Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell

In the best tradition of podcasting about blogging about blogging, today’s episode is all about getting started with or getting back into blogging. Recently I have had lots of conversations with folk who would like to blog more, but don’t. Or who feel they *should* be blogging more often, but they haven’t actually managed to do so. If that’s you and you are looking for ways to get your blogging mojo back, this post is for you. There’s no judgment here. Just some practical approaches you can try to get (back) to blogging regularly. Read the episode blog post . Find out more about Coaching with meCourses for individuals and teams Read my blog Subscribe to my free newsletter Get in touch with me if you'd like to learn more.

Join me for a conversation with special guest Sam Rosen as we talk about co-working spaces, how to make the future of work more equitable and the environmental impact of hybrid and home working.  Sam Rosen is the Founder and CEO of Deskpass and has many years of experience working in the industry. With a background in design and a passion for making work work better, Sam shares his insights in this episode thinking about the office as an ecosystem.  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: ⁠⁠⁠Coaching with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Healthy Hybrid Habits course⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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 S04E24 – Special Guest Audrey WattersS04E20 – Special Guest Jim GroomS04E17 - Special Guest Anne-Marie ScottS04S15 - Talking about the Invisible Poets Group with Special Guest Steve WheelerS04E12 - Special Guest: Bryan MathersS04E10 - Special Guest: Joyce Seitzinger Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠Coaching with me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Healthy Hybrid Habits course⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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: Making spaces (book nook)Tips for getting 1% more comfortable Learn more about: ⁠⁠Coaching with me⁠⁠⁠⁠My Healthy Hybrid Habits course⁠⁠Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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: Audrey's newsletter Second Breakfast, which explores health technologies, new and old, with a particular eye to the ways in which Silicon Valley seeks to engineer our bodies and brains.Learn more about the work of Audrey Watters .

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: How to support mental health at work (Mental Health Foundation)Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Modern Workplace (FutureLearn)Mental Health at Work6 simple tips to tackle working from home (NHS/Mind)12 ways to support a better work-life balance for your employees (Sage)Why it’s wrong to look at work-life balance as an achievementWork-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement (HBR)Guidelines on mental health at work (WHO) Read the episode blog post. Learn more about: ⁠Coaching with me⁠⁠My Healthy Hybrid Habits course⁠Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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.

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.

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's blog bavatuesdaysds106 Digital StorytellingReclaim Hosting 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.

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.  When: 25 Sep 2024 from 12:30 PM to  1:30 PMWhere: OnlinePrice: FreeRegister: Via the ALT Website

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: Origami, walking and a lot of space to thinkWhat happens to our senses in the hybrid workplace?Hybrid Working & our senses: Part 2 Learn more about: Coaching with meMy Healthy Hybrid Habits courseSubscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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.

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!

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: Invisible Poets Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1178576906113839Wheelsong Books Website: https://wheelsong.co.uk/publicationsWheelsong Poetry Blog: https://wheelsongbooks.blogspot.com/ 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.

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: “So… what’s a radio conference?!” “So what’s on the schedule?”.simply register free and join in

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: Visual ThinkeryMeeting around a document⁠ 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with meSubscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with meSubscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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: Miro www.miro.comUser Story Mapping by Jeff Patton book https://www.thenile.com.au/books/jeff-patton/user-story-mapping 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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with meSubscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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: new book project Martin and I are working onMartin's blog post about moving work Get in touch with me if you'd like to join us for an episode and interview for the book. Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with meSubscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!

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. Read the episode blog post. Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with meSubscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have ideas for future episodes or feedback about the show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and rate or review the show. Thanks for listening!