21st Century Work Life
By Pilar Orti
Categories: Business, Management, Careers
Brought to you by Virtual not Distant, the 21st Century Work Life podcast looks at leading and managing remote teams, online collaboration and working in distributed organisations. Join Pilar Orti, guests & co-hosts as they shine the spotlight on the most relevant themes and news relevant to the modern knowledge worker.
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Recent episodes
- WLP387 The Autonomy Paradox, Career Inequality in Hybrid and What Pilates Is Teaching Pilar
Today's episode has three parts (and a half…) Plus, Eva Rimbau-Gilabert's endorsement of All the World's a Workplace. The Autonomy Paradox Pilar comments on an article about how autonomy can stop some employees from recovering emotionally and cognitively during their non-work time. The article…
- WLP386 An Unexpected Legal Challenge of Working from Home, plus updates
In this episode, Pilar shares a different kind of remote-work related story, featuring an unusual (and dark) circumstance showing why it's important for organisations to know when they're employees are actually working, when working from home. Plus, Jack Nilles' endorsement of All the World's a…
- WLP385 How Remote Work in Organisations affects Performance. (All the World's a Workplace expanded.)
This episode is part of the All the World's a Workplace Expanded season. Pilar looks at a recently published metastudy, looking at the recent evidence about how working remotely affects job performance in organisations. Plus, personal updates at the end of the episode. Links: Toward a Better…
- WLP384 Communication Repertoires in Hybrid Workplaces part of the All the World's a Workplace Expanded season
When we're looking at hybrid workspaces, the emphasis should not just be on where people are working from, but also on how their communication ecosystem is organised. In this episode, Pilar discusses a recent pre-print on communication repertoires in hybrid office work, exploring how face-to-face…
- WLP383 All the World's a Workplace season kick off: Work is location agnostic. People are not.
A little August episode to celebrate the fact that I (Pilar) have finished the manuscript for All the World's a Workplace! I realise half-way through the recording that while the work is location agnostic, the people are not. (It took me over a decade to articulate this!) [0:00] Welcome, and…
- WLP382 Booknotes: How to Change
In today's episode, Pilar shares her highlights from the book: How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Katy Milkman
- WLP381 Booknotes: Black Box Thinking. Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance
Pilar shares her booknotes from: Black Box Thinking: Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance by Matthew Syed Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In…
- WLP380 Booknotes special: a conversation on Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams
A different kind of episode today! We're back with two voices, and this time, instead of Pilar sharing notes from a book, she speaks to her co-author Bree Caggiati, about their latest book, "Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams". They cover some of the book's topics, how the research has…
- WLP379 Booknotes: Code Dependent: How AI Is Changing Our Lives
Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: Code Dependent: How AI Is Changing Our Lives by Madhumita Murgia…
- WLP378 Booknotes: Make Time and Four Thousand Weeks
Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: Make Time: How to focus on what happens every day by Jake Knapp…
- WLP377 Booknotes: The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary
Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary by Catherine Gray Favourite…
- WLP376 Booknotes: The Art of Possibility
Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal…
- WLP375 Booknotes: Futureproof by Kevin Roose
Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation by Kevin…
- WLP374 Booknotes: Because Internet
Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: Because Internet: Understanding how language is changing by…
- WLP373 New season! Booknotes: How to Have a Good Day
The 21st Century Work Life podcast is back - with a different kind of content and format. The Booknotes season starts and will last... for a while. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from How To Have A Good Day: The Essential Toolkit for a Productive Day at Work and Beyond by…
- It's Time for a Pause after 10 Years...
A very short episode where I (Pilar Orti) share the reasons why the 21st Century Work Life podcast is going on pause. Stay subscribed though, as you never know when new episodes might drop! Thank you very much for listening and all the best for 2025. Get in touch…
- WLP372 What's Going On: Let's Not Blame Remote
It's the end of the year, but we're not making any predictions - things are moving way too fast! Instead, Pilar and Maya review some of the issues that have been blamed on "remote". For an extensive summary of the episode, check out www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/dont-blame-remote-work You can…
- WLP371 Using Frameworks for Connection and Back to Basics
Listener Richard de Villiers reached out to host Pilar Orti after hearing the episode on the 3 A's of Connection. He has plenty to say on the subject of connection in remote teams, and many different frameworks to share to help other listeners think through change programmes and their own…
- WLP370 A Curated Experience in Romania for Digital Nomads and Remote Professionals
In this episode, host Pilar Orti interviews Andreea Gătin an event and community manager who is organising a unique experience for digital nomad and remote workers in Romania. Andreea discusses her goals for the experience, which include showcasing Romania as a destination for digital nomads and…
- WLP369 Strategy Leader with a Heart
In this episode, host Pilar Orti talks to Sagar Chandni, who describes himself as a distributed work practitioner and a strategy leader with a heart. We talk about the nuances of these terms and the evolving nature of work, particularly in India where Sagar is based. Sagar discusses his work with…
- WLP368 How do You Build a Hub of Talent?
Host Pilar Orti is joined by Doug Haines, the founder of Kalium and Marketing Pros. Doug's entrepreneurial journey began with Kalium, where he successfully recruited talent from South Africa. This positive experience inspired him to launch Marketing Pros, an agency connecting South African…
- WLP367 The 3 A's of Connection and other things I've been up to
In this episode, host Pilar Orti shares her new framework showing how we connect at work, and talks about some of her other projects. If you'd like to be alerted when the Remotely Shakespeare wall calendar comes out, head over to remotelyshakespeare.com For more information check out…
- WLP366 The Multiple Challenges of "Hybrid"
A special episode to celebrate the launch of the revised edition of The Long-Distance Leader, written by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel, who returns to the show with another conversation that made host Pilar Orti laugh plenty of times. The conversation takes a critical look at the "hybrid"…
- WLP365 Career Transformation, Cultural Adaptation and Running a Pilates Studio!
In today's episode, host Pilar Orti catches up with Frédérique Lloyd Bougreau, about how she transformed her career and lifestyle by setting up a Pilates studio in rural France. They talk about cultural adaptation, building a business in a new environment and the Importance of movement and…
- WLP364 Researching Gen Z plus Reading and Listening Recommendations
For today's Recommendations episode, Pilar is joined by Catherine Nicholson, co-founder and creative director of The Virtual Training Team. Before they move onto this month's reading and listening recommendations, Catherine talks about her recent interest: the blend of generations in the…
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