The Collaboration Superpowers Podcast (general)

In this episode of the Collaboration Superpowers podcast, we hosted esteemed guests David Horowitz, Esther Derby, and Diana Larsen. The conversation dived into the essence of conducting a successful remote agile retrospective, highlighting the importance of clear goals, structured feedback, and the engagement of all team members. Our guests shared common pitfalls in organizing retrospectives, such as lack of preparation and inadequate follow-up on action items. They reflected on their journey of writing and updating their seminal book on agile retrospectives, noting the adjustments made in the second edition to address changes in the agile landscape and incorporate new learnings. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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In this episode, we explore the transformative impact of intentional teamwork in remote and hybrid environments. We discuss how deliberate collaboration, clear communication, and a shared vision can create a cohesive, productive team.
 
Learn how teams that collaborate with purpose and strategy can overcome the challenges of distance, utilize diverse strengths, and achieve extraordinary results. Listen in to discover how intentional collaboration can become your team's ultimate superpower in today's ever-changing work landscape. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.
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DOM PRICE is the head of R&D and work futurist at Atlassian. Originally from Manchester, now living in Sydney, Australia, Dom spends half his time on the road between the US, Europe, and Australia. We discuss what Atlassian struggles with and how they share and scale knowledge throughout their organization. We also discuss how they manage communication with teams having different backgrounds, cultures. and rituals – and what they do when conflict arises.

Dom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-price-0892243/

For more, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

 

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In a traditional office, overhearing incidental conversations can lead to serendipitous learning and fast problem-solving. But how can we simulate this beneficial aspect of office culture in an online environment? Here are actionable tips to help you recreate the magic of overhearing, even when your team is spread across different locations. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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Overworking can stem from various factors, including the desire to accommodate different time zones or the absence of physical cues signaling the end of the workday. This constant “on” mode can lead to burnout and decreased productivity. Recognizing the signs and implementing strategies to maintain a healthy work-life balance is essential. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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Karin Hurt and David Dye are CEO and President of Let's Grow Leaders and are known for their practical tools and leadership development programs. They are about to release their newest book, Powerful Phrases For Dealing With Workplace Conflict, which aims to help employees and managers create better communication practices. This all leads to building meaningful relationships so that we can get work done - and even enjoy doing it. In this interview, we discuss what they learned from their extensive workplace conflict survey and the four dimensions of constructive conflict, and we learn a few phrases that can make a difference immediately.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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STEFAN ROLOFF is an Agile Coach who plans and facilitates hybrid PI Planning sessions across multiple time zones. In this interview, we delve into the complex landscape of Scaled Agile and Program Increment (PI) Planning. Stefan shares his insights on synchronizing agile teams globally, outlining actionable steps for overcoming time-zone barriers and fostering effective collaboration. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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HEATHER HANSEN is a true trailblazer in global communication and an unwavering advocate for amplifying diverse voices. Heather's resounding stand against language-related biases in international teams has garnered her a prominent position as a sought-after consultant for some of the world's largest companies. With her thought-provoking 2018 TEDx talk, "2 Billion Voices: How to speak bad English Perfectly," Heather unravels the unspoken influences of language, accent, and eloquence on our perceptions. Today, we dive into her vision of creating "Unmuted" workplaces, where inclusivity, innovation, and open communication thrive in an ever-evolving landscape of remote work and dispersed teams.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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ADAM RIGGS is the CEO and Found of Frameable, building products to help the digital collaboration experience in MS Teams. Before Frameable, Adam was a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the Treasury Dept. and a subject matter expert at the State Dept. on various open data and knowledge management challenges. Adam shares his best practices and tools for the remote and hybrid workforce in this interview. We cover multiple topics, including the return to office mandates, building a great company culture, and tools for remote and hybrid teams. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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PROJJAL GHATAK is the CEO and co-founder of OnLoop, a platform reshaping the performance management landscape and introducing the concept of Collaborative Team Development (CTD) to transform how hybrid teams are evaluated and nurtured at their core. In this interview, we delve into the critical components of effective performance feedback, explore what leaders can do to better coach individuals on their teams, and discover how to cultivate habits around essential feedback topics. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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ANDREA "DEA" WOODARD is a business consultant and facilitator specializing in remote and hybrid leadership. She is also passionate about personal user manuals. In this interview, we dive into how to use personal user manuals, the downsides, what it means to be more ourselves at work, and how to start building your own manual. For more information, visit https://theremotelife.notion.site/Andrea-Dea-Woodard.

