DistantJob Podcast

Is there a difference between leading a team remotely or in person? Our guest Louise Puddifoot, Founder & Director of Willow & Puddifoot, shares her experience managing remote teams. In this episode, Louise Puddifoot, a self-defined people developer, takes us through the differences between being a remote team manager and a local team manager, as well as the difficulties that managing remote or hybrid teams represent. Luis and Louise share some insights on how to choose ideal team managers.

Listen to Louise share advice on how to train and motivate your remote employees, as well as some tips to create a collaborative environment regardless of your location.

Think about taking your company remote? Stefania Chiorboli shares some insights to help your company transition to a remote or hybrid environment without losing part of your culture.

Stefania is the founder at The Hoxby Collective, a consulting business helping people and companies build and manage remote teams.

In this podcast episode, Luis and Stefania talk about how remote work can make the world a better place, not only because it's materially and financially appealing but also because it opens a space for a more diverse workforce, and it allows every remote worker to have the work-life balance that they choose in a way that is meaningful for them and allows them to give their best without being tied to an office.

Kimberly Harden is the Founder and CEO of Harden Consulting Group and an Instructor at Seattle University. She's taught Communication Studies at the Seattle Central College, the Highline College, and the Regis University College for Professional Studies. She founded and directed JAGWILL, a company to help people improve their communication skills. She also advocates for diversity in educational institutions.

Tom Libelt is the Co-Founder of We Create Online Courses, the Founder of WeMarketOnlineCourses.com and CEO of Libelty SEO. In this episode, our guest Tom Libelt shares his experience creating systems that have allowed him to lead several enterprises simultaneously. Tom and Luis talk about the pros of recruiting full-time remote employees vs hiring digital nomad employees. For Tom, who is more a seasonal traveler, the key to leading so many projects at the same time is getting a manager who supervises his staff, which he likes to keep tight placing quality over quantity.

Clodagh Higgins is an Agency Coach and Consultant at the Growit Group, she's a Performance Coach at Valor Performance, author of the book "A Happy and Healthy Digital Agency". She's also a Powerlifting World Record Holder and host of her own podcast "Agency Life."

After traveling and working in big cities, she returned to her hometown in the west coast of Ireland and has been coaching marketing agencies remotely from the comfort of her cottage for about the past couple of years. Clodagh leads a team of three remote colleagues and is a very organized multitasker. Lifting weights or walking at the beach is something you might find her doing after handling coaching sessions with clients from all around the world.

In this episode, Clodagh takes us through a glance of her book "A Happy and Healthy Digital Agency" and her self-developed methodology to manage digital marketing agencies, which allows her to successfully coach marketing entrepreneurs. Learn how optimizing your time with proper scheduling and the right tools will allow you to effectively juggle your personal and professional life as a remote worker.

In this episode, Luis talks to Mentor Coach Steve Hamilton, CEO & Founder of the 18th Camel.

Steve shares some of his key points to create an appropriate climate when you meet someone online for the first time and what you can do to bond effectively. He believes some of the key aspects to bonding with someone come from creating trust and empathy.

They also share some strategies to be more productive when working from home, such as keeping a focus and being mindful of how you spend your time.

Ken Weary balances his life between being the VP of Operations at Hotjar (a product that reveals the online behavior and voice of a website's users) and being a father and husband in a digital nomad family. Six years ago, he took a sabbatical which really changed his perspective about how we wanted to live his life and decided to start working remotely, house sitting for people around the world. Currently, he is house sitting and working out of Scotland, and while he tackles the tasks of a VPO, his wife "world-schools" their kids.

Todd Werth is the CEO and Co-Founder of Infinite Red, a remote design and creative studio creating beautiful and functional mobile apps and websites. Todd has been creating software for 20 years and has founded three companies. He still codes and designs but not as often as he'd like.

In this podcast episode, Todd shares his experience leading a remote company and explains how big decisions are made when working remotely. He believes remote has nothing to do with how you work or when you work, it's only about where you're located.

We've all heard about the numerous benefits of company retreats. But, how can your company make the most of it? Elisa Rueda, host and founder of The CoWork Experience shares some insights and advice for leaders looking to take their team on a retreat.

There's a difference between a cowork experience retreat and a cowork experience vacation. When you take a large group out the goal is to celebrate, but a retreat is more focused on development, growth and nurturing the skills of the team members.

Before going on a retreat, Elisa shares it's important to identify the problem you're looking to solve so your time is focused on finding a solution to that specific problem. Don't just send your employees away to have a good time as you'll probably come back the same way.

What makes a good company retreat? How do people break the ice when they meet and get to know each other for the first time? Listen to this podcast episode and find out.

A big part of building a successful remote team relies on effective leadership management. In this episode, Luis talks to Sabina Nawaz about one of the many benefits of working remotely. She mentions how managing a remote team really broadens your perspective and helps you become a more comprehensive leader. Having a diverse team helps you have a global point of view in your virtual office.

Sabina shares leadership tips for CEOs looking to boost their business. Some of them include having active 1-on-1 sessions with employees and showcasing their achievements properly.