Guests, Leadership, Surviving Remote Work

The Importance of Empathetic Conversations on Remote Teams with Robert Bogue

Robert Bogue, from Thor Projects, talks about the importance of having empathetic conversations in remote and hybrid teams. Rob and Wayne discuss cognitive empathy, what empathy really is, and motivational interviewing. 

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How To Avoid Relationship Strain When Working From Home
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How To Avoid Relationship Strain When Working From Home

For some of us, working from home means having your home to yourself. But for many, including hosts Wayne and Marisa, there are other people at home while you're working. In this episode, we talk about some of the struggles that can happen when you can't separate your home and work life, how to create boundaries between you and others in your home so you can get some work done, and ways to connect with others throughout the day so they don't feel neglected.

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Guests, Working Remotely

How Do Islands Become Digital Nomad Destinations? with James Ellsmoor

Wayne is joined by James Ellsmoor with Island Innovation to discuss how islands are trying to become more attractive to digital nomads and remote workers. They also cover how a digital nomad is essentially a completely different type of tourist and what that means for both the remote worker and the country they reside in. 

Island Innovation is global network helping advance innovation and drive sustainable change across island communities worldwide.

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How to Conduct Performance Reviews for Remote Employees

Performance reviews can be hard enough, but how do you conduct them remotely? Wayne and Marisa cover how to give feedback when you can't see what or how they're doing the job, tips to make remote performance reviews effective, and what is the same compared to in-person reviews. 

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Guests, Hybrid Work, Surviving Remote Work, Working Remotely

How To Make Flexible Work The Norm, Not a Luxury with Pam Cohen

Dr. Pam Cohen from The Mom Project has a mission to help women find flexible work that fits their busy schedules. Pam and Wayne discuss why flexible work is not just a 'nice-to-have' but critical for working moms, how moms often get left behind in projects due to caregiver responsibilities, and how moms can have a conversation about work flexibility with their employers.  

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quiet quitting
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Quiet Quitting and How to Handle It

Quiet quitting is a problem. When put on the spot, most remote team leaders agree that it's a problem. Remote workers are vulnerable to it - they can hide their failures or slip-ups from their team leader or colleagues - and that's where the problems start. Wayne and Marisa share what quiet quitting is, why it's happening, and how you can spot (and handle) quiet quitting in your organization.

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Guests, Technology

How Technology Is Changing Human Capital Management with Scott Lyons

Scott Lyons, with Greenlink Payroll, joins Wayne to discuss how technology is improving Human Capital Management to create a culture of learning and aligned values within an organization. 

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How to Spot and Combat Burnout When You Work Remotely episode on Long-Distance Worklife
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How to Spot and Combat Burnout When You Work Remotely

We're in an age of burnout. And a majority of those employees experiencing it, work from home full time. Wayne and Marisa discuss if working remotely is making us more stressed, what burnout looks like, how leaders can spot and prevent burnout on their remote teams, and what employees can do to prevent burnout themselves.

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Guests, Leadership, Working Remotely

How is Remote Work Changing the World of Human Resources? with Suzanne Lucas (Evil HR Lady)

Wayne speaks with Suzanne Lucas (better known as Evil HR Lady) about how remote work has changed the world of Human Resources. They discuss what issues arose that no one expected, how conversations that used to be private in the office are no longer private in a remote environment, and why hybrid is Suzanne's favorite way to work. 

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Mandatory Office Days

Marisa asks Wayne about mandatory office days. What's the strategy behind them? Is this a way for management to bring everyone back to the office full time? Are we resistant to it because it's mandatory? 

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