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SUMEET GAYATHRI MOGHE is a product manager, a future of remote strategist, and the author of the Async-First Playbook: Remote Collaboration Techniques for Agile Software Teams. In this interview, we discuss what problems asynchronous work solves, why it's challenging and worth it, and where teams can begin. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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In this interview, we sit down with SOPHIE WADE, an esteemed work futurist and the founder of FlexCel. With a mission to establish "digitally integrated and responsive sustainable work environments," her company offers advisory services and transformative workshops. As the author of Empathy Works, Sophie brings a wealth of knowledge and insights to our discussion. We delve into the fascinating realm of the future of work, exploring the essentiality of flexibility and the transformative journey that lies ahead. We also uncover key focus areas for leaders as they navigate this transition into a future defined by flexibility. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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PETER SMIT is a global thought leader in collaboration with 35 years of global experience across multiple industry sectors. He is also the Founder & CEO of Collabogence Inc. This analytics startup combines workplace analytics with people analytics to provide insights into the impact of workplace changes on the effectiveness and productivity of people. He was interviewed on the CS podcast in September 2017 to discuss measuring collaborative performance. But now, we've had the pandemic! And Peter has measured 50K people and over one billion interactions. He returns to the podcast to discuss what the data can tell us about collaboration on remote, in-person, and hybrid teams. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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DAVID SMITH is a digital workplace consultant focused on helping teams develop virtual fluency and cultural intelligence. In this interview, we discuss how to know what we don't know, how different cultures learn, and how to develop a learning culture within your organization. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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ADAM NATHAN is the CEO of Almanac, where remote teams write, approve, and organize documents. Almanac aims to help teams cut meetings and messages by 80%! This interview discusses structured documentation, asynchronous workflows, living handbooks, and the Modern Work Method https://almanac.io/folders/modern-work-method-QPizZr.

For more, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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ELISA REGGIARDO is a Partner Marketing at Slite, a modern knowledge base that helps teams escape the chaos of information overload. In this interview, we talk about information management & asynchronous decision-making. For more information on remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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MELISSA ROMO is the VP of Global Customer Marketing for a multi-national company. She also authorized a book called Your Resource is Human: How empathetic leadership can help remote teams rise above. In this interview we discuss the five leadership behavior Melissa outlines in her book. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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RONNY LEBER is a well-renowned keynote speaker, stadium host, and coach from Austria who has entertained 5 million people, live, and worldwide at major sporting events, corporate events, and seminars. Since 2021 Ronny has spent more than 1,500 hours on live television as a host and anchorman. In this interview, we discuss how to present on video to connect with your audience and garner respect, give great presentations, and take care of yourself when you're in the spotlight. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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KASSY LABORIE is a Virtual Learning Expert specializing in developing trainers and virtual classroom strategies. In the new edition of her book, Interact And Engage! 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars, Kassy (and her co-author, Tom) provide practical tools for igniting online events and virtual training through the use of well-designed, facilitated activities. With over 75 activities given in easy-to-use, recipe format, the guide can be both read through initially and then used as a reference later. There is a wealth of essential tips and advice in addition to the activities, but the activities differentiate this book from other virtual training, meetings, and webinar business books. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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SARAH FERN is the Chief People Officer of Velocity Global, a company that allows you to hire, manage, and pay global talent all from one platform. In this interview, we discuss why the hybrid model misses the mark, tips for global hiring and onboarding, and tips for work-life balance. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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ALI GREENE is a remote work leader, advocate, speaker, and co-author of Remote Works: Managing For Freedom, Flexibility & Focus. In this interview, we discuss what it's like to be a digital nomad, where managers are going wrong, and tips for work-life balance. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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DR. DEB MASHEK is an experienced business advisor, professor, higher education administrator, and national nonprofit executive. Previously Full Professor of social psychology at Harvey Mudd College and named one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. In her new book, Collabor(h)ate, Dr. Mashek draws on her deep experience as a relationships researcher and collaboration facilitator to reveal everything you need to know to make workplace collaborations less painful and more productive. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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SONJA SVILKIĆ ĆIRIĆ is a Scrum Master at Seven Bridges, now Velsera, a company of about 200 people headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. Before the pandemic, the company worked primarily in person. Now, every team can decide how and where they want to work. The office is still available for those who want or need to use it. In this interview, we discuss why Velsera decided to go hybrid, what's working, and what remains challenging.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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CRISTINA GÓMEZ PRADA is the Chief Operating Officer at Hanzo Studio in Madrid, Spain. Before the pandemic, Hanzo was a small team of about 20 people who worked as a remote-first team from the beginning. And... they allowed everyone to come into the office if they wanted to. During the pandemic, the team doubled in size... remotely. And now, the office is available for all those who need it - and they are expanding internationally. In this interview, we discuss why Hanzo decided to go remote-first, what's working, and what remains challenging.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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MICHAEL DUBAKOV is the co-founder and CEO of Fibery, an all-in-one work management platform. His team of 30 works remotely across seven countries and they manage their work using the same work management platform they are building and optimizing for their customers. In this interview, we discuss the secrets to good workflow management and how to work sustainably.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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PAUL RICHARDS is the Founder/CEO of YCube Aerospace Solutions and a Board Member at AGILE Space Industries. He's also a former astronaut who has logged more than 307 hours in space (including an EVA totalling more than 6 hours). In this interview, we talk about remote collaboration - from space!

