Mar 7, 2024
Today’s post is the audio
companion to the Virtual not Distant monthly newsletter, which you
can sign up
to here. Every month, Pilar shares with readers articles she’s
come across on the web, books she’s read (or is reading) and
podcast episodes she’s listened to. And today, she’s joined by
Marcus Wermuth, who is
an Engineering Leader specialising in virtual leadership.|
Marcus is back on this show, this time talking about his recent
professional transition: laying himself off from his job as Head of
Engineering. This has been a very difficult decision to take, but
he’s followed his own principles, and stayed true to his identity
as servant leader.
Coffee Break Articles:
First off, check out Marcus’ article on “laying himself
off”,
If you are interested in hearing another conversation about how to
strike the balance between transparency and discretion, check out
episode 69 of the Management Café.
18.30 MINS
Deutsche Bank's 3-day-a-week return-to-office policy has been met
with fierce criticism by staff who say there isn't enough space for
everyone
via Business Insider
The title says it all, but worth looking at some of the detail to
understand the risks of mandatory planning looks like.
Right to disconnect: Implementation and impact at company level
Recent research shows that having laws about the right to disconnect is not enough to prevent employees feeling like they have to be constantly available. Company culture and in-house companies are needed too.
10 Ways to Build Better Relationships Working Remotely
A blog post that could have been a short ebook. A thoughtful
article with specific advice on how to build relationships .
Are Enterprise Social Platforms All Talk?
Past guest Wietske Van Osch has just released research
into why enterprise social networks need to be run differently to
the social networks employees might be used to, for employees and
the organisation to get the most out of them.
Gifts
and Greats for True Feedback
via Mark Kilby
A very useful post to guide us through formulating feedback on
other people’s work, and how to structure it.
Listening Recommendations:
Podcast: The Rich Roll
Podcast
Episode: #815 CHARLES
DUHIGG: HOW TO UNLOCK THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CONNECTION
Date: 22 February 2024
An interview with journalist/writer Charles Duhigg, talking about
building strong relationships.
Podcast: Tetragrammaton
with Rick Rubin
Long-form Interviews with a range of guests, from a range of
industries.
Podcast: Collaboration Superpowers
Episode: Agile
Retrospectives 2.0 with Esther Derby, Diana Larsen & David
Horowitz
Date: 5 March 2022
Lisette Sutherland talks to the authors of the new edition of Agile
Retrospectives 2.0. Pilar hasn’t listened to it yet, but highly
recommends it - she’s a great fan of David Horowitz, who guested on
this show back in 2017, in
episode 129 on Building a Distributed Business.
Podcast: Sliced Bread
Episode: Fitness Trackers
(UK link, but look for it in your podcast app)
29 Feb 2023
Book Recommendations:
Scaling People:
Tactics for Management and Company Building
by Claire Hughes Johnson
Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative
relationships at work (even if you’d rather work
alone)
by Deb Mashek PhD
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret
Language of Connection
by Charles Duhigg
The Coming Wave
by Mustafa Suleyman
Can’t Hurt Me
by David Goggings
Make Your Art No Matter What
by Beth Pickens
You can connect with Marcus Wermuth on
LinkedIn and check out his website: www.marcuswermuth.com
Other episodes with Marcus:
WLP291
Starting a New Role Remotely
WLP219 OnBoarding (or Integration) in Remote Teams and
Organisations
WLP188
- From Maker to Manager in a Distributed Company
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