post from last yearn which provides a bit of background. Simply put, I adapted a popular coaching tool for reflection, the Wheel of Life, for hybrid working. The purpose of the tool is to help you reflect on different aspects of how you work, including your working environment at home, at the office or on campus, communication & collaboration as well as social interaction and wellbeing. One of the questions I get asked the most is how to reflect in practice. Many of us find it difficult to sit down with a blank piece of paper and jump straight into focused reflection. Hence, in this podcast episode, I offer you the opportunity to see how the tool is used in practice and to reflect along with me as we progress through the episode. Let's have a bit of fun at the end of the year, and try out something a little different. Use this episode to "reflect along" with me as part of your run up to the holidays (and hopefully a well deserved break!) or as you prepare to begin the new year. I have made an updated template especially for this reflect-along episode, and you are welcome to use this if you'd like to jot down your own scores and notes. | |||
| S03E20 - Beach/life balance | 16 Dec 2023 | 00:15:47 | |
In this bonus episode I share an update on my efforts to re-invent my working life, 2 months in. Mentioned in this episode:
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| S03E19 - A year after publication: Leading Virtual Teams | 03 Dec 2023 | 00:19:13 | |
A year ago my book Leading Virtual Teams was published, and I can very clearly remember all the wonderful excitement that led up to the launch, and am still grateful for all the encouragement for this Open Access publication. A year on, and the book, which was initially inspired by the work Martin Hawksey and I did at ALT, has turned into a whole host of resources, two free courses and a podcast which informs my wider work on hybrid working leadership development and coaching. To celebrate the milestone, this episode gives a quick overview over what’s happened in 2023 and if you are just discovering the book or my work, this is a great place to start. Read the episode blog post. Learn more about:
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| S03E18 - Stepping Away from the screen | 23 Nov 2023 | 00:19:12 | |
This week I am joining the university in Oxford online for a lunchtime digital skills development session. The talk is structured as a pick and mix offering, in which I share different strategies, resources and tips about hybrid working. I have included ideas for individuals to check in with their personal set up, starting with their workspace. I also include activities teams or groups could try out and share some experiences of how these work in practice and why they are valuable. To prompt deeper reflection, the session also has a some elements that support you to think through your relationship with the way you work, technology and what work means to you. I have recorded this special podcast episode in which I deliver parts of the talk and you can also look at the slides which include all the links and references on the final page. Learn more about:
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| S03E17 - Checking in with Re-inventing Mondays | 20 Nov 2023 | 00:26:39 | |
In this bonus episode I share a progress update, showing you how I am getting on with re-inventing Mondays, what has de-railed my efforts at times and how I stay on track. Mentioned in this episode Learn more about:
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| S03E16 - Leading Virtual Teams Revisited with Special Guest: Martin Hawksey | 17 Nov 2023 | 00:43:23 | |
This week we are going back to the origins of Leading Virtual Teams! Join us, Maren Deepwell and Martin Hawksey, for a special podcast episode where we revisit our long term project blogging about leading virtual teams. If you'd like to learn more about the topics in this episode, have a look at the dedicated blog post. Also mentioned in this episode:
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| S03E15 - Hybrid Working Habits: Topic 4 - Reduce digital overwhelm | 09 Nov 2023 | 00:31:16 | |
This is part 4 of my free course all about Hybrid Working Habits. Mentioned in this episode: This is the final part of the course, so well done if you've made it to this stage :) I hope that along the way you found things to inspire you as well as some practical help. To conclude the course, this topic is about how to communicate more effectively in ways that works for you and reduce digital overwhelm. Whether you are feeling distracted by constant notifications or unable to find time to focus because of an overflowing inbox, this topic tackles tech overload with a digital detox kit. We find ways to have screen free time, including meal times and breaks without a phone in hand. We explore how to communicate less often, but more effectively. We also look at how to reduce digital overwhelm whilst being present and (re)gaining control over the tools we use to connect. | |||
| S03E14 - Celebrating a month of free-lance life | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:22:50 | |
This bonus episode celebrates my first month in my new free-lance role. Learn more about:
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| S03E13 - Hybrid Working Habits: Topic 3 - Increase productivity away from the screen | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:28:12 | |
This is part 3 of my free course all about Hybrid Working Habits. Mentioned in this episode: For many of us the default mode of collaborating virtually is a video call. In my experience very few people have the know-how to make these truly work as collaboration spaces, no matter how good the technology is or how many hours of synchronously working online you cram into your day. This topic explores how we can increase productivity away from the screen. What would your day or week look like with much fewer meetings but more time to work together? This topic is packed with strategies for communicating and collaborating outside of meetings. And… for those of us that can’t avoid them all together, there are also tips to make collaboration work in video calls. But really, there are much better ways to get things done 🙂 Taking things at your own pace? The course is designed so that you can dip in and out of topics. Go back to topic 1 and topic 2 any time. | |||
| S03E12 - Spooky Special with Martin Weller | 30 Oct 2023 | 00:26:31 | |
This is a Spooky Special cross-over episode with Martin Weller and his podcast, Metaphors of EdTech. Mentioned in this episode
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| S03E11 - Hybrid Working Habits: Topic 2 - Setting boundaries for a better life/work balance | 27 Oct 2023 | 00:31:32 | |
This is part 2 of my free course all about Hybrid Working Habits. Mentioned in this episode: For many of us, hybrid working offers much needed flexibility. It also comes with less impetus to leave your desk and switch off. Less commuting often means less movement and less time outside. Walking down the stairs or into the next room offers no time to mentally transition from work mode to being at home. Being more present at home meanwhile means that anyone from pets to parents blur work/life boundaries. For this topic, we’ll focus on how to set boundaries for a better life/work balance. We’ll be exploring practical approaches to help you set boundaries and to stick to them, even when things get very busy or the demands of life get louder. For this topic, I'd encourage you to find a quiet space to listen or to go for a walk. Try to step away from distractions for half an hour. | |||
| S03E10 - Bonus Episode: Gold dust and debris | 26 Oct 2023 | 00:25:28 | |
This bonus episode tells the story of my third week in my new free-lance role. Mentioned in this episode Learn more about:
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