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsupererpowers.com

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ABE HEWARD is a software engineer based in Arizona, USA - and such a close friend that I call him family. His company was primarily in-person before the pandemic, 100% remote during, and is currently navigating hybrid. Leadership has mandated that most people must come into the office 3 days per week: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. In this interview, we discuss the effect that the hybrid mandate has on the workforce. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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People have gotten used to working remotely - but are still struggling with too many meetings & too many messages. Async has become really popular this year - but I’m not sure async is the answer. I think we need to change how we work: rethink meetings, rethink workflows, slow down, be more intentional, think about our information management. Jurgen’s “unfix” model.
 
The use and purpose of the office has changed/evolved. I get many companies who tried to mandate people - but it didn’t work. Now, people are resolved to figuring out how to make this hybrid/remote-first way of working.
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It is way too easy to schedule a time to talk online. Without any travel time, the allure of back-to-back meetings is great. And while back-to-back meetings are definitely efficient, they’re not great for us mentally - and it’s generally not good meeting practice. Here are all of the tips that I’ve collected that will help you get rid of your unwanted meetings.

For more on remote work, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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KARIN REED is an on-camera communications expert, the CEO and Chief Confidence Creator at Speaker Dynamics. She has written a third book ("Running Effective Meetings For Dummies") and I invited her back for a third conversation to discuss what we are still getting wrong about meetings in 2022. We discuss meeting overload and how to solve it and she gives some great tips for leveling the playing field in a hybrid setting. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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FREDRIK THOMASSEN is the CEO and Founder of Superside, a fully remote creative service company. Fredrik founded Superside to create more equal economic opportunities globally with the world's creative talent. He scaled his company of 750+ people in 80 countries - with a focus on cultivating an organization of kindness and truth seeking. In this interview, we discuss why the future of work is not freelance marketplaces or gig economy platfroms, but rather, solid jobs that are flexible, remote, and happy.
 
For more stories of remote teams doing great things visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com
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DR. HEIDI K. GARDNER, PHD is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School, author of Smarter Collaboration, and co-founder of the research and advisory firm Gardner & Co. In this interview we dive into collaboration overload: Why it happens, how it can disadvantage certain groups of people, and how to overcome it.

For more, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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STEPHAN WIEDNER is a psychological safety expert whose career has focused on developing sustainable high performance leaders, teams, and organizations. He has developed a unique perspective on psychological safety by designing innovative and evidence-based training, building technology to help leaders and managers master their interpersonal skills, and leading a research study supervised by Harvard professor Amy C. Edmondson.
 
For more stories of remote teams doing great things visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.
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Knowing what we need to be productive can help us do our best work and to design our lifestyles around the things we love the most. In this episode we dive into what personal manuals are and the important role they can play in team building.
 
For more stories of remote teams doing great things visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.
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CRISTEN TORREY is the Director of Research at Figma, "the design platform for teams who build products together." Cristen lead the research team at Figma to produce a report that underscores the must-haves for better team collaboration. In this interview we talk about the components of good collaboration and why it's so hard for teams to achieve.
 
For more stories of remote teams doing great things visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com
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Dr. Darryl Stickel has devoted his career to understanding trust, what it is, how it functions, and how to increase it. He holds a PhD in Business from Duke University and wrote his doctoral thesis on building trust in hostile environments.

After leaving Mckinsey & Company in 2001, Darryl founded Trust Unlimited. His clients have included financial services, telecoms, tech, families, and the Canadian Military in Afghanistan. He is also a professor at the Luxembourg School of Business teaching in the MBA program and in their executive education program. Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership in an Uncertain World is his first book. Darryl, who is legally blind, lives in Victoria, Canada with his two sons and his “trusty” sidekick, his seeing eye dog, Drake.

