We know that the working world faced one of the biggest shocks in 2020 when the pandemic hit and companies were forced to go remote overnight.
All of a sudden, resources needed to be found to set up employees at home and quickly. Employees needed to juggle their work and home life within one space and often without enough space (physical and emotional) to manage it.
But we did it! The working world converted to remote, with all the challenges it entailed and now we’re left to figure out what we are going to do in the future.
Many businesses are considering a hybrid format where there’s a couple of days in the week when everyone comes into the office. Many employees are now enjoying the remote work lifestyle and don’t want to return to the office, especially if their role doesn’t require it. And many have set up their new lifestyle to enable them to live more remotely and continue working.
Many businesses are considering a hybrid format where there’s a couple of days in the week when everyone comes into the office. Many employees are now enjoying the remote work lifestyle and don’t want to return to the office, especially if their role doesn’t require it. And many have set up their new lifestyle to enable them to live more remotely and continue working.
So now we ask ourselves, what is our future world of work going to look like?
The idea of the asynchronous organisation has been increasing in popularity and appeal, where entire organizations are office-free. Employees work across the globe, in their own time zones, rarely coming together in one place and at one time. Asynchronous organizations introduced us to the concept of a silent meeting (also asynchronous) and systemizing everything so that no one has to wait for anything. They can just go and look for it in the system.
This is what my conversation with Liam Martin, author of the book ‘Running Remote’ was all about.
Liam has over 20 years of experience working remotely and has made asynchronous workplaces his area of expertise. His experience working with major global companies about remote work practices makes him passionate about the flow and efficiencies that can be created with remote work. He’s excited to introduce as many businesses as possible to running remotely as a key innovation in the future world of work.
In our conversation, we also discussed areas of work that need to happen synchronously too, such as people management, resolving conflict, and creating a thriving culture. For matters of EQ, we need to have real-time interactions and can’t be done effectively in an asynchronous way.
This is what my conversation with Liam Martin, author of the book ‘Running Remote’ was all about.
Liam has over 20 years of experience working remotely and has made asynchronous workplaces his area of expertise. His experience working with major global companies about remote work practices makes him passionate about the flow and efficiencies that can be created with remote work. He’s excited to introduce as many businesses as possible to running remotely as a key innovation in the future world of work.
In our conversation, we also discussed areas of work that need to happen synchronously too, such as people management, resolving conflict, and creating a thriving culture. For matters of EQ, we need to have real-time interactions and can’t be done effectively in an asynchronous way.
Have a listen to Episode 59 of Leadership Live Podcast
Conversation with Liam Martin – Is remote work and an asynchronous workplace the way of the future?
If you’re curious about managing your remote teams in a way that builds your culture and performance, then let’s talk
Conversation with Liam Martin – Is remote work and an asynchronous workplace the way of the future?
If you’re curious about managing your remote teams in a way that builds your culture and performance, then let’s talk