Remotely Speaking Up

It's one thing to provide freelancers withe work, but how do you equip them with the tools and confidence they need to thrive and take control of their future... and do this at scale?! We talked with Albert Aziz-Clauson, co-founder of Underpinned, about what tools freelancers need to thrive. Get your pens out...this is a truly noteworthy episode!

How do digital nomads form communities and impact their local environment? Listen to Jamila White, Founder of the Barbados Blackpats, discuss how she created and developed a community of black expats living in Barbados,and how they contribute to their chosen  Caribbean destination.

So the hype has died down but firms are still investing big in the metaverse. As more and more companies venture into digital territory and alternate realities, what are the implications for work and management? Join us and special guest Margaret Manning OBE to discuss what managing teams in the metaverse might look like.

Freelancers are growing but their rights to a decent work experience are still limited and under-developed. Listen to Glen Hodgson, CEO of Free Trade Europa and leader of the freelance movement in Sweden, as he discusses what governments and other institutions can do to secure a good work experience for freelancers.

Is it the 'Great Resignation' or the 'Great Awakening'? More and more people are quitting their 9-to-5s, which means our workforce and talent market is evolving. Beyond recruitment woes, most firms still don't truly appreciate what this means for people management. Freelance guru and Forbes writer, Jon Younger, kicks off Season 3 with a lively discussion on the implications of the freelance revolution.

What an awesome way to wrap up Season 2 of our Remotely Speaking Up podcast, with the one and only Francis Wade, Co-Founder of Carib HR Forum and the president of Framework Consulting 

Francis talks to us this week about improving the remote work experience by applying gamification in different ways. He also gives us a peak into what this year's CaribHR Forum Virtual Conference (Sep16th-18th) offers, after a very successful conference last year.

Discrimination is hard enough to fight in the physical space but what can we do to also reduce bias in the online workspace? Mac Alonge from The Equal Group (UK) joins us this week to discuss how we can leverage data and technology to also enhance diversity and inclusion in online workspaces

How do you maximise your remote work experience and avoid burnout at the same time?

Blended workforces are becoming more common. So how do you effectively manage full time/ part-time, in-house/remote, contracted consultants AND non-human stakeholders??

Because of Ableism, disabled persons do not get to fully contribute or participate in the online space. Listen to my conversation with Blindish Latina, Catarina Rivera, as she smashes stigmas around disability and tells companies how they can become more accessible and inclusive both online and offline.