For more collaboration, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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ANDREA DARABOS and STEFAN MORALES are founding members of a/sync, a company offering experiential learning programs to help teams and their managers achieve focus and flow. In this interview we talk about why being deliberate about how we use our time is critical to good collaboration and what the skills are for resetting how your team collaborates. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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LONA ALIA is a remote work advocate who’s worked and lived in 80+ countries. She's also the Head of Revenue for SAFETY WING, a company offering borderless health insurance, retirement, and pensions. On top of that, they are building the first borderless country on the internet called Plumia. In this interview, we talk about why remote first is a winning strategy for any company, what people are still getting wrong about working remotely, and of course, Plumia! And castles. Let's not forget the castle idea. For more stories visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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MAGDA FERRETTI is a business trainer and organizational psychologist helping Polish companies introduce home office policies. Her PhD research focused on leadership in virtual teams and she uses that knowledge to help managers transition to leading from a distance. In this interview we discuss why managers are hesitant to go remote and what they need to do to develop new competencies for leading remote teams. For more stories visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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ARVIND JAIN helped found Glean to make it easy for people to find the information they need to be more productive and happier at work. In this interview, we talk about why information management is so important and how the Glean teams have been able to make in-person, remote, and hybrid work work for them.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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We've reached Episode 300 on the Collaboration Superpowers podcast! In this episode, I highlight 6 of my favorite segments from the last 50 interviews. Featuring: Rebecca Seal (How to Work Alone), Carlos Valdes-Dapena (Corporate Collaboration Resources), Darren Murph (GitLab), Dan Manian (Donut), Karim Reed (Suddenly Hybrid), and Rowena Hennigan (RoRemote).

For more stories, visit www.CollaborationSuperpowers.com.

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JENNIFER SMITH is the CEO & Founder at SCRIBE, the world's first operating system for know-how. In this interview, we talk about how documentation can be like digital exhaust, tips for becoming a hybrid team, and how to onboard remote team members.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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KARIN REED is an on-camera communications expert, the CEO and Chief Confidence Creator at Speaker Dynamics. She was on the podcast exactly 1 year ago (episode 275) to talk about her book Suddenly Virtual. In this episode, Karin is back to talk about her latest book: Suddenly Hybrid. In this interview we talk about how to make hybrid meetings a success: from infrastructure to design to facilitation. 

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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BARBARA COVARRUBIAS VENEGAS is the founder & Managing Director of Virtual Space Heros, a company designing and producing virtual events through event moderation, live streaming support, video creation and more. In this interview, we discuss why flexibility and hybrid are game changes for women an d organisations that want to foster gender inclusion, some best practices for hybrid teams, and what makes a great online event.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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JURGEN APPELO is an entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker on agility, leadership, and innovation. He is also an avid Wingspan player! After founding Management 3.0, Happy Melly, and Agility Scales, his newest project may be his most innovative yet: the unFIX model - an organisational design tool that specifically keeps in mind remote workers and hybrid working. In this interview, we talk about why he built this model and what he hopes people will do with it.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit http://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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VALERII IVANIN is a Development Manager at SimCorp. In this interview, we focus on how Simcorp transitioned from working mostly in person - to going fully hybrid. Including: how they handle hybrid meetings, work-life balance, tools, and more.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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CLAIRE HAIDAR is the Founder and CEO of WNDYR and PATTYRN, 2 companies focused on shaping the world of work through AI-driven data analysis. Claire also serves as a board member for UNICEF and AccelerateHer: two organizations making monumental impact in working environments around the world. In this interview, we discuss chaos theory and why chaos is not as disorganized as it might seem. We also discuss how we can better manage our remote teams through automation, visibility, and working with the agile methodology.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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In the wake of the pandemic, video conferencing has become a common practice amongst workers worldwide. And the question about whether or not we should turn our cameras on has sparked great debate. In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of turning our cameras on during online meetings - and what we all sides can do to make the experience better.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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2021 in review. The purpose of this podcast has been to help you—whether you’re a team member or a team leader—know what it takes to work remotely, successfully, with others. But beyond the specifics of just what to do when and why, there is a larger, even higher message. Being a successful remote worker also makes you a more successful person, a better person. It calls for you to know yourself: to know what you need, what you’re made of, what you’re capable of.
 
Working well remotely calls for being more intentional, more conscious, more thorough. It calls for taking the time to take care of yourself, to be willing to try new things, to constantly work to improve, even to indulge in your passions.
 
Working well remotely calls for being more caring and helpful, more conscientious and aware of others. It calls on us to communicate more, to share more, to ask more, and to ask for more. To offer the benefit of the doubt, and to assume positive intent. To express appreciation. It calls on us to be curious—to learn about others. To respect others’ processes, and to trust that others will do what they say they will.
 
