Pilar Orti, founder and director of Virtual Not Distant, meets with Wayne to discuss tips for new managers on a remote team, having conversations around how to use tools effectively, thinking about "remote-first", and how silence doesn't necessarily mean things are okay.

Virtual Not Distant works with leaders, managers, and HR professionals to create a "remote-first" environment whether you're planning to stay remote or becoming a hybrid organization.

Question of the Week: What is one pitfall managers need to be aware of?

Additional Resources:

• Learn more about Virtual Not Distant
• Learn more about the 21st Century Worklife Podcast
• Connect with Pilar Orti on LinkedIn
• Learn more about Wayne Turmel
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate
• The Remote Leadership Institute
• The Kevin Eikenberry Group

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This week, Wayne and Marisa continue their previous conversation about micromanaging by discussing employee monitoring software. What it is, why some companies may be using it, how it can impede trust, and how many are getting around it.

Additional Resources:

• ​​Fighting Isolation and Loneliness on Your Remote Team
• Examples of how people are "getting around" monitoring software
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• Learn more about Marisa Eikenberry
• Learn more about Wayne Turmel
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate
• The Remote Leadership Institute
• The Kevin Eikenberry Group

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Hoyin Cheung from Remo joins Wayne Turmel to discuss webmeeting tools and leading remote meetings. Remo is an interactive virtual event platform that humanizes the online event experience, and brings people together worldwide.

Question of the Week: Is it the tools we have for webmeetings that make them suck, or the way we lead meetings?

Additional Resources:

• Learn more about Wayne Turmel
• Learn more about Hoyin Cheung
• Learn more about Remo
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate
• The Remote Leadership Institute
• The Kevin Eikenberry Group

Want us to answer one of your questions? Contact us!

For our first Ask Wayne Anything episode, Marisa asks Wayne Turmel about when remote work really started, some things companies were forced to learn when going remote in 2020, and ways managers can check-in without micromanaging.

Questions of the Week:

• When did remote really work start?
• What are some things that companies had to learn quickly as a result of being forced into going remote in 2020?
• What are some ways managers could check-in with their staff without micromanaging them?

Additional Resources:

• Learn more about Wayne Turmel
• Learn more about Marisa Eikenberry
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate
• The Remote Leadership Institute
• The Kevin Eikenberry Group

Want us to answer one of your questions? Contact us!

In this episode of Long-Distance Worklife, Wayne sits down with Lona Alia, head of revenue at SafetyWing, a social impact entrepreneur, Y Combinator founder, mentor at 500 Startups, Advisor at EU for Innovation, and an international nomad.

SafetyWing is building the first global safety net for remote companies, remote workers, and nomads worldwide. It offers medical insurance for nomads and remote companies around the world. It is also developing other insurance products such as pension savings and income insurance. Its products are built and designed by a fully remote team of nomads distributed across three continents.

They answer the question, "What do organizations need to take into account when recruiting people outside the United States?"

Additional Resources:

• https://www.safetywing.com
• https://safetywing.com/team
• https://linkedin.com/in/lonaalia
• https://twitter.com/safetywing

In this first episode, Wayne Turmel and Marisa Eikenberry discuss what The Long-Distance Worklife is all about, what they hope to accomplish in upcoming episodes, and their personal experiences working remotely. QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

What do you find so fascinating about remote work?

Additional Resources:

• Learn more about Wayne Turmel
• Learn more about Marisa Eikenberry
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate
• The Remote Leadership Institute
• The Kevin Eikenberry Group

Want us to answer one of your questions? http://longdistanceworklife.com/contact/

In the Long-Distance Worklife Wayne Turmel, a remote leadership expert, teams up with Marisa Eikenberry to answer questions about working remotely and help you lead, work, and thrive in remote and hybrid teams.

We'll look at the way we work in remote and hybrid teams. Each week, we bring you provocative discussions about what it takes to work remotely, master technology, develop your leadership skills, and just plain survive the way we're expected to work today. We'll bring you new and exciting voices in the world of remote and hybrid work. In addition to conversations with diverse and unique voices, Wayne and Marisa will take your questions, making us the most relevant source for navigating the Long-Distance Worklife.

Want to ask us a question? http://longdistanceworklife.com/contact/

Additional Resources:

• Learn more about Wayne Turmel
• Learn more about Marisa Eikenberry
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Leader
• Purchase a copy of The Long-Distance Teammate
• The Remote Leadership Institute
• The Kevin Eikenberry Group