Connection happens when we pay attention to each other. And magic happens when teams align and dreams become goals and goals become reality. When we focus on trust, agree on how to work together, and cultivate closeness, we can do great things together. We can collaborate with people we respect in pursuing what we love most.
 
Doing great things means being an attentive parent, creating a new form of transportation, or stopping aging. It means working where we are most productive and pursuing what we love most. It means building a company we’re proud of, and collaborating with people we respect.
 
What I find so personally exciting about being able to work from anywhere is that those of us who want to change the world can easily find each other—and proactively make amazing things happen. Join us!
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JENNIFER BRITTON is a former leader with the United Nations and has led hybrid and remote teams since the 1990's. She is currently the CEO of Potentials Realized, the co-host of the Remote Pathways podcast, and the author of Reconnecting Workspaces. In this conversation we talk about how to boost trust, safety, and connection on virtual teams and what leaders can learn about managing a digital workforce. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

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WADE FOSTER is the CEO and co-founder of Zapier, a workflow automation tool used by over three million people to connect the work apps they use every day. Zapier is a 100% remote company with over 200 people. In this interview we talk about hiring, managing, aligning, and building a 'rockin remote team. Wade shares his experiences, challenges, and recipes for strong team building.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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JOSH BRENNER is the CEO of Hired, an AI-driven hiring marketplace that helps companies such as Instacart, Postmates, Capital One, and Peloton identify and employ diverse talent – through a more efficient, transparent, and equitable hiring process.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

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PAUL MCKINLAY is the Vice President of Communications & Remote Working at Cimpress & Vistaprint. In this interview, we discuss how Cimpress & Vistaprint transitioned into being a "remote first" company and how they made how and when they work a towering strength of their culture and a competitive advantage.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collarborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 287_CS_Paul_McKinlay.mp3
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AVIVA PINCHAS is the Head of Growth at the fully remote company, Parabol, your "Agile Meeting CoPilot". In this interview we talk about how Parabol operates as a fully remote company, what their asynchronous decision making process looks like, and how to separate work and life.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 287_CS_Aviva_PINCHAS.mp3
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NEIL MILLER is the host of The Digital Workplace podcast. He has interviewed over 175 leaders about what it will take to thrive in the digital age. For over 5 years, he has managed remote teams and worked with Kissflow. In this interview we talk about culture, productivity, and the 5 levels of a digital workplace.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collarborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 286_CS_Neil_Miller.mp3
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DARREN MURPH is the Head of Remote at GitLab and the author of Living The Remote Dream,’ GitLab’s Remote Playbook, as well as ‘iPad Secrets’ and ‘iPhone Secrets’. He is also has the Guinness World Record for most blog posts ever written! In this interview, we talk about how GitLab works as the world's largest all remote company, what the Head of Remote position entails, and what companies are getting wrong - and right - about hybrid working.

Direct download: 285_CS_Darren_Murph.mp3
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ALEX HOWLAND is the co-founder and President of Virbela, a virtual world for work, education and events. In this interview, we discuss how virtual worlds can mitigate burnout, how to foster a healthy company culture, and how companies can support their employees while returning the new "normal".

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 284_CS_Alex_Howland.mp3
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ROBERT GLAZER is the founder and Managing Director of global performance marketing agency, Acceleration Partners, one of the biggest, fully-remote workplaces in the US with over 100 employees. Bob's secret to success is hiring great people and rewarding for results, not hard work.

For more stories, visit CollaborationSuperpower.com

Direct download: 283_CS_Robert_Glazer.mp3
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DOM PRICE is the Head of R&D and Work Futurist at Atlassian. Originally from Manchester, now living in Sydney Australia, Dom spends half his time on the road between the US, Europe, and Australia. We discuss what Atlassian struggles with and how they share and scale the knowledge throughout their organization. We also discuss how they manage communication with teams having different backgrounds, cultures. and rituals - and what they do when conflict arises.

For more stories, visit CollaborationSuperpowers.com.

Direct download: 282_CS_Dom_Price.mp3
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A hybrid team is a configuration where part of the team works in the office, and part of the team works elsewhere. Admittedly, this is the most difficult style of working but when the right processes are put in place, it can be just as successful. In this episode, we highlight the building blocks of successful hybrid collaboration.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 281_CS_Hybrid_Collaboration.mp3
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MIKE ADAMS is the Founder of Grain.co, a tool that allows you to caption & clip zoom video segments - so that you can compress hours worth of meetings into summaries. In this interview, we talk about why recording and managing our spoken knowledge can help teams work better together.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 280_CS_Mike_Adams.mp3
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TOBIAS WINDBRAKE is the Director of the DACH region for iObeya a digital visual management platform. He has developed a curated collection of resources for personal study and discovery about... collaboration. In this interview, we talk about the components of good collaboration, the role of leadership, and why most teams need to be thinking about visual management.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 279_CS_Tobias_Windbrake.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:04am CET

JOHN O'DUINN has written code and led engineering teams in companies ranging from four person startups, to non-profits, to multinationals – including in the US Government as part of the U.S. Digital Service in the Obama White House. He is the author of Distributed Teams: The Art and Practice of Working Together While Physically Apart. And he helped to write the state of Vermont's Remote Worker Law. In this interview we discuss why it's important to have a single source of truth and the impact of distributed economic development.

For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 278_CS_John_ODuinn.mp3
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JIM KALBACH is the Chief Evangelist at MURAL - one of the virtual whiteboard everyone is raving about. In this interview, we discuss the experience that the MURAL team had when covid hit in 2020, why virtual whiteboards are so important for remote collaboration, and how they can help us navigate the new world of working. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 277_CS_Jim_Kalbach.mp3
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CARLOS VALDES-DAPENA is the founder of Corporate Collaboration Resources, a group effectiveness consulting firm. He is also a speaker, podcaster, and author of Virtual Teams: Holding the Center When you Can't Meet Face-to-Face. In this interview we talk about routines and process that drive team collaboration, the common pitfalls of team building, and how to collaborate with someone that you don't like. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 276_CS_CARLOS_VALDES-DAPENA.mp3
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KARIN REED is an on-camera communications expert, the CEO and Chief Confidence Creator at Speaker Dynamics, and the author of Suddenly Virtual: Making Remote Meetings Work. In this interview we discuss her best tips for giving presentations online, how to go from being a passive observer to an active participant, and how to navigate hybrid meetings for maximum productivity and inclusion.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 275_CS_Karin_Reed.mp3
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REBECCA SEAL is an award-winning food, drink, lifestyle and personal development writer who recently authored the book SOLO: How To Work Alone (and Not Lose Your Mind). In this interview, we discuss how to create a "brain-friendly" workspace, why the 9-5 work day is an outdated and unhealthy way to work, and what signs to look for when we're burning out.

Direct download: 274_CS_Rebecca_Seal.mp3
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LINE MØRKBAK is a Facilitator of Global Collaboration and the Founder of Global LEAP Consulting. In this interview, we discuss how to facilitate an "open space" event remotely, what makes a good facilitator, the best tools for remote open spaces and the value of getting everyone co-creating together.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 273_CS_LINE_MRKBAK.mp3
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HOWARD SUBLETT is the CEO and Chief Product Owner of the Scrum Alliance. In this interview, we discuss how the Scrum Alliance had to pivot from giving in person to online trainings, the changes in Agile since the manifesto was released 20 years ago, Scrum for families, and managing boundaries.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 271_CS_Howard_Sublett.mp3
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BEN TAYLOR is the founder of HomeWorkingClub.com, the "ultimate online resource for freelancers & home workers". In this interview, we discuss how to create a work routine that is productive and sustainable, how to manage your energy levels, and how to start working as a freelancer. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 271_CS_Ben_Taylor.mp3
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ROWENA HENNIGAN is a remote work skills specialist at RoRemote, a lecturer at Technological University Dublin, and the author of Better Breaks For Remote Workers: Gentle Exercises To Recharge. In this interview we talk about how to create a self care plan that allows for a sustainable work life balance. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 270_CS_Rowena_Hennigan.mp3
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This has not been an easy year, but if we've learned anything, it's that we're all in it together. The global north, south, east, west -- no country has come away unscathed. For the families who have lost loved ones, we send our most heartfelt sympathies. And for the millions of people around the world who have had to endure strict lockdowns, you have our support.

We hope that you and those around you are and remain safe. We are privileged to have you as a customer, friend and collaborator. In this unprecedented situation, we have been working hard to continue serving you and provide the best and most current information available. Thank you for your business, your friendship, and your trust. We wish you a very happy holiday season and only good things in the year to come.

Direct download: 269_CS_End_of_Year.mp3
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SARAH WEILER IS an L&D Designer & Disruptor, TEDx Speake, CEO & FaSILLYtator - Power of Uke™, Creator - Quitting Quadrant® + Carousel™. In this interview we talk about how playing the ukulele can helps us with empathy, creativity, and dealing with uncertainty. And why a "tech free Thursday" could be a good idea.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 268_CS_Sarah_Weiler.mp3
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VERN HOWARD is the CEO and Founder of Hallo, a diversity recruiting platform that helps connect college students with companies for job opportunities. In this interview, we talk about what is wrong with traditional recruitment, how going online levels the playing field, and how Covid and spurred innovation in recruitment.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 267_CS_Vern_Howard.mp3
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NAGESH SHARMA is the CEO of FlowSphere AG, a company that helps others with their Lean-Agile digital transformations. In this interview we discuss how to take training, coaching, and consulting online and how to create a resilient organization that practices radical candor. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 266_CS_Nagesh_Sharma.mp3
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CARLOS ESCUTIA is the CEO of GroWrk, a smart remote office management platform that enables companies to supply employees with premium home workspaces. In this interview, we discuss what makes a healthy and productive remote office, how to deal with conflict, and how to create a safe environment for remote discussions. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 265_CS_Carlos_Escutia.mp3
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EMILY MORGAN is an entrepreneurial leader with a compelling story and valuable insights to share with your podcast audience. She launched Delegate Solutions, a premium virtual assistance firm, 12 years ago as a 100% remote, flex work company. She’s been featured on numerous podcasts and webinars and was recently featured by NBC for a wonderful idea she had to create a virtual kids camp to help the moms on our team get their work done AND take care of their families when COVID-19 hit - a great example of leadership, creativity, and empathy.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 264_CS_Emily_Morgan.mp3
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JOSEPH YOUNG is the Founder and Director of Kuvio Creative, a full-service web design and development company. Kuvio Creative is a 100% remote company that believes in a 30 hour full time work week. In this interview, we discuss how to find your own ways of being productive, how to find work life balance, going more asynchronous, and bringing in more diversity into the workplace.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 262_CS_Joseph_Young.mp3
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JOB VAN DER VOORT is the CEO at Remote, a company that will take care of global payroll, benefits, compliance, and taxes for your remote workers. In this interview we talk about what to look for when hiring remotely, bonding and company culture, and preventing burnout.

Direct download: 261_CS_Job_van_der_Voort.mp3
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KATERINA TRAJCHEVSKA is the cofound and CEO at Adeva, a company of developers who help scale engineering teams on demand. In this interview we discuss how their company transitioned to remote work, how to hire remote developers, and how to deal with being always on.

For more stories, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 260_CS_Katerina_Trajchevska.mp3
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ALISSA CARPENTER is a workplace communications expert and the owner of Everything's Not Ok And That's Ok. She's also the author of a book called "How to listen and be heard".

In this interview, we discuss how to harness differences in the workplace, why it's important to have difficult conversations (rather than avoid them), and how to evaluate the appropriate medium of communication (IM, call, email, etc.).

For more stories, visit www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 259_CS_Alissa_Carpenter.mp3
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DARREN CHAIT is the cofounder and COO at Hugo.team - an app that provides centralized, searchable meeting notes that connect with your favorite tools. In this interview we discuss how asynchronous communication is one of the solutions for your time zone who as, why meeting notes make your meetings more powerful, and why having a comfortable office is more than just comfort.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 258_CS_Darren_Chait.mp3
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DAN MANIAN is the cofounder and CEO at Donut, a tool which pairs up team members who don’t know each other well to spread trust and collaboration across your organization. In this interview we discuss how a simple team building exercise can build a lot of trust.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 257_CS_Dan_Manian.mp3
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GARY WALKER is the Product Director and remote work consultant at 22North. He is also the author of Ready For Remote. In this interview we discuss the importance of presence in meetings, some of the ways of measuring collaboration, and why we shouldn't throw tech at the problem.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 256_CS_Gary_Walker.mp3
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JEN BROWN is the Founder of The Engaging Educator and the Author of Think On Your Feet: Tips & Tricks To Improve Your Communication Skills On The Job. In this interview, we discuss using improv to develop and use your listening skills, how to communicate your communication style to others, and how to deal with conflict on remote teams.

For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 254_CS_Jen_Brown.mp3
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RYAN ROGHAAR is the Founder of Teammate Apart, a company that teaches those who work remotely - and those who hire them - how to work better together. In this interview we discuss the building blocks of great communication, how to deal with isolation, and why it's important to be generous with your time. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

You can link with Ryan Roghaar on LinkedIn or connect with him online teammateapart.com and ryanroghaar.com.

Direct download: 255_CS_Ryan_Roghaar.mp3
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DAVIT BAGHDASARYAN is the Co-founder and CEO at Krisp.ai, an app that mutes background noise during calls. In this interview, we discuss the three key values of remote working: over-communication, transparency, and fairness. As well as how to work with time zones, tips for leading remote teams, and how to build trust by example. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 253_CS_Davit_Baghdasaryan.mp3
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MIKE TANNENBAUM is a design strategist, consultant, and facilitator at Humanity LLC. In this interview we discuss how to collaborate as an independant working in companies and virtually, creating a productive environment for yourself, and how to give yourself space to create. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

 

Direct download: 252_CS_Mark_Tannenbaum.mp3
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DANNY PAGE is a TV and radio host turned entrepreneur, now the Chief Revenue Officer at Distribute Consulting. In this interview we discuss how teams can create communication alert systems, do focused isolated work, and redefine the social dynamic that defines the global workforce. For more information, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

For resources for dealing with the Coronavirus, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/covid19/.  

Direct download: 251_CS_Danny_Page.mp3
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We've reached Episode 250 on the Collaboration Superpowers podcast. In this episode, I highlight 5 of my favorite segments from the last 50 interviews. Featuring: Sue Hope (Xero), Magda Ferretti (Magda Ferretti Coaching & Training), Toby Newman (HERE Technologies), Tim Burgess (Shield GEO), and Wade Foster (Zapier). For more stories, visit www.CollaborationSuperpowers.com.

Direct download: 250_CS_Power_Hour.mp3
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Michael Sliwinski is the founder of Nozbe, an online task management tool. He’s also a speaker, author of the book #iPadOnly, chief editor of Productive! Magazine, and a triathlete. In other words, a real life superstar! We have an action packed discussion about getting things done, trust, productivity, remote working, banning emails, gadgets, and results oriented working. For more stories, visit www.CollaborationSuperpowers.com

Direct download: 249_CS_Michael_Sliwinksi.mp3
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YURI MALISHENKO is an Agile Coach and product owner at Danske Bank - and a visual thinking evangelist. In this interview we discuss how visual thinking can help overcome the complexities of communication and problems solving - and some great tips for getting started. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 248_CS_Yuri_Malishenko.mp3
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Working together on-site presents serendipitous moments where sharing an elevator can turn into grabbing a coffee together. Seeing each other on a daily basis builds trust and increases camaraderie. But when we’re remote, we have to work extra hard to feel we’re part of a team. So, though we can digitally connect with people all over the world at the click of a button, we have to find new ways of emotionally connecting as well.

So how do we create closeness even though we’re far apart? How do we reach through the screens? For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 247_CS_Team_Building.mp3
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: JUDY REES, a former journalist and media executive based in London, U.K., is now known worldwide as a practical implementer of an inquiry methodology called Clean Language. She is also the coauthor of the bestselling book on the topic, Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds. An agile enthusiast, she works as an online facilitator, trainer, and coach. She recommends using metaphors to visualize personalities and challenges on remote teams. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 246_CS_Judy_Rees_Archive.mp3
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Remote workers and distributed teams can both struggle with long, strange hours and working too much in general. As we near the end of the year, we take a look at what it means to feel well-rested. Why should we strive for it? What can we do to better protect our time? What ritual can you put into place that allows you to have good boundaries between work and play. How can you get the maximum amount of rest that you need to feel inspired, creative, and productive? Here's to a well-rested 2020. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 245_CS_Gretchen_Wegner.mp3
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AMIR SALIHEFENDIĆ is the Founder and CEO of Doist, a fully remote company that makes the popular tools Todoist and Twist. In this interview, Amir shares some of the successful and unsuccesful experiments Doist has tried over the years to improve alignment and communication among colleagues. We also discuss the importance and power of asynchronous communication, some tips on what to look for when hiring remotely, and how to prevent overworking. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com .

Direct download: 244_CS_AMIR_SALIHEFENDIC.mp3
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SUE HOPE is a Learning Specialist at Xero, an online accounting software company for small businesses. Sue and her colleagues have created the Meaningful Meetings program within Xero to encourage others to increase the productivity of their online meetings - and the results are promising! Company meetings are starting to have more structure, take less time, and be more productive and fun. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

Sue's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-hope-9429898/

 

Direct download: 243_CS_Sue_Hope.mp3
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LINE MØRKBAK is a Global Consultant and Learning Professional and the Founder of Global LEAP Consulting. She give sclients suggestions on how to revamp traditional management tools; how to utilize the cultural mix of global and local teams; how to harness the productivity of dispersed, virtual collaboration as well as introduce Improv techniques to build trust among leaders or team members. For more stories visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

Direct download: 242_CS_Line_Morkbak.mp3
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